21606 intemediate phrasal verbs test

A – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS.. A tall man in his forties ___________ enter a building by force the school and burnt all the exams.. B – REPLACE THE

A – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO BE ABOUT TO – TO BE OVER – TO BREAK DOWN (2) – TO BREAK INTO – TO BREAK OUT –

TO BRING UP (2) – TO BUMP INTO – TO CALL BACK – TO CALL OFF

a I ( be going to ) to leave my flat when my friends arrived.

b As the lift _ (stop working) , we had to walk up the stairs.

c When the football match (finish) , we went to a pub to have a drink.

d The tournament was (cancel) because they feared further riots in the area.

e I (meet unexpectedly) Susan on the underground the other day

f A tall man in his forties _ (enter a building by force) the school and burnt all the exams.

g My grandmother _ (start crying) when she heard that a fire _ (start) in her house while she was on holidays in Italy

h My parents me (raise) strictly.

i The baby was crying so much that I thought she´d (vomit) her breakfast.

j Sandra phoned while you were out and she asked me to tell you to (return a phone call ) _ her _ ASAP.

B – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO CALL ON – TO CALM DOWN – TO CHECK OUT – TO CHOP UP – TO COME IN(TO) – TO COUNT ON – TO CUT DOWN ON – TO DO AWAY WITH – TO DO WITHOUT – TO DO UP

a On our way back home, we could _(visit) my parents if we have time.

b A lot of restrictions on imports will be (get rid of / eliminate )

c _ (cut in pieces) the onions and the pepper and then fry them for 2 minutes.

d You can always (rely on) him for good advice.

e After crashing into a tree, Susan managed to (make sbd feel more relaxed) his son

f I had lost my keys so I couldn’t _ (enter) the house until Sam arrived.

g I was 6 before I knew how to (arrange / tie ) my shoelaces.

h The supermarkets are shut, so we´ll have to _ (manage without) milk

i You´ll have to (reduce the amount ) pork sausages or you´ll have a heart attack

j I was asked to _ (leave) before 10:00 but I was allowed to leave my luggage at the hotel until pick-up time.

C – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO DROP OFF – TO END UP DOING STH – TO FALL OUT WITH – TO FIGURE OUT – TO GET ACROSS – TO GET AWAY WITH – TO GET OVER – TO GIVE IN – TO GIVE UP – TO GO AHEAD –

TO HAND IN – TO HANG UP – TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH – TO LET DOWN – TO LOOK

DOWN ON – TO LOOK FORWARD TO – TO LOOK INTO

a What´s “a wiki”? “I´m not sure but I think it something _ (be related to ) internet sites.

b You´ll put on weight if you don´t (stop doing sth) eating so many hamburgers and stuff like that.

c My ex-girlfriend _ (end a phone call) when I phoned her over the car we used to share

d I´m driving into town Can I _ (take to a place) somewhere?

e I expected the weekend to be wonderful but I (eventually

do ) sleeping at the airport surrounded by rubbish bags and lunatics

f The families of the victims feel that the justice system _ them _ (disappoint, fail to support)

g Sally (despise, consider less important) her classmates because her parents are well-off and she has the latest gadget whereas they can´t afford them.

h I´m really _ (be excited about) working with you on this new project.

i “It´s boiling hot here May I open the window? “ (do sth) “

j Sam _ (become angry with )his girlfriend because she wouldn´t go to last week´s football match with him

k The police _ (investigate) last week´s disturbance

l She was trying to convince me to go with her for half an hour and although I didn´t want to, in the end I (reluctantly agree)

m I really tried hard but I found it impossible to the message (communicate )

n At six o´clock , all the students had to _ (give) their exams

o Let´s (discover, decide) a way to help

p He was lucky, he (escape the consequences of ) cheating at the exam.

q It was hard at the beginning but he eventually _ (recover from) the divorce.

D – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO LOOK OUT – TO LOOK UP – TO LOOK UP TO – TO MAKE UP – TO PASS OUT – TO PICK UP –

TO PUT OUT – TO PUT UP – TO PUT UP WITH – TO RUN INTO – TO RUN OUT OF – TO SET OFF

a We (have nothing left) petrol, so we had to go to work by bus

b She has always _ (admire) her mother for her determination and good will

c We had to _ (accept without complaint) the inconvenience

d Guess who I _ (meet unexpectedly) at the cinema yesterday?

e We (start on a journey) to Barcelona at six o´clock to avoid the traffic

f (be careful , take care)! The road is icy and you might slip and fall

g He spent two weeks in Paris and he (learn unconsciously)

a lot of French words.

h When I went to Egypt last year, I (lose consciousness) twice because of the heat.

i When I went to Madrid, my cousin me (provide lodging for) for the night

j Please _ that cigarette _ Smoking is forbidden inside the museum

k When you don´t know how to say a word in English, do you _ it _ in a dictionary or on the Internet?

l If you an excuse, we can go to the tennis match instead of going shopping with her.

E – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO SET UP – TO SHOW OFF – TO STICK TO – TO SPLIT UP – TO TAKE OFF – TO TAKE ON – TO TAKE UP- TO TELL OFF – TO TURN OUT TO BE -TO TURN DOWN (2)- TO TURN UP – TO USE

UP

a Emily´s boyfriend (become something in the end) a polygamist who preyed on rich women.

b We (start a business, organization…) a fund to buy food for the needy.

c I was so mad at Bob that I _ him _ (scold someone) for scratching my new car

d She (not accept, reject sth or sbd) John´s invitation.

e This restaurant normally (hire) two or three waiters during the summer.

f Pam , _ (diminish the intensity, volume …) the radio, will you?

g I couldn´t _ (remove clothes ) my coat in the hospital since the central heating didn´t work and it was very cold.

h She _ (finish the supply) the olive oil and I had to fry the potatoes in sunflower oil.

i We said we´d give her the cash on Friday and we have to _ (do as you promised /believe ) our agreement.

j Many old friends _ (arrive) at my 25 th birthday party, some

of them uninvited.

k “Why is he saying that? “ “he´s just (say things or behave in such a way as to make an impression) to impress her.

l I remember crying my eyes out when the Beatles (separate from one another)

m He _ (start a hobby) DIY when he inherited his grandfather

´s tools.

A

a Was about

to

b Had

broken

down

c Was over

d Called off

e Bumped

into

f Broke into

g Broke

down / had

broken out

h Brought

me up

i Bring up

j Call her

back

B

a Call on

b Done away

with

c Chop up

d Count on

e.

Calm down

f Come into

g Do up

h Do without

i Cut down on

j Check out

C

a Has something

to do with

b Give up

c Hung up

d Drop off

e Ended up

them down

g Looks down on

h Looking forward to

i Go ahead

j Fell out with

k Are looking into

l Gave in

m Get the message across

n Hand in

o Figure out

p Got away with

q Got over

D

a Ran out of

b Looked up to

with

d Ran into

e Set off

f Look out

g Picked up

h Passed out

i Put me up

cigarette out

k Look it up

l Make up

E

a Turned out

to be

b Set up

c Told him off

d Turned down

e Takes on

f Turn down

g Take off

h Used up

i Stick to

j Turned up

k Showing off

l Split up

m Took up