PART A:

1. Cross-sell
2. Fell through
3. Fill in for
4. Draw up
5. Dropped by
6. Contract out
7. Fill out
8. Drop off
9. Drum up
10. Find out
11. Deals with
12. Fell short
13. Filing
14. Cut out

PART B:

1. When Barclays Bank contracted out its cleaning, the new company was cheaper. (past simple)
2. Amazon increased its profits by 200% by cross-selling products in 2012. (preposition + gerund)
3. Please read our policies on cutting out waste. (preposition + gerund)
4. When I worked in Florida, I dealt with British people all the time.  (past simple)
5. Together they began drawing up/to draw up plans for their first home. (begin + gerund or infinitive)
6. I just thought I'd drop by and give you a progress report. (reported speech: I think I will…./I thought I
would ……)
7. I’ll drop them off at your office as soon as I´ve finished. (future will – promise/decision/predictions)**
8. The organizers are hoping to drum up support from local businesses (hope + infinitive)
9. If the votes fall short, he won’t get elected. (first conditional)
10. Our vacation plans have  fallen through, so we are going to stay home. (present perfect)*
11. Where are the phone records? I think I must have filed them away. (must have + past participle)
12. Good morning, I’m filling in for your account manager today. (present prog.)*
13. Gus gave me a form to fill out. (infinitive of purpose)
14. Yesterday, the men's families held a news conference in their campaign to find out the truth. 
(infinitive of purpose)

** Other answers are possible

* Other answers are possible, but this is the best answer
C:
1. A, B, D
2. A, B, D
3. A, C
4. A, B, D
5. A, B, D
6. A, C
7. A, B, D
8. A, C
9. A, B, D
10. A, B, D
D:
Verbs without an object
*Cro Separable Verbs Inseparable Verbs ss-
(intransitive)
sell is not a
Drop by Contract out Deal with
Fall through Cut out Fall short
Draw up Fill in for
Drop off
File away
Fill out
Find out
phrasal verb
** Drum up - takes an object (business/support/trade) but doesn’t usually use a pronoun (it/them)
E:

Verb Synonym
Contract out hire contractors - get someone in to do it– outsource
Cross-sell - none
Cut out delete – remove - oust and supplant (a rival) - take out – omit - eliminate
Deal with Do business with – work with – handle – do something – tackle – manage
Draw up prepare - plan – write – put together – compose – formulate – design – draft – create
Drop by visit – call – call on – come over
Drop off deliver – bring – take
Drum up encourage – get – receive – increase – boost
Fall short fail to meet - fail to reach - be inadequate - be insufficient – fail
Fall through Collapse - crumble - die - dissolve
File away Put away – file – sort
Fill in for Substitute - stand in – cover - provide cover - be a proxy
Fill out Complete – answer - fill in – write the information on
find out discover - become aware – learn - get/come to know - disclose