1. Choose the most
suitable words underlined.
(A) Jim completely fell for my joke / story.
(B) The conversation / meeting
didn’t break up until late.
(C) It seems that we’ve come up
against rather a tricky idea/problem.
(D) It must be getting on for six o’clock / extremely
well.
(E) The witness’s evidence bore
out what Peter had said / as Peter said.
(F) When David started speaking
everyone fell about in laugher / laughing.
(G) I really should get down to my
homework / the weather.
(H) Unfortunately my plan /
suggestion didn’t quite come off.
2. Put one of the
phrasal verbs in the box into the sentences below.
come off (take place successfully) comes out ( appear)
carried out ( complete a plan) dropping off (falling asleep)
get over
(be surprised) gets
me down ( feel depressed)
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(A) When I give an order I expect
it to be _____________________.
(B) Getting up early really
_____________________.
(C) It was a good idea, but I’m
afraid it didn’t quite _________________.
(D) Terry’s new book
_______________ next week.
(E) Just as I was
________________, there was a knock at the door.
(F) I was so surprised when Harry
got his job, I couldn’t ______________ it.
3. Rewrite each
sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
(A) I’m doing more work than I
bargained for.
I didn’t expect
__________________________________________________.
(B) The sooner the job is done the
better.
Let’s
________________________________________________.
(C) I burst into tears when I
heard the bad news.
I broke
______________________________________________.
(D) The best
solution was thought of by Sally.
Sally
came __________________________________.
4. Look at the
following phrasal verbs and their explanations.
Which ones do you already use?
Which ones do you already use?
(A) Add up (make sense). His
evidence didn’t add up.
(B) Ask after (inquire
about). Jim was asking after you.
(C) Back down (yield in an
argument). Sam was right, so Paul had to back down.
(D) Bargain on (take into
account). We hadn’t bargained on there being so much traffic.
(E) Break down (lose control of
the emotions). David broke down and cried when he heard the news.
(F) Break up (come to an end). The party finally broke up at 3.00 am .
(G) Bring up (mention). I feel I should bring up another small matter.
(H) Catch on (become popular). This
new hairstyle is beginning to catch on.
Answers:
(A) Jim completely fell for my story.
(B) The meeting didn’t break up until late.
(C)
It seems that we’ve come up against rather a tricky problem.
(D) It must be getting on for six
o’clock .
(E)
The witness’s evidence bore out what
Peter had said.
(F)
When David started speaking everyone fell about in laugher.
(G)
I really should get down to my
homework.
(H)
Unfortunately my plan
didn’t quite come off.
2. Put one of the
phrasal verbs in the box into the sentences below.
come off (take place successfully) comes out ( appear)
carried out ( complete a plan) dropping off (falling asleep)
get over
(be surprised) gets
me down ( feel depressed)
|
(A) When I give an order I expect
it to be carried out.
(B) Getting up early really gets me down.
(B) It was a good idea, but I’m
afraid it didn’t quite come off.
(C) Terry’s new book comes out next week.
(D) Just as I was dropping off , there was a knock
at the door.
(E) I was so surprised when Harry
got his job, I couldn’t get over
it.
3. Rewrite each
sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
(A) I’m doing more work than I
bargained for.
I didn’t expect to
have to do so much work.
(B) The sooner the job is done the
better.
Let’s get the
job done as soon as possible.
(C) I burst into tears when I
heard the bad news.
I broke down
when I heard the bad news.
(D) The best
solution was thought of by Sally.
Sally came up with the best solution.
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