45 PHRASAL VERBS

1. He was suffering from stress _______ by overwork.

A. brought in B. brought on C. brought by D. brought down
2. You want to have a race? _________! I can beat you!

A. Bring it up B. Bring it out C. Bring it D. Bring it on

3. I may need to _______ the university’s excellent professors in order to answer your question.

A. Call on B. Call back C. Call in D. Call at

4. They have ______ their engagement. (=decided not to get married)

A. Called for B. Called off C. Held on D. Held back
5. She was _______ from the meeting to take an urgent phone call.
A. Called across B. Called about C. Called away D. Called out
6. Even though Samantha was in the last place, her brother cheered her ___ through the entire race.
A. On B. At C. Up D. Into
7. Andrew was having a bad day, so his girlfriend cheered him ___ by taking him out for ice cream.
A. On B. At C. Up D. Into
8. The police are encouraging people to come ______ with any information about the kidnapped girl.
A. Over B. up C. forward D. in
9. Hey, __________! I was watching that movie, so stop changing the channel!
A. Cut it off B. Cut it over C. Cut it down D. cut it out
10. I was about to ask that girl on a date, but her friend ________ and I lost the chance.
A. Cut through B. Cut in C. Cut away D. Cut back
11. If you want to join that club, you have to ......... a form and send it to your secretary.
A. Fill up B. fill out C. fill in D. fill over
12. Don't worry we'll have to wait a little longer because I'm sure he'll ......... soon.
A. Turn up B. turn into C. turn in D. turn down
13. What you have to do is to ......... a new idea that will enable us to make a lot of money.
A. Think about B. think of C. think up D. think out
14. I need to find some kind of chemical that will ......... the weeds in the garden.
A. Off B out C.keep down D. on
15. When spring comes, people often feel inclined to ......... their houses.
A. Do over B. do through C. do up D. do in
16. The time has now come when it will be necessary to ......... making a plan.
A. See about B. See over C. See throughD. see into
17. It's easy to see from the way the garden is looking that winter has ..........
 A. Set out B. Set in C. Set up D. Set off
18. You need not worry that you'll be left on your own because I'll always ......... you.
A. Stand for B. Stand by C. Stand to D. Stand from
19. You can tell by the way she talks and behaves that she ......... her mother.
A. Take to B. take in C. take back D. take after
20. Times have changed. Nowadays people think beating ... children is wrong.
A. On B. in C. out D. up
21. Kids are more likely to stay ... of trouble if they get a good education.
A. Out B. of C. away D. on
22. I urge parents to think twice before splashing ... on expensive computer games for their kids.
A. Out B. in C. on D. over
23. I love children, get ... famously with them, and my grandchildren are one of the great joys of my life.
A. Over B. on C. up D. out
24. His mother told him ... for pulling his sister's hair.
A. In B. off C. on D. out
25. Children need to play and fool ... with things.
A. About B. in C. over D. on
26. It was time to play with my daughter, give her a quick bath and pack her ...to bed.
A. Off B. out C. in D. up

27. She _____________them because she knows how it’s like to be poor.

A. makes up for B. sympathizes with C. deals with D. puts in for

28. Caroline _________________ high school at the age of 15.

A. carried out B. came up against C. dropped out of D. put up with

29. I tried to _______ the reasons for her behaviors.

A. look into B. come up with C. count for D. count on

30. I couldn’t ___________ the disappearance of the ledge book.

A. cut back on B. give up C. find out D. account for

31. A line of people slowly _________ the door of the theatre.

A. accounted for B. agreed on C. advanced toD. admitted of

32. It will take about an hour to get there, ________ traffic delays.

A. allowing of B. allowing for C. answering for D. answering to

33. The other witnesses will bear _____ what I say.

A. down on B. out C. on D. up

34. He broke ___ in the middle of a sentence.

A. up B. off C. in D. for

35. The clothing on his back got burnt _____ in the fire.

A. away B. out C. down D. off

36. The companies also ____________more transparency and more limits on surveillance.

A. bet on B. belonged to C. called for D. called in

37. What I didn't want was to see my mother ________ an old people's home.

A. consigned for B. consigned in C. consigned to D. consigned of

38. Despite its worldwide popularity, golf has never ________in big way in St. Lucia.

A. caught in B. caught on C. caught out D. caught at

39. He thinks it's time we did away ______ the monarchy.

A. into B. out of C. off D. with

40. I dropped ____ and missed the rest of the movie.

A. off B. out C. back D. by

41. Our plans fell _______ because of lack of money.

A. to B. through C. behind D. down

42. After the accident she didn't feel _______ driving.

A. out B. for C. in D. up to

43. He always asks ______ you in his letters.

A. about B. for C. around D. after

44. Tom has been going ______ Lucy for six weeks.
A. together with B. off with C. out with D. out to

45. Many foreign words have passed ___ the English language.

A. into B. out C. through D. by