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Phrasal verbs - Test Set 3

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20 questions

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  1. Question 1

    We have no alternative plan to _________ on.
    1. fall back
    2. fall out
    3. fall for
    4. fall off
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  2. Question 2

    Her supporters began to __________ and she was left alone.
    1. fall over
    2. fall off
    3. fall away
    4. fall on
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  3. Question 3

    She ___________ gardening in spite of the rain
    1. carried down
    2. carried over
    3. carried on
    4. carried out
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  4. Question 4

    He rose to power through flattery.
    1. by the way
    2. by means of
    3. by no means
    4. none of these
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  5. Question 5

    The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to __________ her make-up.
    1. put over
    2. put up
    3. put of
    4. put on
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  6. Question 6

    The boss simply could not ___________ his inefficiency any more.
    1. put off
    2. put up with
    3. put down
    4. put across
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  7. Question 7

    At last the strike was _______ .
    1. worked on
    2. stood for the
    3. run out
    4. called off
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  8. Question 8

    We regard her as our mother.
    1. bear away
    2. look upon
    3. to make over
    4. to put by
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  9. Question 9

    I see him once in a blue moon .
    1. regularly
    2. seldom
    3. very often
    4. casually
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  10. Question 10

    They decided to ________ his number in the yellow pages.
    1. look into
    2. look up
    3. look at
    4. look onto
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  11. Question 11

    She found the perfect title for her new novel.
    1. beak upon
    2. hit upon
    3. turned up
    4. none of these
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  12. Question 12

    The old man __________ without any trouble last night.
    1. passed away
    2. passed for
    3. passed by
    4. passed out
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  13. Question 13

    He generally _________ at an odd hour.
    1. turns over
    2. turns on
    3. turns up
    4. turns off
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  14. Question 14

    The country's economy is beginning to look up now.
    1. remain static
    2. improve
    3. look clear
    4. go down
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  15. Question 15

    To look quickly through a book is an important study skill.
    1. to skim
    2. to summarize
    3. to outline
    4. to paraphrase
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  16. Question 16

    Find appropriate Phrasal verb for "Resist"
    1. let down
    2. Hold out
    3. Look upto
    4. Hold over
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  17. Question 17

    You should _________ your bad habit of smoking.
    1. get down
    2. give in
    3. give up
    4. go up
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  18. Question 18

    The teacher gives many examples to _________ the idea contained in the poem.
    1. bring about
    2. bring in
    3. bring forth
    4. bring out
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  19. Question 19

    She gave up the job after getting married.
    1. abandoned
    2. joined
    3. none of these
    4. started doing
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  20. Question 20

    My friend conceals nothing from me.
    1. do way with
    2. give in
    3. welcome
    4. keeps back
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