Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. I didn't believe him at first, but what he said turned ............................ to be true.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. She cracked some silly jokes to cheer me .....................................
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I didn’t like the way he behaved. So, I told him …………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
To tell somebody off is to talk to them angrily.
4. The chairman, secretary and five members make …………………………… the committee.
Correct!
Wrong!
Make up = constitute
5. Swearing always turns me …………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
When something turns you off, it makes you lose interest or it repels you.
6. He went to university but …………………………. after a few months.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Things don’t always ………………………… as we expect.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. She was completely .................................. by his charm.
Correct!
Wrong!
Be taken in = be deceived / be fooled
9. What is ............................. here?
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Wrong!
10. In a busy airport, planes take ……………………………… every few minutes.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. He fell ………………………… the stairs and injured his back.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
12. How is he getting .............................. in his new job?
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I didn’t believe him at first but what he said turned out to be true.
- She cracked some silly jokes to cheer me up.
- I didn’t like the way he behaved so I told him off.
- The chairman, secretary and five members make up the committee.
- Swearing always turns me off.
- 6. He went to university but dropped out after a few months.
- Things don’t always work out as we expect.
- She was completely taken in by his charm.
- What is going on here?
- In a busy airport, planes take off every few minutes.
- He fell off / down the stairs and injured his back.
- How is he getting on in his new job?
