Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1The meeting has been ............... until next Friday.
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"Put off" means postponed or delayed.
2Julie ............... us yesterday.
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"Called on" means visited someone.
3It took me quite some time to ............... her death.
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"Get over" means recover from something sad or difficult.
4Although we had little chance of success, we didn’t ............... hope.
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"Give up" means stop trying or stop hoping.
5She doesn’t ............... with her in-laws.
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"Get along" means have a friendly relationship.
6He ............... when he was just 36.
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"Passed away" means died.
7After having put a lot of effort ............... this project, I don’t want it to fail.
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"Into" completes the phrase "put effort into something".
8If that table ............... a lot of space, it should be moved to the hall.
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"Takes up" means occupies space.
9The teacher advised the students to ............... their lessons before the exam.
Select 2 answers.
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"Go over" and "go through" can both mean review or examine study material.
10Firefighters were called in to ............... the fire.
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"Put out" means extinguish a fire.
11They are ............... a new edition of that book.
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"Bringing out" means publishing or releasing something.
12While cleaning the attic, I ............... these old photos of mine.
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"Came across" means found by chance.
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- The meeting has been put off until next Friday.
- Julie called on us yesterday.
- It took me quite some time to get over her death.
- Although we had little chance of success, we didn’t give up hope.
- She doesn’t get along with her in-laws.
- He passed away when he was just 36.
- After having put a lot of effort into this project, I don’t want it to fail.
- If that table takes up a lot of space, it should be moved to the hall.
- The teacher advised the students to go over / go through their lessons before the exam.
- Firefighters were called in to put out the fire.
- They are bringing out a new edition of that book.
- While cleaning the attic, I came across these old photos of mine.