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Phrasal verbs - Test Set 5

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20 questions

Questions and explanations

  1. Question 1

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

    She failed to __________ to her name.
    1. line up
    2. shine up
    3. keep up
    4. rise up
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  3. Question 3

    My friend __________ at seven this morning.
    1. took away
    2. got up
    3. left up
    4. kept up
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  4. Question 4

    At last the strike was _______ .
    1. worked on
    2. stood for the
    3. run out
    4. called off
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  5. Question 5

    Ram takes after his father.
    1. follows
    2. obeys
    3. imitates
    4. resembles
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  6. Question 6

    We have hit upon.
    1. broke
    2. found
    3. dashed
    4. destroyed
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  7. Question 7

    That song has already _______ €2 million.
    1. made out
    2. made
    3. made up
    4. None of these
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  8. Question 8

    Sorry I'm late. My car _______ petrol.
    1. ran out
    2. ran out on
    3. ran out of
    4. None of these
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  9. Question 9

    Those bright pink football boots really
    1. stand up
    2. stand out
    3. stand down
    4. stand off
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  10. Question 10

    Oh no! The building's lift has _______ again!
    1. broken down
    2. broken in
    3. broken up
    4. broken off
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  11. Question 11

    Anitha _____ by investing heavily in shares.
    1. burnt her fingers
    2. backed out
    3. rounded up
    4. went without saying
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  12. Question 12

    I will _________ the dictionary for the meaning of this word.
    1. look up
    2. look up to
    3. look down
    4. look into
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  13. Question 13

    He is sure to __________ the examinitaion with flying colours.
    1. get up
    2. get through
    3. get in
    4. get out
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  14. Question 14

    The ___________ she got in business was a million.
    1. turn over
    2. turn at
    3. turn out
    4. turn off
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  15. Question 15

    Ram _________ for USA in March
    1. set off
    2. set down
    3. set up
    4. set out
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  16. Question 16

    Thilaga could not ___________ the meaning of 'palindrome'.
    1. make out
    2. make over
    3. make up
    4. make off
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  17. Question 17

    The old man ___________ gold to the thief.
    1. parted off
    2. parted for
    3. made for
    4. parted with
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  18. Question 18

    I can't __________ your laziness.
    1. put out
    2. put up with
    3. put forward
    4. put off
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  19. Question 19

    She likes to ___________ good jewelary always.
    1. put up
    2. put on
    3. put in
    4. put away
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  20. Question 20

    There is no strict rule that you should come to school on your bicycle alone.
    1. soft and rigid
    2. hard and soft
    3. hard and fast
    4. hard and slow
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