TEST 1.

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I.PHRASAL VERBS & PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
A. Merge a verb on the left with its relevant particle on the right to make a phrasal verb
Act – answer – back – bear - become-blow - In x2 – of – on x3 – over – out – to x2 –
break x2 – build – chew – correspond – hang - up x3
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1. I don’t see how that information ……………….this case

2. If he…………….of the deal, they’ll sue him
3. The great thing about working for yourself is that you don’t have to………anyone
4. All children talk back and ……….from time to time, especially when they are teenagers.
5. As she was talking, he studdenly……….., saying, “That’s a lie”
6. What……… that parcel you sent 2 weeks ago? I have not received it
7. It took a while to …………..my new leather boots, but they sure are comfy now
8. You should…………to that painting – it might be valuable
9. I try to …………the importance of strong morals……….my kids every day
10. Does this character in the book ………..one in the movie, or did they eliminate him completely
11. I’ve been putting $50 aside every month in an attempt to …….. my savings
12. My dad………….. at me when he saw the bill
13. I’ve been ……… the problem……………..since last week
B. Merge a verb on the left with its relevant particle on the right to make a phrasal verb
Answer – back – bear – blow- book – break x 2- At – away – back – down x2 – off x2 – over –
call – correspond – go – slip – pour through – up – with x2
1. I don’t like children who…………..
2. Lacal residents have forced the local council to…………………from/on its plans to build a
nightclub on their street
3. Just……….me while I finish downloading this file
4. She returned the ring ang they…………..their engagement
5. I thought that after a few days the argument would………….
6. We couldn’t get a palace to sit because someone……………the entire restaurant
7. The protestors are threatening to ………………. The barricade
8. This train ………….. reading and its final destination is Cambridge
9. When I was a kid, I used to …………………my sister by writing her letters chile she was away
at summer camp
10. After nearly two weeks of drought, it was such a rilief for the rain to come………… again
11. In the commotion, the suspect……………from the custody of police
12. I…………. beefburgers after I got food poisoning from a takeaway
C.Merge a verb on the left with its relevant particle on the right to make a phrasal verb
Account – answer – bask – break x 2 – brush – Down x2 – for x2 – in – off x2 – out – through –
brown – crop – put – slip - stoop - tip with – up x2
1. You have to ……….. any problems that happen during the show
2. A few days ago, England………….their moment of glory, holding the trophly up to the crowd
 3. We decided to…………tradition and not spend Christmas with our family
4. I need to ………. My French……………… a little bit
5. Her selfish behavior really……………..me….……..every now and then!
6. She…………the total……..into its components and explained to me why my monthly bills were so
huge
7. Yesterday, she……………to hug her child after months of separation
8. Could you ……….me……….. to customer services, please?
9. I felt really uncomfortable in the group of strangers, so I………..when everyone was distracted
10. I…………the cops……..about the gang’s plan to rob the bank
11. When justin finally got home, his parents demanded him to………… his where abouts earlier in the
night
12. Her name keeps ……….. in conversation
D. Merge a particle with its relevant preposition
Down x2 – inx2 - up For – on – to – with x 2
1. He’s trying to be ……… the teachers and butter them up
2. It’s not fair of the boss to be……….new employee
3. Half of Martha’s class has been……….flu
4. The weather forecast says we’re………….heavy rain this evening
5. What are you ………..at the moment?
II. IDIOMS. Fill in each blank with ONE word to form an idiom
1. The company’s prowess in driving a hard……….has placed severe pressure on supplier
2. I don’t generally do things on the …………..of the moment
3. Seat covers on buses take a lot of wear and …………
4. I’ve seen the article, which I take with a grain of ………There are too many things which are hard to
believe
5. The mountain stood out in sharp ……….. against the evening sky
6. A live……… is someone who is very active and has a lot of energy
7. I poured my………out to him and then he told all his friends what I’d said
8. Criticism goes with the ………..in politics
9. Our old TV had finally given up the………..
10. He’s no …….. chicken anymore.
11. We planned for everything and left nothing to………..
12. She was like a cat on hot ……….before her driving test
13. He’s going to have to pull his……… up if he wants to stay in the team
14. Don’t build………..in the air, just find some work to earn money
15. Years of pumping iron have taken their……….on his body, He has got numerous fractured bones
16. It is by no… …certain that we’ll finish the project by June.There is too much work to be done
17. The government intends, by hook or by…….., to hold on to the land.
18. We told her it was a delicate situation but she went into the meeting like a bull in a…….shop
19. Thieves had broken into the house in ………daylight
20. Julia finally made a clean…….of it and admitted that she had stolen the money
21. He made no……about his dissatisfaction with the service. He never hides his feelings
22. Do you think a man can keep body and……..together by selling coconuts?
23. One day, out of the ……, she announced that she was leaving. No one had expected that
 24. He really…… his top in the course of losing yesterday
25. She’s as blind as a……without glasses
26. As kids, we had no problem going swimming together in our……….suits
27. Can we meet next week instead? I’m busy as a…….right now.
28.I knew the boss was angry,so when I saw her come in,I made a …………….. for the break room.
29.Janet was like a …………… with a sore head when she found out she had missed her connecting flight
30.She told him she’d spent all his savings but he didn’t bat an …………..
31.Tommy has bats in his ………….. if he thinks he can convince our mother to let him get a tattoo for
his birthday.
32.If you think I’ll help you cheat,you’re definitely ……………… up the wrong tree!
33.Mr.Stewart may yell a lot,but his bark is worse than his ……………-he’s actually helped me carry my
groceries many times.
34.Denise is definitely ………….. the candle at both ends – she’s been getting to the office early and
staying very late to work on some big poject.
35.Look,he’s not trying to upset the apple ………… - he just needs to meet later in the day now,that’s all
36.A:“How are you doing after your surgery?” B:“I’m alive and …………. !”
37.A:“Well,it’s not like you were having a great season before you broke your leg.” B:“Thanks for adding
insult to …………..”
38.“I think I must have a screw …………….. -I can’t care about what might happen next”
39.When they saw the soldiers coming,they took to their ……………….
40.I don’t have an axe to …………. here – I just want to know the truth.
41.Shouting at a crying child just adds ……………. to the fire.
42.The hotel staff were glad to see the …………… of such a difficult guest.
III.WORD FROMS
1.I feel ………… privileged to be a guest here ( EXPRESS)
2. Her car …… damaged, so she had to buy a new one ( REPAIR )
3. The path suddenly dissappeared and we had to ……………(TRACK)
4. Waste plastics have a higher………… value than coal and burn easily ( CALORIE )
5. The letter has been…………. By handwriting experts ( AUTHENTIC )
6. Second language……………. Is the learning of another langguage (ACQUIRE )
7. She achieved………….for her affair with the senator ( NOTORIOUS)
8. ‘Penthouse’ is a Korean drama full of lies and ………….(DECEIVE)
9. She hardly said a word until she was two, but now she’s a little………………( CHAT)
10. This is the latest in a series of ……………attacks on local women ( MURDER)
11. I find gardening very ……………( THERAPY)
12. We’d almost signed the contract when the other guys moved the…………..and said they wanted more
money ( GOAL )
13. That includes about $250,000 a year to pay for food and …………..care for each animal ( VET)
14. I’ve had a ……………! We should follow the path like this ( BRAIN)
IV. Trios. Choose a word to fit all three blanks at once
1. He………in by halftime
In some palaces, bus service has……… but disappeared
There were 550 people at the festival……..told
2. I smell violence in the …….if England is beaten
It’s time a few things were said to clear the ………
Our travel plans are still up in the………