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C2.1 Phrasal Verbs Unit 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The detested king __________________ of assassination with every public appearance.

a)

conceived of

b)

ran the risk of

c)

guarded against

d)

amounted to

2.

Two dates in nine years hardly ____________ an active social life.

a)

guards against

b)

associates with

c)

closes in on

d)

amounts to

3.

Fibre in the diet is supposed to ______________ heart disease.

a)

click through

b)

guard against

c)

run the risk of

d)

chase away

4.

The return of movies to the cinema will ______________ some of the depression and gloom brought about by the ongoing pandemic.

a)

chase away

b)

associate with

c)

amount to

d)

balance against

5.

In our retrospective we ought to ____________ all the good someone did ____________ all the bad that person did.

a)

associate...with

b)

chase...away

c)

balance...against

d)

click...through

6.

A lot of internet uses don't read legal agreements and simply _______________ them without scrutinizing the small print and its finer details.

a)

click through

b)

amount to

c)

close in on

d)

guard against

7.

The famous actress became paranoid that the press ________________ her and tracking her every move.

a)

were conceiving of

b)

were chasing away

c)

were amounting to

d)

were closing in on

8.

It is said that the famous dramatist ________________ his most famous play while he was walking beside the River Thames.

a)

balanced against

b)

associated with

c)

conceived of

d)

guarded against

9.

While she was in Paris, she ___________ a coterie of struggling artists, pretentious raconteurs, and itinerant actors.

a)

chased away

b)

associated with

c)

conceived of

d)

balanced against

10.

The ecological effects of air travel must be (a)   against the employment opportunities it generates.

11.

Nobody living in the 19th century would be able to (a)   the levels of comfort that we are used to nowadays.

12.

Sometimes something as simple as a cup of tea or a slice of pizza can (a)   the blues and cheer someone up.

13.

One of the reasons why he joined the country club was to (a)   powerful leaders from the upper crust of society.

14.

When a salesperson (a)   a deal, they are very close to finalizing it with the buyer.

15.

If you get a wound and draw blood, then you should sanitize it immediately to (a)   infection.