Phrasal Verbs Test 19
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Question 1 |
If you do your homework every day, you can _____ your classmates.
look forward to | |
live up to | |
run around with | |
keep up with |
Question 1 Explanation:
Keep up with means to stay at the same level or speed as other people. If you do your homework every day, you won't fall behind your classmates. Not live up to, which means to be as good as someone expected: live up to your parents' hopes.
Question 2 |
When I _____ my college years, I’m surprised that I graduated.
look forward to | |
look back on | |
look out for | |
do away with |
Question 2 Explanation:
Look back on means to think about something in the past. The speaker remembers their college years. Not look forward to, which is about the future.
Question 3 |
It’s a bad habit to _____ lies about things which you know are wrong; no one will believe you.
give away | |
carry out | |
bring up | |
make up |
Question 3 Explanation:
Make up means to invent a story or an excuse that is not true, as in make up lies or make up an excuse. Not bring up, which means to start talking about a subject.
Question 4 |
Do you ever fail to do your duties, or do you always _____ all of them?
believe in | |
look up to | |
carry out | |
clear up |
Question 4 Explanation:
Carry out means to do a task or duty that you have to do: carry out your duties, carry out orders. The question contrasts it with fail to do your duties. Not look up to, which means to admire or respect a person.
Question 5 |
When the noise _____ I began to speak.
died down | |
went without | |
broke in | |
made up |
Question 5 Explanation:
Die down means to become quieter or weaker, and it is used for noise, wind or excitement. The speaker waited until it was quiet enough to speak. Not broke in, which means to interrupt or to enter a building by force.
Question 6 |
I tried to get through to him, but I couldn’t _____ his misunderstanding.
catch on | |
clear up | |
work up to | |
catch up with |
Question 6 Explanation:
Clear up means to explain something so that a problem or confusion ends, as in clear up a misunderstanding. Not catch on, which means to understand or to become popular, and it takes no object here.
Question 7 |
Despite his dislike of Jack, he had always _____ him if some other boy at school attacked him.
kept up with | |
carried out | |
settled down | |
stood up for |
Question 7 Explanation:
Stand up for someone means to defend or support them when they are attacked or criticised. Despite his dislike shows he helped Jack even though he didn't like him. Not kept up with, which means to stay level with someone.
Question 8 |
Did the committee _____ the problem carefully before deciding on it?
get on | |
touch on | |
clear up | |
talk over |
Question 8 Explanation:
Talk over means to discuss something carefully, usually before making a decision: Let's talk it over first. Not touch on, which means to mention a subject only briefly, so it does not fit carefully.
Question 9 |
Because of inflation, salaries can’t _____ the high cost of living.
hold on | |
get ahead | |
keep up with | |
catch on |
Question 9 Explanation:
Keep up with here means to rise as fast as something else. Prices rise because of inflation, but salaries rise more slowly. Not catch on, which means to become popular or to understand.
Question 10 |
Right before a test, you should _____ your notes briefly to refresh your memory.
touch on | |
run across | |
turn down | |
run over |
Question 10 Explanation:
Run over means to read or repeat something quickly to check or remember it: run over your notes before the test. The clues are briefly and refresh your memory. Not run across, which means to find something by chance.
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