*Complete each of the following sentences with a phrasal verb from the box. Change the form of the verbs if necessary.

   go on    set up       take off       find out          get over       dress up  cheer up          apply for                  turn back                   pull down

39. It took me a few days to ……………………my flu.

40. They ……………………the old cinema to build a new shopping mall.

41. You need to ……………………your shoes before going inside the house.

42. Mary was very unhappy last week, but she has ……………………now.

43. We’ve ……………………a really good restaurant near the central station.

44. A committee has been ……………………to organize social events for the students

45. The mountain climbers had to ……………………because they were exhausted.

46. We really can’t ……………………living like this – we’ll have to find a bigger house.

47. Professor Colin Evers ……………………a job at a famous university in Sydney.

48. You don’t need to ……………………to go to the mall – jeans and a T-shirt are fine.

                                        I. Match the phrasal verbs in A with their meaning in B.

Read the text and underline the six phrasal verbs. Match each of them with a synonym/definition given, according to its meaning in the text.

try to find or get         write (down)         realise the truth       increasing     reject             gave time and attention 

     When Laura was a university student in the city, she found it very difficult to live on her grant when prices were going up all the time, so she decided to look for a part-time job. When she saw an advertisement in the paper for snack bar staff, she sat down to apply for the job. She wasn't sure how best to present herself on paper, so she just put down the details of her education and experience. The owner of the bar rang some days later to ask her to come for an interview the following day. When she arrived, she was nervous because she felt sure he could see through her claims to have worked as a waitress before, and would turn her down. But finally the interview was over, and he shook hands with her and said, 'See you next week, then!'

Match the words on the left with its definition on the right.

1.   quiz show              a.   a device that allows you to operate a television, etc. from a distance

2.   channel                  b.   a woman on television or radio who tells you what the weather will be like

3.   TV schedule          c.   a film about real people and events

4.   remote control       d.   a programme where you try to answer questions in order to win prizes

5.   MC                        e.   a person who watches television

6.   weathergirl            f.    a funny television programme in which the same characters appear in different situations

7.   comedian               g.   a television station

8.   documentary         h.   a list of the television programmes that are on a particular channel and the times that they start

9.   sitcom                    i.    a person who hosts an event

10. viewer                   j.    a person whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.

Match the words on the left with its definition on the right.

1.   quiz show              a.   a device that allows you to operate a television, etc. from a distance

2.   channel                  b.   a woman on television or radio who tells you what the weather will be like

3.   TV schedule          c.   a film about real people and events

4.   remote control       d.   a programme where you try to answer questions in order to win prizes

5.   MC                        e.   a person who watches television

6.   weathergirl            f.    a funny television programme in which the same characters appear in different situations

7.   comedian               g.   a television station

8.   documentary         h.   a list of the television programmes that are on a particular channel and the times that they start

9.   sitcom                    i.    a person who hosts an event

10. viewer                   j.    a person whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.

VIII. Work out the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences: come back, get off, fall over, get on, go away, throw away, pay back, let in, lie down, put off, stay in, turn up, cross out, go off, take back. 1.I didn't have a key, but luckily someone was there to let me in. 2.Can't we go out somewhere? I don't want to ………… all evening. 3.Could you lend me ten pounds? I'll …………. You…….. on Friday. 4.The sidewalk is very icy. Be careful you don't …………… 5.I was feeling so tired I had to…….. on the bed for a while. 6.I saw Martin …………… the bus and go straight home. 7.Mark's gone out, and I don't know when he is going to …………………. 8.The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to ……………… 9.I'll have to …………………..these books to the library. 10.Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to…………….. 11.Don't ……………. that box. We can use it again. 12.If you make a mistake on the form, just ……….. it ……………… 13.I can't hear the radio. Could you …………. It………….. . a little? 14.I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn't……………….. 15.Never…………………. until tomorrow what you can do today. 

Underline the phrasal verbs in the sentences, and match them to their meaning from the box

1. You don't need the light on in here. Turn it off, please.

2. They offered him a place at the company but he turned it down.

3. The doctor wanted to go over the test results with her patient.

4. Once you've finished cleaning, you can go on with your work.

5. When you come inside, you should take off your coat and hat.

6. He local meeting is on Oct 5th. Put it down in your diary.

These common phrasal verbs are connected with travelling and transport. Complete the text with the phrasal verbs below. Put them in the correct tense.

John and David's flight home from Amsterdam was nine in the morning. They had arranged to meet with John's friend Mark at half past six but Mark arrived at the hotel almost half an hour late-that, however, was just the beginning of their problems. On the way from hotel to the airport, their car (1) ................ in the middle of a busy intersection, causing a traffic jam. Then, David realized that he had left his mobile phone in the hotel, but it was too late for them to (2) ................ When they arrived at the airport, they had just enough time to (3) ................, go through passport control and security check and (4) ................ the plane. The plane (5) ................ very shortly after that and eight hours later, they landed in New York, but they couldn't (6) ................ the plane because there was a problem on the runway. They left a jet lag and finally, fourty-five minutes after landing, they (7) ................ .