FCE

SET 12

PHRASAL VERBS, COLLOCATIONS AND WORD FORMATION

5- Phrasal Verbs
Click on the answer A, B, C or D that completes each sentence. There are FIVE
questions in all.

1) The receptionist ........ up before I had the chance to ask any more
questions.
A. ? put
B. ? gave
C. ? hung
D. ? rang
2) The last time I saw him he was ........ up a girl in the disco.
A. ? saying
B. ? speaking
C. ? talking
D. ? chatting
3) Have you heard? Sarah has ........ up with her boyfriend.
A. ? turned
B. ? broken
C. ? stood
D. ? cut
4) Experts are advising people to ........ down on the amount of times we use
our cars to reduce the problem of pollution.
A. ? let
B. ? put
C. ? cut
D. ? break
5) The police ........ the boy off as he hadn't been in trouble with them before.
A. ? set
B. ? let
C. ? put

6- Collocations
Click on the answer A, B, C or D that completes each sentence. There are
FIVE questions in all.
 1) I've never seen him so angry. He really ........ his temper.
A. ? set
B. ? did
C. ? made
D. ? lost
2) Be careful working with him. He loves to ........ tricks on people.
A. ? make
B. ? do
C. ? play
D. ? set
3) The judges have ........ a decision. The winners are Team A.
A. ? achieved
B. ? reached
C. ? hit
D. ? gained
4) I don't know why she's entering that competition. She doesn't ........ a
chance of winning.
A. ? run
B. ? make
C. ? hold
D. ? stand
5) I ........ a terrible cold while I was on holiday. I spent the first two days in
bed.
A. ? took
B. ? suffered
C. ? caught
D. ? ffeltefet

7- Word Formation
Complete each of the following sentences by supplying the correct form of the word
in brackets. There are FIFTEEN questions in all.

1) I picked up a ........ from the dentist today on caring for your teeth. (BOOK)

2) I'd like to make a ........ for this afternoon's performance please. (BOOK)

3) I couldn't get tickets as it was all ........ up. (BOOK)

4) The ........ was spoken to by the referee for fouling an opponent. (DEFEND)

5) He reacted in a very ........ way when the teacher questioned him, which
made her rather suspicious. (DEFEND)
6) Politicians said it was an act of aggression against a ........ nation.
(DEFEND)

7) She gets so much ........ from her painting course. (ENJOY)

8) The children seemed to find the party really ........ . (ENJOY)

9) We used to spend our weekends ........ walking in the countryside. (ENJOY)

10) He's a very ........ boy and does well in subjects like art and design.
(CREATE)

11) In the film they try to ........ exactly what would happen during an
earthquake.
(CREATE)

12) I decorated the living room but the bathroom was my wife's ........ .
(CREATE)

13) It was a really boring evening. He was very ........ and we hardly spoke to
each other. (COMMUNICATE)

14) Which form of ........ do you prefer; email or letter? (COMMUNICATE)

15) He's a very good ........ and would make an excellent teacher.
(COMMUNICATE)