Fill in the blanks with an adverb particle or preposition and complete the phrasal verb.
1. Before taking the test, you should brush ............................... your grammar.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. She was against the idea; however, she came ............................ after much persuasion.
Correct!
Wrong!
When someone comes around to your view, they agree with you.
3. Somebody has to come .................................. an ingenious solution to plastic pollution.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. She could not face ......................... the challenges.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I couldn't figure ........................... why she behaved like that.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Suddenly they hit ......................... a brilliant idea.
Correct!
Wrong!
Hit upon = discover suddenly
7. I couldn't make ......................... what he said.
Correct!
Wrong!
Make out = understand
8. I mulled ............................. the proposal for quite some time.
Correct!
Wrong!
Mule over = contemplate
9. He tends to swot .............................. the day before the exam.
Correct!
Wrong!
Swot up = study something hard
10. I was taken ............................. by his charm.
Correct!
Wrong!
Be taken in = be deceived
11. By ................................. information gathered from various sources, the police managed to solve the crime.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. You should think .............................. your decision carefully.
Correct!
Wrong!
Think over = consider carefully
Answers
- Before taking the test, you should brush upon your grammar.
- She was against the idea; however, she came around after much persuasion.
- Somebody has to come up with an ingenious solution to plastic pollution.
- She could not face up to the challenges.
- I couldn’t figure out why she behaved like that.
- Suddenly they hit upon a brilliant idea.
- I couldn’t make out what he said.
- I mulled over the proposal for quite some time.
- He tends to swot up the day before the exam.
- I was taken in by his charm.
- By piecing together information gathered from various sources, the police managed to solve the crime.
- You should think over your decision carefully.
