Jane has agreed to look ……… my baby when I am gone.. The officer said that he would look ……….. I ran ……… Mary at the super market.. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw my old boss wait
Trang 1Inseparable phrasal verbs exercise
Complete the following sentences.
1 He continues to call ……… his old colleagues
a) on b) at c) in
2 It took me quite some time to get……… my breakup with Nancy
a) over b) on c) in
3 I need to go ……… the documents again before I can arrive at a decision
a) on b) over c) in
4 He has already gone ……… all his money
a) over b) through c) on
5 Jane has agreed to look ……… my baby when I am gone
a) after b) at c) for
6 The officer said that he would look ……… the matter
a) into b) at c) after
7 I ran ……… an old friend of mine yesterday
a) across b) at c) after
8 I ran ……… Mary at the super market
a) into b) after c) at
9 I look forward ……… hearing from you
a) for b) to c) on
10 I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw my old boss waiting ……… tables
a) on b) for c) at
Answers
1 He continues to call on his old colleagues (call on = visit)
2 It took me quite some time to get over my breakup with Nancy (get over = overcome, recover)
3 I need to go over the documents again before I can arrive at a decision (go over = review)
4 He has already gone through all his money (go through = use up)
Trang 25 Jane has agreed to look after my baby when I am gone (look after = take care of)
6 The officer said that he would look into the matter (look into = investigate)
7 I ran across an old friend of mine yesterday (run across = find by chance)
8 I ran into Mary at the super market (run into = meet)
9 I look forward to hearing from you (look forward to = anticipate with pleasure)
10 I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw my old boss waiting on tables (wait on = serve)
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