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Phrasal verbs

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Question 3053

Ramesh was called upon to explain guilt.

Asummoned

Binvited

Cexplained

Done of these

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A. summoned"called upon": call on somebody to do something.

Question 2930

There was a _________ on the midnight train.

AHold up

BHold in

CHold

DHold out

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A. Hold up"Hold up": Delay

Question 2928

They decided to _________ his number in the yellow pages.

Alook into

Blook at

Clook up

Dlook onto

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C. look up"look up": search for information in a reference book or on a computer:

Question 2858

The minister assured the agitating employees that he would look into their demands sympathetically.

Adiscuss

Bwatch

Cgrant

Dexamine

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D. examine"look into": examine, investigate, study.

Question 2837

The secret information was ________ from me.

Aheld away

Bheld off

Cheld back

Dheld out

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C. held back"held back": to refrain from revealing.

Question 2833

The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to _________ her make-up.

Aput over

Bput up

Cput on

Dput of

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C. put onExplanation not yet available.

Question 2736

The thief ___________ with the ornaments. (find appropriate Phrasal verb)

AMade away

BMade out

CMade off

DMade up

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C. Made offExplanation not yet available.

Question 2735

We should ____________ for a rainy day. (find appropriate Phrasal verb)

APut down

BPut into

CPut something by

DPut things off

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C. Put something by"Put something by": to preserve and store something.

Question 2724

After a prolonged suffering he passed away.

Awent away

Bleft

Cexpired

Dyielded

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C. expiredExplanation not yet available.

Question 2721

Never _________ upon the marginalized. (phrasal verb)

Alook over

Blook down

Clook through

Dlook into

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B. look down"look down": to consider that person to be inferior or unimportant (disrespect).

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Phrasal verbs

Ramesh was called upon to explain guilt.

There was a _________ on the midnight train.

They decided to _________ his number in the yellow pages.

The minister assured the agitating employees that he would look into their demands sympathetically.

The secret information was ________ from me.

The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to _________ her make-up.

The thief ___________ with the ornaments. (find appropriate Phrasal verb)

We should ____________ for a rainy day. (find appropriate Phrasal verb)

After a prolonged suffering he passed away.

Never _________ upon the marginalized. (phrasal verb)

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