PRACTICE TEST
I. Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the underlined words or phrases by the phrasal verbs given.

*go after *go ahead *go along *go away *go back *go by
*go down *go off *go on *go out *go over *go up

1/ You should check the composition carefully before handing it in.
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2/ I think everything is developing in a good way.
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3/ The warehouse exploded because of the great fire.
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4/ The picnic still took place despite the bad weather.
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5/ We left our house for two days and then came back.
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6/ He wanted to return home after a few days away.
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7/ Then he continued to tell us about the trip.
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8/ His cigarette was extinguished when the chairman entered the room.
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9/ Because of inflation, prices are getting higher.
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10/ If you pass by the office, please collect the mail for me.
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11/ Prices are now getting down because of the stability of the economy.
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12/ The dog is chasing the cat.
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II. Write the above verbs in the correct tenses to complete these sentences.

*blow up *grow up *put off *break down *keep on
*run out of *find out *let down *set off *get over
*look out *tell off *go on *look up *turn down

1/ We’ll buy a smaller house when the children have…grown up.. and left home.
2/ “Sorry, we ________ flour,” she said. “We’ll have some next week.”
3/ The computer isn’t working – it ___________ this morning.
4/ I __________ where he lived by checking in the local library.
5/ It was no problem : we __________ his number in the telephone book.
6/ They __________ working all through the night, and finished at nine this morning.
7/ “I can’t come today,” Ha said. “We’ll have to ___________ the meeting until next week.
8/ We must ___________ early on Sunday morning to avoid the traffic.
9/ I was ___________ by the teacher because I hadn’t done my home work.
10/ He had a very painful illness, but he’s ____________ it now.
11/ “What’s __________ here ? What are you doing ?”
12/ “___________!” she cried. “He’s got a gun!”
13/ I ____________ their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough money.
14/ He promised to play in the match, but he didn’t come. He ___________ the whole team.
15/ The car burned for a few minutes, then the petrol tank __________ with a loud bang.
III. Supply the correct verb tense.

1/ I (receive) __________ my friend’s letter two weeks ago and I (try) __________ to find time to write him back ever since. I (be) __________ very busy lately. In the past two weeks, I (have) __________ four tests and I (have) __________ another next week.
2/ While I (walk) __________ to class yesterday, I (see) __________ Tom. We (say) __________ hello and (walk) __________ the rest of the way to school together.
3/ Jack (come) __________ back a moment ago and (turn) __________ on the television very loudly. My son (sleep) __________ then, so I (tell) __________ her to turn it off.
4/Last year, I (go) ___________ mountain climbing for the first time. It was exciting and terrifying at the same time. We (move) ___________ slowly and carefully, and it (take) ___________ three days (get) ___________ to the top. When we climbed onto the summit, we (find) ___________ another group of climbers. They (arrive) ___________ several hours ahead of us. They (have) ___________ dinner and listening to Beethoven. We (laugh) ___________ and they (invite) ___________ us to join them. The climb (be) ___________, to say the least, an unforgettable experience.
5/The weather (be) ___________ terrible lately. It (rain) ___________ off and on for two days, and the temperature (drop) ___________ at least twenty degrees. It (be) ___________ in the low 40s right now. Just three days ago, the sun (shine) ___________ and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly (change) ___________ quickly here. I never know what (expect) __________. Who knows ? When I (wake) ___________ up tomorrow morning, maybe it (snow) ___________.

IV. Rewrite the following sentences.
1/ She asked John how he liked her new