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Choose the correct phrasal
verb which corresponds to the meaning given for each in
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| to put up with |
to make up for |
| to back out of |
to cash in on |
| to work up to |
to live up to |
| to bear down on |
to catch up on |
| to go in for |
to look out for |
| to bear up under |
to come in for |
| to go back on |
to look back on |
| to burst in on |
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When I ______ my childhood days, I am amazed at the books I had
read then. ( to reminisce, to remember the past ) |
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The new President has ______ a lot of criticism. ( to suffer ) |
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I would like to ______ the news. ( bring myself up-to-date ) |
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The people of that small town could not ______ high taxes, so
they voted for a new leader. ( to tolerate, to accept
unwillingly ) |
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My tutor told me I could _______ a
higher score on the next test, and I did. ( to advance to, to
rise to ) |
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Most people are ______ the video
craze; video shops have mushroomed everywhere. ( to take
advantage of, to make money from it ) |
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A good language teacher ______ any
signs of boredom in her learners and quickly changes the
activity to keep them interested. ( to watch for ) |
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Curtis apologized to her younger
sister for ______ her without knocking on the door of her study.
( to interrupt without warning ) |
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Susan's parents were upset when they heard that she wanted to
______ the scheme after contributing to it for a year. ( to
withdraw from ) |
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When you get a job, your employer expects you to ______ your
responsibilities. ( to equal an expected standard; to complete a
responsibility ) |
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The workers tried very hard to ______ the strain although one by
one they fell ill eventually. ( manage, endure ) |
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Michael has always been a difficult student; you must ______
heavily ______ him. ( use strong discipline on ) |
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Juliana ______ her promise to tell
nobody about this. ( withdraw or break a promise ) |
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The typist had to work all evening
to ______ being late this morning. ( to compensate for ) |
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Many people ______ sports for the
good exercise, but I just do not do it regularly enough. ( play,
to be interested in ) |
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Answers |
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When I look back on my
childhood days, I am amazed at the books I had read then. ( to
reminisce, to remember the past ) |
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The new President has come in for
a lot of criticism. ( to suffer ) |
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I would like to catch up on
the news. ( bring myself up-to-date ) |
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The people of that small town could not
put up with high taxes, so they voted for a new
leader. ( to tolerate, to accept unwillingly ) |
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My tutor told me I could
work up to a higher score on
the next test, and I did. ( to advance to, to rise to ) |
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Most people are
cashing in on the video
craze; video shops have mushroomed everywhere. ( to take
advantage of, to make money from it ) |
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A good language teacher
looks out for any signs of
boredom in her learners and quickly changes the activity to keep
them interested. ( to watch for ) |
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Curtis apologized to her younger
sister for bursting in on
her without knocking on the door of her study. ( to interrupt
without warning ) |
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Susan's parents were upset when they heard that she wanted to
back out of the scheme after
contributing to it for a year. ( to withdraw from ) |
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When you get a job, your employer expects you to
live up to your
responsibilities. ( to equal an expected standard; to complete a
responsibility ) |
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The workers tried very hard to bear up
under the strain although one by one they fell ill
eventually. ( manage, endure ) |
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Michael has always been a difficult student; you must
bear down heavily
on him. ( use strong
discipline on ) |
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Juliana
went back on her promise to tell nobody about this. (
withdraw or break a promise ) |
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The typist had to work all evening
to make up for being late
this morning. ( to compensate for ) |
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Many people
go in for sports for the good exercise, but I just
do not do it regularly enough. ( play, to be interested in ) |
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