Learn them first: 155 phrasal verbs with meanings and examples.
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The meeting was ______ off because of the storm.
- Aput
- Bcalled
- Ctaken
- Dgiven
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B. called
call off = cancel.
Please ______ out this form before you leave.
- Afill
- Bmake
- Ctake
- Dput
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A. fill
fill out / fill in = complete a form.
We ran ______ of fuel halfway through the patrol.
- Aout
- Boff
- Cover
- Dup
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A. out
run out of = have none left.
Look ______ the word in the glossary.
- Afor
- Bup
- Cafter
- Dinto
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B. up
look up = to search for in a reference work.
The commission is looking ______ the incident.
- Afor
- Bafter
- Cinto
- Dup
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C. into
look into = investigate.
Another company has taken ______ our supplier.
- Aoff
- Bover
- Cup
- Din
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B. over
take over = buy a company or take control of it.
We are dealing ______ your complaint.
- Afor
- Bof
- Cwith
- Don
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C. with
deal with = handle, take action on.
The soldiers were told to carry ______ the mission.
- Aout
- Bon
- Coff
- Dover
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A. out
carry out = perform (an order, a task).
Please ______ up; I can't hear you on this channel.
- Atalk
- Bspeak
- Csay
- Dtell
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B. speak
speak up = speak louder.
He ______ down the offer of a new posting.
- Aturned
- Bwent
- Ccame
- Dmade
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A. turned
turn down = refuse.
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