Life 6, unit 6: phrasal verbs

I had to ___________ an umbrella when I ___________ unexpected rain during my walk.

• pick up, came across

• brought, encounter
• bringing, come across

• bring, encountering

She always ___________ her younger sister and admires her achievements, so she really ___________ her.

• envies, hates
• respects, looks up to her

• ignores, dislikes
• underestimates, fears

After a long day at work, I can't ___________ the constant noise from the construction site next door.

• appreciate
• enjoy
• put up with

• like

My friend is trying to ___________ a new business and is currently in the process of ___________ financing.

• start out, securing

• eating, drinking
• playing, gaming
• sleeping, dreaming

I need to ___________ my Spanish skills if I want to ___________ in the conversation with my Spanish-speaking colleagues.

• brush up on, join in with

• eat, run
• drink, sleep
• jump, fly

He was so excited to ___________ the new video game that he ___________ all other plans for the weekend.

• play, dropped off

• watch, postponed
• see, delayed
• observe, rescheduled

When you ___________ an interesting book, don't forget to ___________ any unfamiliar words in the dictionary.

• read, look up
• write, find
• listen, hear
• watch, see

I can't believe he ___________ that offensive comment during the meeting. It really ___________ .

• say, shocked me

• said, put me off

• saying, shocks me

• says, shock me

It's time to ___________ your excuses and ___________ exercising regularly for better health.

• make, start
• stop, take up

• begin, stop
• continue, stop

They decided to ___________ a charity event and asked if I would like to ___________ by volunteering.

• set up, join in with

• cancel, contribute
• postpone, join
• attend, help