Five-Minute Tests
How well do you know important phrasal verbs? Replace the
underlined words in these sentences with the correct form of the proper phrasal verb.
0 I don’t have a good relationship with Kate.
0 I don’t get on with Kate.
1. “Are you listening to me?” “Yes, continue speaking.”
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2. Can you wait a minute?
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3. I know it’s difficult but don’t stop trying.
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4. She still hasn’t recovered from the shock of failing the
exam.
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5. Jack looks and behaves like his father.
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6. Be quick! Everybody is waiting for you.
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7. We will begin our journey at 8 o’clock tomorrow.
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8. Sorry I’m late. We had an important meeting and I couldn’t leave.
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9. You shouldn’t check the meaning of every new word in the
dictionary.
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10. He appeared unexpectedly when everybody was leaving the
party.
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Key: 1. go on, carry on; 2. hold on; 3. give up; 4. got over; 5. takes
after; 6. Come on!; 7. set off; 8. get away; 9. look up;
10. turned up
Fill in the gaps in this short telephone call.
A: Hello?
B: Hello. (0) This is Peter Smith. Is (1)_____
Bibery System?
A: No, I’m (2)_______ not. You’ve got the (3)______ number.
B: Oh – I’m very (4)_________.
A: (5)__________’s OK. Goodbye.
Key: 1. that; 2. afraid; 3. wrong; 4. sorry; 5. That
Fill in the table.
Past facts |
Wishes and about the past |
(0) I am not happy at school. He didn’t apply for a job advertised
in the newspaper. |
1. He wished he had applied for it. If only he had applied for it. |
It rained the whole of my holiday. |
(1) |
(2) |
He wishes he’d passed the exam. |
He has eaten too much and now feels seek. |
(3) |
(4) |
I wish I had studied Spanish at school. |
They didn’t tell me they were coming. I am not prepared for them. |
(5) |
Key:
1. I wish it hadn’t rained. If only it had been sunny!
2. He didn’t pass the exam.
3. He wishes he hadn’t eaten so much.
4. I didn’t study Spanish at school.
5. I wish I had known they were coming. If only they had told me they were coming.
By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814,
Moscow
to be continued
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