Activity 1: Replace the words in bold with phrasal verbs

1. She is recovering from the flu.

2. USA means the United States of America.
3. I met my ex-wife by chance yesterday.
4. David resembles his father in appearance.
5. I can’t stand with this noise coming from the street.
6. He unexpectedly found some of his old love letters in his wife’s desk.
7. My poor old boots are breaking into pieces.
8. They left at dawn.
9. The burglars didn’t manage to escape before the arrival of the police.

Activity 3: Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasal verb:

1. How could you turn ………… such a fantastic job?

2. Chris has taken ………… jogging recently.
3. We will be able to sort ………… this problem provided we sit and talk about it.
4. Most people look ………… ………… their school days with nostalgia.
5. She always falls …………older men.
6. It’s time they put a stop to his behavior. He’s been getting ………… ………… it for too
long.
7. No amount of money can make ………… …………the death of a child.
8. We expected a lot from her, and her performance lived ………… ………… our
expectations.
9. The country is heading ………… recession.
10. Jim is notorious …….. borrowing books and keeping them.
11. The actor did not comment …….. his latest affair.
12. The clerk took advantage …….. my ignorance and persuaded me to sign this document.
13. Students account …….. the vast majority of our customers.
14. My hair is extremely sensitive …….. low temperatures.
15. Jim overslept and left …….. a hurry.
16. Mary’s shower is being repaired, so she is using mine …….. the time being.
17. Neither the Capulets nor the Montagues approved …….. Romeo and Juliet’s marriage.
18. It is typical …….. Greg to lose his keys.
19. I was delighted …….. the news of their engagement.
20. Many readers are dissatisfied …….. Smith’s latest novel?
21. The student looked so serious that she was mistaken …….. a professor.
22. Steve went to Italy in search …….. unique Roman ceramic vases.
23. Sandra spilt coffee on her essay …….. purpose so that nobody would find out about her
problems with spelling.
24. You are …….. arrest and whatever you say may be used against you.