ALC Phrasal Verbs Review 1 (of 6)

Tom: I gave Mike a ride to work this morning.

Jerry: Why? Is there something wrong with his car?

Tom: Yes, it ________ ________yesterday.

• broke off

• broke down

• stopped off

• turned off

Peter: What’s wrong with your computer?

Paul: I don’t know. I’m going to take it ________ and have a look inside.

• apart

• out

• off

• up

The football game was cancelled because it was raining.

The football game was ________ ________.

• taken off

• put off

• broken off

• called off

Ali: My wife asked me to paint the house.

Miriam: What did you tell her?

Ali: I told her I’d get around to it one of these days.

What did Ali tell his wife? He told her ________

• he would paint the house someday.

• he would not paint the house.

• he had already painted the house.

• he would paint around the house.

The two sides started fighting again after the peace agreement ________ ________.

• fell out

• broke out

• fell through

• broke through

Jonathan: Why was Mark late for work?

Tom: He ________ ________ of gas and he had to walk to work.

• ran out

• used up

• ran off

• used all

I learned that there is going to be a meeting next week.

• found out

• hear about

• put out

• saw out

When you go camping, be sure to ________ the tent before it gets dark.

• make up

• turn up

• get up

• set up

Sarah:I need to call my friend and finish our telephone conversation.

Jane: Why?

Sarah: I was talking to him, but we were ______ _____ before we could finish.

• called back

• cut up

• cut back

• cut off

Bob: Jim, How’s your sister, Nancy?

Jim: I don’t know. I haven’t talked to her for a long time. When we are together we always fight about something.

Jim doesn’t ________ ________ with his sister.

• go along

• see about

• get along

• run along