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1. What are the stages of a person's life? First, you are born, you get older and then you leave home to go to university or work or whatever. After some time you get married, find a stable job, work until you retire, and then die. A bit depressing, when you think about it.

GROW

MOVE

SETTLE

PASS

GROW UP = Become an Adult
MOVE OUT = Leave your parents' house
SETTLE DOWN = Begin a stable life
PASS AWAY = Die

Explanation

GROW UP = Become an Adult
MOVE OUT = Leave your parents' house
SETTLE DOWN = Begin a stable life
PASS AWAY = Die

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Phrasal Verb Practice Test: Quiz! Dive into the complexities of English phrasal verbs through varied real-life scenarios. Assess and enhance your understanding and usage of phrasal verbs, crucial for language proficiency and everyday communication.

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2. I warned him! He was engaged to a beautiful, charming lady - but Steve being Steve, a friend of hers saw him talking a bit too intimately with another girl, and when she heard she cancelled the wedding. He realised what he had lost and spent the next few weeks calling her and telling everybody how unlucky he was. Incredibly, I've heard they're back together again!

CHEAT

FIND

CALL

MAKE

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3. We had to postpone my parents' wedding anniversary, because my mum caught flu. Dad took care of her for some 10 days until she got better, and then we had a great party with all their friends!

PUT

COME

LOOK

GET

PUT OFF = postpone COME DOWN WITH = fall ill with something LOOK AFTER = take care of, to nurse, to watch over GET OVER = to recover from or survive something

Explanation

PUT OFF = postpone COME DOWN WITH = fall ill with something LOOK AFTER = take care of, to nurse, to watch over GET OVER = to recover from or survive something

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4. Our trip to the beach was a disaster! We left early, but even then there was a lot of traffic and we were later than usual when we got into Cornwall. Then the car stopped and we were waiting by the side of the road. We phoned gran, and granddad came and picked us up, and so everything went well after that.

SET

HOLD

BREAK

WORK

SET OFF = leave, start a journey
HOLD UP = to delay
BREAK DOWN = stop working
WORK OUT = finish well

Explanation

SET OFF = leave, start a journey
HOLD UP = to delay
BREAK DOWN = stop working
WORK OUT = finish well

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5. I'm like my dad in personality, although if you look at me you would say I am more similar to my mother. Anyway, my dad is always correcting me, and saying I should or I shouldn't do something, but I still admire him!

TAKE

LOOK

TELL

LOOK

TAKE AFTER = have a similar personality or similar habits to an older relative
LOOK LIKE = look very similar to someone
TELL (somebody) OFF = reprimand
LOOK UP TO = admire

Explanation

TAKE AFTER = have a similar personality or similar habits to an older relative
LOOK LIKE = look very similar to someone
TELL (somebody) OFF = reprimand
LOOK UP TO = admire

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6. I really don't know why I like football sometimes! In a match against our local rivals, our top striker decided to respond to the referee in a bad way. The referee was running away, but he stopped, went up to the player and gave him the red card! After that the team didn't even try to win - they just surrendered: 4-0!! I'm going to switch to rugby...

ANSWER

TURN

SEND

GIVE

ANSWER BACK = answer somebody in a bad way
TURN AROUND = move your body 180º (TURN BACK is also possible in this context. See: http://profesornativogratis.com/phrasal-verbs-of-movement/
SEND OFF = in football, when you get the red card
GIVE in = surrender (GIVE UP is also possible)

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7. I used to be really good friends with Brian, but when he inherited a fortune it seems that he wasn't the person I had thought he was. He just ignored me and all his friends. He really disappointed me - I expected him to buy me a car, at least!

GET

COME

TURN

LET

GET ON WITH = have a (good) relationship with someone
COME INTO = inherit
TURN OUT = In the end, what happened was...
LET (somebody) DOWN = disappoint

Explanation

GET ON WITH = have a (good) relationship with someone
COME INTO = inherit
TURN OUT = In the end, what happened was...
LET (somebody) DOWN = disappoint

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8. Sometimes when a small problem occurs you can avoid it without too much effort, but bigger problems have to be investigated and analysed properly before they get solved.

COME

GET

LOOK

SORT

COME UP = happen by surprise ('surgir') GET AROUND = avoid, get past something LOOK INTO = investigate, analyse SORT OUT = solve a problem

Explanation

COME UP = happen by surprise ('surgir') GET AROUND = avoid, get past something LOOK INTO = investigate, analyse SORT OUT = solve a problem

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9. An old schoolmate of mine was caught trying to rob a bank in daylight, with everybody in the queue! He was sent to prison, but after just 2 months he jumped out of the window onto the top of a lorry. The police are still looking for him, and I'm telling everybody: "I used to sit next to him in class!"

HOLD

BREAK

GET

HOLD UP = rob a bank or jeweller´s (for example) with people inside, and with a gun.
GO DOWN = go to prison
BREAK IN/OUT = enter/leave a building illegally
GET AWAY = escape

Explanation

HOLD UP = rob a bank or jeweller´s (for example) with people inside, and with a gun.
GO DOWN = go to prison
BREAK IN/OUT = enter/leave a building illegally
GET AWAY = escape

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10. Friends! It's OK when you ask them to visit you, but when they just appear without warning it can be depressing. Obviously, you're not going to tell them to leave!

COME

TURN

GET

KICK

COME OVER = come and visit TURN UP = visit unexpectedly GET (somebody) DOWN = depress KICK OUT = force somebody to leave, normally figuratively. THROW OUT is another option. Visit profesornativogratis.com if you want to learn and practise your English - Tu Inglés Online!

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