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C o m p l e t et h e f o l l o w i n g p h r a s a lv e r b s w i t h a p r e p o s i t i o n ( s o
) r p a r t i c l e ( s )f r o m t h e b o x . T h e o_
m e a n i n go f t h e p h r a s a lv e r b i s g i v e n i n b r a c k e t sa t t h e e n d o f e a c h s e n t e n c e .

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1. Someparentsare criticized their children.(raise)
2. The committeemembersfell _out over plansfor the new healthcentre.(argued)
3. They refusedto face up to their responsibilities,
with disastrousconsequences.
(acceptan unpleasantstateof affairs,and try to deal with it)
4. The Presidentdecidedto call off hisvisit to Europe.(not to go aheadwith something)
count_ on
5. lt isonlyat electiontime that Membersof Parliament supportfrom theirconstituents.
(rely I depend)
5. Many developingcountriesare failing to catch their more developed
neighbours.(get to the samelevel)
to die out
7. lt cantake monthsor evenyearsfor politicalscandals (becomelessstrong)
8. An alarmingnumberof studentsdrop _ out of schoolearlyeveryyear.(leave)
9. Majorinternational companiescan'tfigure out the popularityof the anti-capitalist
movement.
(find it hard to understand)
10. lf they examinedthe issuesmore closely,
they would find _ the reasonsfor the changes.
(discover)
11. As we grow our prioritieschange.(changefrom being childrento being adults)
12.Students canbe quitecreativewith the reasons
they givefor not handing their homework,
(giving their teachers)
rarelykeep_ up
13.Salariesvery with the costof living.(riseatthe samespeedas)
14.The latestAvicennareport leaves the reasonsfor demographicshifts.(doesnot include)
15. lt doespoint _ out the mistakesmade by the agencyover the lastfew years.(show)
you shouldlook _ up
16. Beforeyou write your essay, the Party'shistory.(research)
17. Many employeescarried working despitepressurefrom the unions.(continued)
18. Once peoplefall _ with their mortgagepayments,they come under extremefinancial
pressurefrom their bank. (becomelate)
19.The first stepto a healthierlifestyleis to cut you
the numberof cigarettes
smokeeachday.(reduce)
20. lt is becomingmore commonfor peopleto cut meat from their diet. (stopeating)
21. Duringthe 1990s,a lot of hospitalswere taken by privatetrusts.(becomecontrolledby
another organisation)
22.Whencomputertechnologyfailsus,we haveto makedo _ with moreprimitivemethods.They're
called'pen and paper'.(usesomethingbecausethereis nothing elseavailable)
23. ln this essay,l'd like to put _forward the argumentsin favour of global capitalism.(suggestor state
the casefor something)
24.When I look my parentsmade
my childhood,I rememberthe manysacrifices
for me. (think about something that happenedin the past)

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(o C o m p l e t et h e s e c o n ds e n t e n c ei n e a c h p a i r w i t h a p h r a s a lv e r b f r o m t h e b o x s o t h a t i t h a s
t h e s a m e m e a n i n ga s t h e f i r s t s e n t e n c e Y
. o u w i l l n e e d t o c h a n g et h e v e r b f o r m i n m o s t o f t h e
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1. Peacetalksbetweenthe two countriescollapsedwhen neithersidereachedan agreement.

Peacetalksbetweenthe two countriesbroke down when neithersidereachedan agreement.

2. I'm tryingto calculateif we'vesoldmorethisyearthan lastyear.

I'm tryingto _sort out if we'vesoldmorethisyearthan lastyear.

3. The effectsof the drug disappearafter a few hours.

The effectsof the drug _wear off after a few hours.

4. A lot of peopleexhaustthemselves
throughoverwork.
A lot of people themselves throughoverwork.

5. Despitethe severityof the disease,

manypeoplerecoverwith the helpof appropriatedrugs.
Despitethe severityof the disease,
manypeople_ with the help of appropriatedrugs.

6. Throughcarefulnegotiation,
they were ableto resolvethe problem.
Throughcarefulnegotiation,they were ableto the problem.

7. When parentsstartto liveapart,it can be particularly

difficultfor their childrento cope.
When parents , it can be particularly
difficultfor their childrento cope.

8. At the openingnight,only a few audiencememberscame.

At the openingnight,only a few audiencemembers

9. TheAustralianpartnersstoppedbeinga part of the deal at the lastmoment.

TheAustralianpartners the dealat the lastmoment.

10. Peoplecelebrate
the Chinese
New Yearby explodingfireworksin the street.
Peoplecelebrate '
the Chinese
New Yearby _ f ireworksin the street.

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11. lt is pointless
relyingon peopleto helpyou if they don't do asthey promised.
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relyingon peopleto helpyou if they _ you
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13.The plannedchangeswere delayedbecause

committeemembersarguedamongthemselves.
The plannedchanges
were - because
committeemembersarguedamongthemselves.

14.At the lastminute,the plansfor the proposedmotorwaydidn't take place.

At the lastminute,the plansfor the proposedmotorway

manyworkersin the primarysectorbecamejobless.

15. Duringthe recession,
Duringthe recession,
manyworkersin the primarysector jobless.

16. Doctorsdid sometestson the patients,

Doctors sometestson the patients.

17. Minor economies,

suchas spendinglesson staff costs,can often preventa companyslidinginto
bankruptcy.
Minor economies,such as staff costs,can often prevent a company sliding into
bankruptcy.

18.We were accidentally in the middleof our phonecall.

disconnected
We were accidentally in the middleof our phonecall.

19. Oncethe governmentremovedquotas,the marketwasfloodedwith cheapforeignimports.

Oncethe government quotas,the marketwasfloodedwith cheapforeignimports.

20. lt costalmostf8 millionto renovatethe stadium,by which time the team was in seriousfinancial
difficulties.
It costalmostf8 millionto the stadium,by whichtime the team was in seriousfinancial
difficulties.

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Phrasalverbs 3
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(o T h e s es e n t e n c e sc a n a l l b e c o m p l e t e dw i t h a p h r a s a lv e r b u s i n g c o m e o r g e t . l n o n e c a s e ,e i t h e r
m a y b e p o s s i b l e .M a k e s u r e y o u u s e t h e c o r r e c tf o r m o f t h e v e r b i n e a c h o n e .
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o 1, In ruraldistricts,
it can be difficultto - by without a car.
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message
is finally throughto people.

4. Largeindustries
can no longer awaywith dumpingindustrialwastein rivers.

therewasgoingto be a problemwhen severalpeoplein the samevillage

5. Doctorsrealised
food poisoning.
down with suspected

5. lt can be verydifficultto _ down to studyingfor examswhen the weatheris nice.

7. lt was only after he after hisfather died that he was ableto expand
into his inheritance

the company.

8. After the revolution,it took almost five yearsfor the country to - round to opening its

borders.

9. The government_ up againsta lot of oppositionfrom localswhen they proposedbuilding

an immigrationcentrenearthe village.

10. Developedcountriesare usuallyable to - through a period of recession

by drawing on

financialreserves.

to the unionwhen it urgedworkersto -

11.Therewasstrongresistance out on strike.

12. Peoplewho live in close proximity to one another must learn to - on with their

neighbours.

13. Nothing plansto developsolar-powered

of the company's vehicles.

14.Thefinal bill for the project to almostf 10 million.

15. For most poor people, out of the cycleof povertycan be nextto impossible.

who
company,it is usuallythe consumer
16, In any disputewith an insurance off the worst.

17.When supplyof a particularproductexceedsdemand,it is commonfor the priceto

down.

18. Bythe time the message the residents.

through it wastoo lateto evacuate

19. The countrynever- over the effectsof the civilwar.

peopleare reluctantto breakrules,but will try to -

20. Generally, roundthem somehow.

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The following sentencesall use phrasal verbs with give, go or look. However, half of them
u s e t h e w r o n g p h r a s a lv e r b . D e c i d ew h i c h o n e s a r e w r o n g a n d r e p l a c et h e m w i t h t h e c o r r e c t
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p h r a s a lv e r b , w h i c h y o u w i l l f i n d i n t h e o t h e r s e n t e n c e s .
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2. As ticket pricesgo up, fewer peoplego to the cinemaand preferto stayat home with a video. c
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3. Peoplewho haveto give in elderlyrelatives
or other dependants
shouldreceivefinancialsupport.

4. The chancellorhad decidedto standfirm on his decision,but under pressure

from protesters,
he

decidedto go into and reducetax on petrol.

5. The committeewere askedto look into the latestcrimestatisticsand try to establisha pattern.

5. lt is important not to let the fire go out, as it's the main sourceof power.

7. Veryfew childrengive off their end-of-yearschoolexams.

8. The threat of severereprisalsmeantthat many refusedto give themselves

up to the police.

9. Beforeenteringan agreement,it is essentialto go off the detailsvery carefully.

10. Peoplewho want to know how to go about startingtheir own companyshouldtalk to a trained

adviser.

11. Some people tend to go over others who are lessfortunate purely becauseof their financial

situation.

12.Therewere veryfew cluesto the crime,and policedidn't haveenoughinformationto go on.

13. Peopleoften look over the idea of startingtheir own companywhen they realisethe risksthat are

involved.

14. Evenif you fail the firsttime,you shouldgo on trying.

15.After yearsof decline,governmentinvestmentis revitalising

the area,and thingsare beginningto

look up.

16.Thefirst stepto a healthierlifestyleis to give up smoking.

17. New legislation

laysdown strictpenalties
for factorieswhichlook up to poisonous
fumes.

18.We decidednot to go throughwith our plansuntil we had sufficientcapital.

19.Althoughchildrenshouldlook forwardto their parents,manyrebelagainsttheir valuesand way of

life.

20. We askedthem for more information,but they refusedto look down on details.

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(tr T h e v e r b s a n d p a r t i c l e si n t h e t w o b o x e s c a n b e c o m b i n e dt o m a k e p h r a s a lv e r b s ,w h i c h c a n
(J t h e n b e u s e d t o c o m p l e t et h e s e n t e n c e sb e l o w .
o D e c i d ew h i c h p h r a s a lv e r b s g o i n t o e a c h s e n t e n c e a , n d w r i t e t h e a n s w e r si n t h e c r o s s w o r d
g r i d . I n m a n y c a s e s y, o u w i l l n e e d t o c h a n g et h e f o r m o f t h e v e r b ( e g , p a s t p a r t i c i p l e ,
tE i n f i n i t i v e ,t h i r d p e r s o n ' s ' , e t c ) .T h e m e a n i n go f e a c h p h r a s a lv e r b i s i n i t a l i c sa t t h e e n d o f
L e a c hs e n t e n c e .
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on off with for

talk put take run turn
round against down aside
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1. Accommodation in somecitiesis so expensive that somepeoplecannoteven afford to _ the 8
weeks'depositthat is required.(to make a deposit)Answer = put down
4. They were reluctant to make changes,but we managed to _ them _. (to persuade
somebody)
5. Childrenoften _ or in the way they look. (to
one of their parents,either in their mannerisms
resemble)
6. After - a few unexpecteddifficulties,they decidedto scrapthe project.(to stopbecausesomething
is in the way)
8. Theywere _ of the apartmentby their landlordwhen they couldno longerafford the rent,and
ended up living on the street.(to be forcedto leave)
11.WhenI wasat school,someteachersunfairly_ they prefered
childrenwho avoidedsportbecause
more creativeinterestsand (to
pastimes. choosesomeoneto attackor criticize)
12.Althoughmanycompanies a pensionprogramme,manydecideto _
offer their employees of the
programmeand maketheir own arrangements.(to decidenot to takepart in something)
16.A lot of applicantsexpressed an interestin the job, but only a handful_ for the interview.(to
arrive for a meeting, appointment, etc)
19.Air pollutioncan_ asthmaand other chestdiseases (to start)
in thosemostvulnerable.
20. Peoplewho usecreditcardsunwiselycaneasily_ of poundseverymonth.(to
debtsof thousands
make debtsgo up quickly)
21.8y the time he was 18,he had _ his mind that he wantedto be famous.(to decideon something)

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Clues
1. lt's often a good ideato _ somemoneyfor a 'rainy day'.(to savemoney)
2. Technology is movingat sucha fast paceit is no longerpossible
to _ all the latestdevelopments.
(to understandor assimilateinformation)
3. Nobodywas _ by the government'sfalsefigureson unemployment.(to be fooled or tricked)
5. He _ the job that was offered to him, even though he was desperatefor the money.(to refuse
something which is offered)
7. Most peoplewill - a stressfuljob if the money is good enough. (to toleratesomethingwhich is
not very pleasant)

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9. He was unableto makethe speech,so I was askedto _ and make it on his behalf.(to take the o_
placeof someone- often alsousedwith'for')
10.A lot of peopleare _ the ideaof workingfor themselvesbecause of the lackof a regularsalary.
(to be discouragedfrom doing something,usuallybecauseof a potentially negative outcome)
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peopletend to stay at home ratherthan go out. (to startand become
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14. Doctorsand medicalexpertswere unableto _ why somepeoplesurvivedthe virusand others o
didn't. (to understandor know the reasonfor something) -

15. She_ a storyabout ghostsin the cellarto stop us going down there, but of coursewe didn't
believeher. (to invent a story)
17.At the age of 38 he _the postof President,
but lackedsufficientexperienceto be takenseriously.
(to apply for a job in politics,competingagainstother peoplefor the sameiob)
18.Despitemassive promotionby the touristboard,it took a long time for tourismto - againafter
the terrorist attacks.(to improve, to get better)

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