Sunday, October 17, 2010

PHRASAL VERBS EXERCISE A

  1. practice makes perfect ( You have to practise a lot, well practice makes perfect!)
    1. they will be perfect without practising
    2. they have to practise very hard to win

  1. trounce them this time ( Our team need to trounce them this time,don’t give them a chance)
A. hit them this time       B. beat them this time

  1. work as a team ( Don’t worry, as long as we work as a team, we’re fine)
A. they should play individually     B. the players need to cooperate to win

  1. back by popular demand ( This type of shirt is back by popular demand.I’m thrilled.)
A. many people wanted the sale to be on   B.  popular people wanted the sale

  1. rock bottom price ( All the items are going at rock bottom prices)
A.   the prices are under budget    B. very low prices

  1. shop till I drop ( I’m so excited, I am going to shop till I drop)
A.  buy a lot of things   B. buy only the cheap items

  1. have a speedy recovery ( We hope that you’ll have a speedy recover on the ills.)
A.  get well soon     B.  recover slowly

  1. for the new term ( I’m feeling better and hope to be back for the new term)
       A.  a new year      B. a new semester

  1. really work at it ( I know I have to really work at it when I come back to school.)
 A.   work very hard    B. hardly do any work

  1. bright and beezy ( You’re looking bright and breezy. Are you happy?)
A.  cheerful    B.  moody

  1. over the moon  ( I am over the moon, because I did well in my PMR exam.)
   A.  very high   B. very happy

  1. paid off  ( You hard work has paid off then, thank God.)
 A. paid for you    B. disappointed you

  1. taking in  ( I feel good taking in the fresh air)
A.  breathing    B.   getting

  1. get back  ( They are supposed to get back to me tomorrow as to their progress)
A.  come       B. inform

  1. hand in  ( We have to hand in the project by the end of the month)
 A.  distribute     B. pass up

  1. just round the corner ( The examination is just round the corner, we have to study)
A. very soon   B. at the corner

  1. at the eleventh hour ( Don’t do your revision at the eleventh hour.)
    1. at eleven o’clock B. at midnight  C. at the last minute  D. at regular intervals

18 . pass with flying colours.
      ( We will pass with flying colours if we study hard and smart.)
   A.  fly with colours  B. receive good medals   C. get excellent results

  1. for ages
( Nice meeting you here. It’s been ages since we last met)

    1. short term  B.  a long time

   19 .  over the moon
         (You must have been over the moon once you get 10As, I tell you)
       A. very elated    B. very anxious     C. very annoyed

  1. came up
(My little brother came up with the idea of having a barbeque last night)
A.  suggested    B. happened

  1. made for each other.
  ( The bride and groom look beautiful because they are made for each other)
  A. steady pair    B. ideal pair

  1. set off
 ( We set off early in the morning after having a  picnic at P.D.)
A.  arrived    B. left

23    dead beat
(  We were dead beat after the exhausted journey and slept soundly under the night sky near our tents.)
A. extremely flat /tired   B.  over slumbered

  1. run down
(Madinah, why do you look so run down?)
A.  angry   B.  satisfied

  1. called off
      (Well, the trip to Pulau Langkawi is called off at the last minute and it took me three hours to pack all my belongings)
A. cancelled     B. postphoned

26.. put them away
( That’s too bad. I guess you have to put them away in the closet)
A. assemble them   B. keep them

  1. came across (As I was at the post office,  I came across an identity card near the stamp counter)
A.   saw      B. picked    C.   bought

  1. hand over
( Did you hand over the identity card to the postmaster?)
A.  give    B. send    C. sell

  1. in full cry ( Yes, the team has started practice in full cry before the final match.)

A.  in full time   B. in eager pursuit

  1. easy meat ( Winning the finals will be easy meat to our seasoned players since they had enough practice)

A.  easy to defeat    B. easy to be defeated    C. easy catch.


author: isadora



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