Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs.
1Wildfires ............... more easily in summer.
Wrong!
Wildfires can suddenly start, so "break out" is correct.
2I am afraid we have ............... of coconut oil. Will sunflower oil do?
Wrong!
When a supply is finished, we say it has "run out".
3You are an inspiration to many people. ............... the good work.
Wrong!
To continue doing something well is to "Keep up" the good work.
4I can’t ............... her rude behavior anymore.
Wrong!
To tolerate bad behavior is to "put up with" it.
5The police are ............... the possibility of sabotage.
Wrong!
To investigate something is to "looking into" it.
6I ............... my former landlady at the supermarket.
Wrong!
To meet someone by chance is to "ran into" them.
7She was willing to do anything to support her family; she was even ready to ............... tables.
Wrong!
To serve people in a restaurant is to "wait on" tables.
8We have already ............... many of our natural resources.
Wrong!
To use up resources is to "gone through" them.
9You should have ............... the document at least once.
Wrong!
To review a document is to "gone over" it.
10Although he had the required qualifications, his application was ...............
Wrong!
When an application is rejected, it is "turned down".
11If you have problems with your wife, you both should talk them ............... like responsible adults.
Wrong!
To discuss problems carefully is to talk them "over".
12He walked ............... his wife and their children.
Wrong!
To abandon your family is to walk "out on" them.
Answers
- Wildfires break out more easily in summer.
- I am afraid we have run out of coconut oil. Will sunflower oil do?
- You are an inspiration to many people. Keep up the good work.
- I can’t put up with her rude behavior anymore.
- The police are looking into the possibility of sabotage.
- I ran into my former landlady at the supermarket.
- She was willing to do anything to support her family; she was even ready to wait on tables.
- We have already gone through many of our natural resources.
- You should have gone over the document at least once.
- Although he had the required qualifications, his application was turned down.
- If you have problems with your wife, you both should talk them over like responsible adults.
- He walked out on his wife and their children.
