Phrasal Verbs (TOEFL, Rawdon Wyatt)

Some parents are criticized for the way they bring / make / throw up their children. (to raise children)

• bring

• make

• throw

They refused to move / face / come up to their responsibilities, with disastrous consequences. (to accept an unpleasant state of affairs, and try to deal with it)

• move

• face

• come

The President decided to shout / cry / call off his visit to Europe. (to not to go ahead with a plan)

• shout

• cry

• call

It is only at election time that senators add / count / read on support from their constituents. (to rely / depend on other people)

• add

• count

• read

Many developing countries are failing to run / chase / catch up with their more developed neighbors. (to get to the same level)

• run

• chase

• catch

It can take months or even years for political scandals to die / cut / fall down. (to become less strong)

• die

• cut

• fall

An alarming number of students jump / drop / fall out of school early every year. (to leave a race, a competition, a course of study, etc., early or before you have finished)

• jump

• drop

• fall

Major international companies can't carry / cut / figure out the popularity of the anti-capitalist movement. (informal: to find it hard to understand)

• carry

• cut

• figure

The committee members dropped / made / fell out over plans for the new health center. (to argue)

• dropped

• made

• fell

If they examined the issues more closely, they would search / look / find out the reasons. (to discover)

• search

• look

• find