Phrasal Verbs

Some parents are criticized for the way they bring ____ their children. (raise)

• up

• on

• out

• back

The committee members fell ____ over plans for the new health centre. (argued)

• up

• out

• over

• behind

They refused to face ____ ____ their responsibilities, with disastrous consequences. (accept an unpleasant state of affairs, and try to deal with it)

• forward to

• down withz

• up with

• up to

The president decided to call ____ his visit to Europe. (not to go ahead with something)

• up

• off

• over

• out

It is only at election time that Members of Parliement count ____ support from their constituents. (rely/depent)

• on

• up

• out

• in

Many developing countries are failing to catch ____ ____ their more developed neighbors. (get to the same level)

• down on

• up to

• on with

• up with

It can take months or even years for political scandals to die ____. (become less strong)

• up

• off

• down

• out

An alarming number of students drop ____ ____ school early every year. (leave)

• out of

• down from

• back out

• off from

Major international companies can't figure ____ the popularity of the anti-capitalist movement. (find it hard to understand)

• in

• off

• up

• out

If they examined the issues more closely, they would find ____ the reasons for the charges. (discover)

• up

• out

• off

• over