EXERCISE: PHRASAL VERBS 3

These sentences can all be completed with a phrasal verb using come or get. In one case, either may be possible. Make
sure you use the correct form of the verb in each one.

1. In rural districts, it can be difficult to __________ by without a car.

2. Scientists __________ across the cure by accident, while studying the health benefits of a rare species of plant.

3. The anti-smoking message is finally __________ through to people.

4. Large industries can no longer __________ away with dumping industrial waste in rivers.

5. Doctors realized there was going to be a problem when several people in the same village __________ down with
suspected food poisoning.

6. It can be very difficult to __________ down to studying for exams when the weather is nice.

7. It was only after he __________ into his inheritance after his father died that he was able to expand the company.

8. After the revolution, it took almost five years for the country to __________ round to opening its borders.

9. The government __________ up against a lot of opposition from locals when they proposed building an immigration
center near the village.

10. Developed countries are usually able to __________ through a period of recession by drawing on financial reserves.

11. There was strong resistance to the union when it urged workers to __________ out on strike.

12. People who live in close proximity to one another must learn to __________ on with their neighbors.

13. Nothing __________ of the company's plans to develop solar-powered vehicles.

14. The final bill for the project __________ to almost £10 million.

15. For most poor people, __________out of the cycle of poverty can be next to impossible.

16. In any dispute with an insurance company, it is usually the consumer who __________ off the worst.

17. When supply of a particular product exceeds demand, it is common for the price to __________ down.

18. By the time the message __________ through it was too late to evacuate the residents.

19. The country never __________ over the effects of the civil war.

20. Generally, people are reluctant to break rules, but will try to _____ round them somehow.