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Phrasal verbs CEFR B2 Topic: Phrasal verbs across different areas of daily life: everyday life, work, study, travel, health, technology, relationships and money

Phrasal Verbs in Everyday Situations

What this tests: phrasal verbs — knowing which verb and particle carry the meaning the sentence needs.

Instructions

For questions 1–8, choose the phrasal verb (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.

1. I don't know how she her noisy neighbours every night without complaining.

A — puts up with B — puts across C — puts down D — puts off

2. After hours of brainstorming, the marketing team finally an original slogan that nobody had ever used before.

A — came down with B — came across C — came round to D — came up with

3. If you come across an unfamiliar technical term while reading a research article, it's worth taking a moment to its precise meaning in a specialised dictionary rather than guessing from context.

A — look forward to B — look into C — look up D — look over

4. We decided to of the hotel a day early because the constant construction noise next door was unbearable.

A — drop out B — back out C — pull out D — check out

5. She's been feeling exhausted and thinks she might be flu.

A — coming across B — coming up with C — coming round D — coming down with

6. You should always before installing any new software, in case something goes wrong and all your data is lost.

A — back off B — back up C — back down D — back out

7. They each other over something trivial and haven't spoken in months.

A — fell behind B — fell through C — fell for D — fell out with

8. After years of careless spending, he somehow managed to debts amounting to tens of thousands of pounds.

A — run up B — run down C — run through D — run into

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