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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Develop a liking or ability for
get on with
give up
take to
hand something on

2. Stop all connections; to stop an activity abruptly
fill up
break off
empty out
bring up

3. Be unable to control emotions; stop working properly; fail to function
brush off
set aside
break down
look after

4. Pay a casual visit
drop in
bring in
take to
go up

5. Think about something carefully
give up
fit in
carry out
chew over

6. Improve - revise your language skills
hand something down
put up with
brush up
set aside

7. To extinguish something - e.g. a fire or cigarette
send out
put out
pull up
run into

8. To construct or build; accommodate; provide (money - etc)
come up
put up
look out for
come in

9. Be careful
give up
catch up
put up with
look out

10. To show how silly something or somebody is by imitating them in a funny way (informal)
make off with
come up with
sendup
pull through

11. Confuse; involve
do up
mix up
get up
drop in

12. Return something to someone
take off
cut in
bring back
shut up

13. Constitute; invent (a story - etc); compensate (for a loss - etc); become reconciled after a quarrel; apply cosmetics
make up
go up
black out
take after

14. Total
lay up
bring forward
lay off
add up

15. Store
see through
lay up
keep on
live up to

16. Improve
look up to
figure out
look up (of a situtation)
write up

17. Refrain
keep away
see to
empty out
stand in

18. Develop
come about
get on
turn out
built up

19. Search for something
get round to
set aside
look out for
see something of

20. Keep(a danger - etc.) at a distance
fall off
let off
ward off
go off

21. Interrupt
see something of
shut down
get off
barge in

22. Represent
stand 4
eat out
back away
pass out

23. Unite
gang up
black out
add to
throw out

24. Tolerate
carry out
figure out
put up with
catch up

25. Support in a difficulty; keep 2 a promise
carry over
come back
stand by
sell out (of)

26. Reject
make out
throw out
let off
turn away

27. Try to impress others
look for
turn down
show off
take on

28. Attend to; deal with
carry over
see about
eat out
drop out

29. Examination
keep up
come round
check up
look up (of a situtation)

30. Await eagerly
go up
look forward to
hold up
wear off

31. Deputise
fit in
get away with
stand in
wear out

32. Empty
go down
make for
lay on
empty out

33. Expel; produce by work
lay out
set aside
bring up
turn out

34. Disconnected
look after
stand 4
back away
cut off

35. Enter
cut off
come in
see something of
stand up 4

36. Help someone regain consciousness
bring round
brush off
chew over
give in to

37. Quarrel
chill out
pass away
look up to
fall out

38. Accompany a person who is leaving to their point of departure; Brit. repel an invader or intruder; informal deal with the threat posed by; get the better of :
pull down
see someone off
pull up
make up

39. Increase
come along
go with
drop in
add to

40. Endure
bring back
back away
put off
go through

41. Arrange
fix up
fit in
run into
set up

42. Accumulate
bring back
bring off
pile up
break in

43. To demolish a building that is no longer used
get round to
look up
pull down
see something of

44. Pass something to the next person in a series or succession; pass responsibility for something to someone else; delegate.
hand something on
eat out
go over
lay off

45. Go away hastily
make off
see about
write up
built up

46. Spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially; spend some time in (a place)
see something of
turn down
cut off
lay out

47. Persist with an undertaking until it is completed.
bring up
drop by
make do
see something through

48. Appear; increase the volume
wind up
turn up
lay up
turn over

49. Surrendered; admit to be defeated
turn out
drop out
get on with
give in to

50. Take care of
turn out
look after
go over
drop in