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📚 Phrasal Verbs Practice
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Q11. He generally _________ at an odd hour.
"turns up": to appear
Q12. On account of overwork, he is __________.
run down — exhausted or tired from overwork.
The sentence uses is + run down to describe his current state of being tired from overwork.
Use be + run down to describe someone who is feeling tired or sick.
After the busy week, he is run down and needs rest.
Q13. Rita always sets her alarm so that she can _______ at 8 A.M.
"wake up": to stop sleeping.
Q14. The old man __________ without any trouble last night.
"passed away": Die
Q15. The doctor advised me to _________ drinking.
"give up": quit, discontinue
Q16. 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.
Q17. You are unable to _________ the meaning of this passage.
"make out": understand, comprehend (to find the meaning of)
Q18. I cannot make out what you say.
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Q19. 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.
Q20. No one but his conscience advised him to come back to earth.
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