Phrasal Verbs, Exercise 2

 

Choose the correct phrasal verb or / and preposition(s):

Now she …………….us as she got married…………….a manager.

a. looks above/to

b. look over/with

c. looks down on/to

d. looks up to/to

I hope this present has …….. the fact that I forgot your birthday.

a) set against           b) made up for    

c) settled up with     d) weighed up

You'll have to ____ if you want to get rid of that ache. Don't put ____ seeing your dentist. 

a) take out your tooth/up                 

b) get your tooth filled/off

c) take out your tooth/off                 

d) get your tooth filled/up 

She does nothing but fret ____ her being overweight, yet she never tries to put an end ____ her craving ____ chocolate.

a) for/to/of       
b) at/at/in    

c) over/to/in                  
d) about/to/for

My sister's new laptop ____ quite often. The funny thing is that she always ____ by the people in the IT department.

a) breaks apart/has it upgraded            

b) crashes/had it seen to

c) breaks off/has it observed                

d) breaks down/has it checked

I fall ____ with my boss because he looks ____ me.

a) off/up to               

b) out /down on               

c) through/upon       

d) at / over

You have to comply ___ the rules in your department or you'll get ____.

a) with/sacked       b) on/fired             

c) in/retired            d) at/hired

You shouldn't frown ____ one trivial blunder! He was so engrossed ____ reading that he simply didn't ____ you.

a) over/with/observe     b) upon/in/notice     

c) with/in/greet              d) in/in/see

Last night there was a report about a mass ____ from a prison in Chicago during which five guards ____ dead as the prisoners were ____ their getaway.

a) break in/ have been shot/taking             

b) breakthrough/have shot/trying

c) breakout/were shot/making                   

d) break up/ were shooting/escaping

Mary's bad performance was put ____ her lack of practice.

a) off                           b) down to                        

c) up with                   d) on

The journalist was ____ that the actress would be there, so he could have been able to get an interview. Unfortunately, he ____ her bodyguard, who ____ out of nowhere.

a) called up/ didn't account for/came      

b) warned up/ hasn't thought about/turned up

c) spoken up/hadn't seen to/turned in     

d) tipped off/ hadn't allowed for/ cropped up

Mrs. Stewart can't go to work today because her child has gone ____ a mysterious illness. 

a) out with  b) down with  c) off to   d) in for