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Phrasal verbs

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The investigation will ______ the main cause of the problem.

A. zero in on
B. zero out
C. zero with
D. zero by
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Jun 25, 2026

The two sides finally ______ an agreement.

A. worked up to
B. worked out
C. worked on
D. worked through
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He is trying to ______ his lost sleep by resting all weekend.

A. make up for
B. make out
C. make over
D. make for
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The phrasal verb “to zero in on” means:

A. to ignore
B. to reduce to nothing
C. to focus one's attention on
D. to reset a device
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He was ______ by his parents to be respectful to elders.

A. brought up
B. brought about
C. brought on
D. brought in
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Don’t let his failures ______ you from trying.

A. put, off
B. put, on
C. put, in
D. put, out
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The team ______ a great performance despite the pressure.

A. put on
B. put up
C. put in
D. put off
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The city is ______ a festival to celebrate its founding.

A. putting up
B. putting on
C. putting in
D. putting off
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I need to ______ an appointment with the dentist.

A. make
B. do
C. set
D. take
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The student didn’t understand, so the teacher ______ the explanation again.

A. went through
B. went on
C. went by
D. went for
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The phrasal verb “to die down” means:

A. to become less intense or strong
B. to stop living
C. to fall down
D. to be very quiet
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After an hour, the excitement ______ and the crowd went home.

A. died down
B. died out
C. died off
D. died away
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The soldiers were ordered to ______.

A. fall in
B. fall out
C. fall for
D. fall through
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He ______ his exams with excellent grades.

A. sailed through
B. sailed on
C. sailed by
D. sailed in
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You can’t just ______ your responsibilities.

A. shirk off
B. shirk on
C. shirk away
D. shirk with
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The new evidence ______ light on the unsolved case.

A. shed
B. put
C. gave
D. made
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I can’t ______ how much I appreciate your help.

A. stress up
B. stress on
C. stress enough
D. stress out
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The company will have to ______ its operations to survive the recession.

A. scale up
B. scale down
C. scale on
D. scale in
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She had to ______ her story several times for the police.

A. go over
B. go on
C. go by
D. go through
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