Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adverb particle or preposition.
1I like to hang ............... with my friends in the evening.
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The phrasal verb "hang out" means to spend time relaxing with other people.
2Before I could say anything, she hung ............... .
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The phrasal verb "hang up" means to end a phone call.
3Hang ...............! I am coming.
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The phrasal verb "hang on" means to wait for a short time.
4He is a cut ............... the rest.
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The expression "cut above" means better than the others in this sentence.
5She is cut ............... for show business.
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The phrase "cut out" means naturally suited to something.
6We will get there faster if we cut ............... the meadow.
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The phrasal verb "cut across" means to take a shorter route through an area.
7You always cut ............... when we are discussing something serious.
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The phrasal verb "cut in" means to interrupt someone who is speaking.
8She looked cut ..............., so I asked what the matter was.
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The adjective phrase "cut up" means very upset.
9I don't like it when you run me ............... in front of my colleagues.
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The phrasal verb "run down" means to criticize someone unfairly or unkindly.
10Let me run ............... the details of the program again.
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The phrasal verb "run through" means to review or explain something quickly.
11Many top-level athletes have pulled ............... of the event.
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The phrasal verb "pull out" means to withdraw from an event or activity.
12Only she can pull ............... such a difficult outfit.
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The phrasal verb "pull off" means to succeed in doing something difficult or impressive.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I like to hang out with my friends in the evening.
- Before I could say anything, she hung up .
- Hang on! I am coming.
- He is a cut above the rest.
- She is cut out for show business.
- We will get there faster if we cut across the meadow.
- You always cut in when we are discussing something serious.
- She looked cut up, so I asked what the matter was.
- I don’t like it when you run me down in front of my colleagues.
- Let me run through the details of the program again.
- Many top-level athletes have pulled out of the event.
- Only she can pull off such a difficult outfit.
