Phrasal verbs
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.
1. At last he understood. He undestood ______.
A. in the end B. at least C. lastly D. at the finish
2. The boys put out the camp fire. The fire wasn't ______.
A. switched on B. on fire C. on D. alight
3. They had run away, so they had ______.
A. dismissed B. disturbed C. displaced D. disappeared
4. The police wanted Tom to call at the station. They wanted him to call ______them.
A. at B. in C. on D. up
5. No one could account for it. They couldn't ______ it.
A. explain B. estimate C. interpret D. describe
6. Where did they ______?
A. it put up B. their tent put up
C. put up it D. put their tent up
7. The writer got on the bus but he didn't know where to ______.
A. get down B. get off C. get out of D. get over
8. I paid him a visit. I ______.
A. visited him B. made him a visit
C. did him a visit D. paid for a visit
9. Firemen have put out the fire. They have ______.
A. controlled it B. checked it C. extinguished it D. turned it off
10.They discovered the cause of the fire accidently. They discovered it ______.
A. by chance B. chancily C. fortunately D. luckily
11. Two men took the parcel off the plane. They ______.
A. took off it B. it took off C. took off D. took it off
12. Peter must pay the money back. He must ______.
A. pay it again B. pay it C. repay it D. pay it once more
13. He will take part in a race. He will ______ in it.
A. be B. take place C. act D. do
14. At present they are visiting all parts of the country. They are doing this ______.
A. now B. for a short time C. in future D. all the time
15. On the way, a young man waved to me; this happened ______.
A. before the writer's journey B. during the writer's journey
C. after the writer's journey D. a long time ago
16. I looked for my bag. I ______ it.
A. tried to look after B. tried to look at
C. tried to find D. tried to see
17. He gave it back to me. He ______ to me.
A. turned it B. returned it C. turned it back D. turned it round
18. "What a pity!" Susan exclaimed. Susan was ______.
A. pleased B. glad C. sorry D. amused
19. Can I return these tickets? I want to ______.
A. give them back B. give them in
C. give them up D. give them up
20. You must give up fishing. You must ______ fishing.
A. stop B. begin C. surender D. end
