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📚 Phrasal Verbs Practice
Choose an answer, then open the short learning card. Learn important one-word terms, their meanings, usage, and quick memory clues without losing practice rhythm.
Q51. The old man __________ without any trouble last night.
"passed away": Die
Q52. The doctor advised me to _________ drinking.
"give up": quit, discontinue
Q53. The sick man _________ last night.
passed away — to die; to stop living.
The sentence describes someone who died last night, which is exactly what "passed away" means.
Use this phrasal verb to talk about death in a gentle way.
The man passed away peacefully at home.
Q54. You are unable to _________ the meaning of this passage.
"make out": understand, comprehend (to find the meaning of)
Q55. I cannot make out what you say.
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Q56. The party high command wanted to stave off an open battle.
prevent — to stop something bad from happening.
Stave off means to delay or prevent a problem or danger, so it fits the idea of stopping an open battle.
Use stave off for actions that prevent or delay something harmful.
The leaders tried to stave off a fight by negotiating.
Q57. No one but his conscience advised him to come back to earth.
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Q58. Ramesh takes after his father.
"takes after" means resemble a parent or ancestor.
Q59. The country's economy is beginning to look up now.
"look up": to become glad, hopeful, brighten, glow.
Q60. I cannot put up with that nasty fellow.
B. endure — to tolerate or withstand something or someone.
“Put up with” means to tolerate; here, you can’t tolerate that nasty fellow.
Tip: use with a thing or person you tolerate, e.g., “endure the noise” or “endure his behavior.”
I can’t endure his rudeness any longer.