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Phrasal verbs - Test Set 4

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20 questions

Questions and explanations

  1. Question 1

    One must CONTINUE study to shine in life.
    1. carry out
    2. carry down
    3. carry on
    4. none of these
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  2. Question 2

    The patient will ___________ soon.
    1. come of
    2. come off
    3. come down
    4. come round
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  3. Question 3

    By his virtuous life, he has made amends for his past actions.
    1. repented for
    2. forgotten about
    3. none of these
    4. compensated for
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  4. Question 4

    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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  5. Question 5

    The thief __________ with the ornaments.
    1. Made away
    2. Made out
    3. Made off
    4. Made up
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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

    Rakesh agreed to __________ my orders.
    1. carry away
    2. carry on
    3. carry out
    4. carry off
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  8. Question 8

    I cannot put up with that nasty fellow.
    1. appreciate
    2. control
    3. endure
    4. forgive
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  9. Question 9

    My friend conceals nothing from me.
    1. keeps back
    2. do way with
    3. give in
    4. welcome
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  10. Question 10

    I cannot make out what you say.
    1. rely upon
    2. believe
    3. understand
    4. solve
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  11. Question 11

    The girl _______ her mother.
    1. takes after
    2. call in
    3. puts off
    4. puts by
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  12. Question 12

    Her honesty was doubted.
    1. called in question
    2. at large
    3. well and good
    4. above all
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  13. Question 13

    The sick woman _________ last night.
    1. passed down
    2. passed by
    3. passed for
    4. passed away
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  14. Question 14

    She broke down in the middle of his speech.
    1. laughed
    2. enjoyed
    3. failed
    4. giggled
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  15. Question 15

    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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  16. Question 16

    He had laid out a large sum in railway shares.
    1. destroyed
    2. disinvested
    3. invested
    4. took away
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  17. Question 17

    We regard her as our sister.
    1. bear away
    2. look upon
    3. to make over
    4. to put by
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  18. Question 18

    I have "hit upon."
    1. broke
    2. destroyeed
    3. dashed
    4. found
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  19. Question 19

    To look quickly through a book is an important study skill.
    1. to summarized
    2. to outline
    3. to skim
    4. to paraphrase
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  20. Question 20

    Never __________ upon the marginalized.
    1. look over
    2. lock down
    3. look through
    4. look into
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