through
break check fall get go look pull put run see sleep think
for
account apply ask call care fall fish go look make mistake pay send stand
by
get go put stand tick
Through often has the meaning of doing something completely or thoroughly.
A Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition.
(There may be other possible definitions.)
1 mistake for A not wake up during an emergency, alarm etc.
2 stand for B arrange for someone to come 3 check through C provide the necessary money for 4 see through D be connected (on the phone) 5 get by E go in the direction of
6 apply for F look through to see if everything is correct 7 make for G not be deceived by, see the truth behind
8 sleep through H pass (of time)
9 go for I confuse with
10 get through J have just enough (usually money) to manage
11 call for K ask for (a job)
12 send for L attack
13 think through M collect someone (from their home, office etc.) 14 pay for N consider all the aspects
15 tick by O represent
B Complete the crossword with verbs from the box above, using the clues provided.
Across:
1 I hope I’ll be able to stay on in the job long enough t o ________ the project through.
4 You shouldn’t ________ compliments like that! (4, 3)
7 Although he’s in a critical state after the accident, the doctors think he’l l ________ through.
8 Could you ju st__________through these accounts and see if they’re correct?
10 A good friend will always stand________ you.
11 It’s hard t o ________ for the old lady’s disappearance.
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12 Do you think Ellen and Roy will be able t o ________ _ by on one salary?
13 When he moves to Edinburgh, he’ll have t o ________ for a flat.
Down:
2 If you need anything, ju st__________________ me for it.
3 I was enjoying myself so much that I hardly noticed the time by.
4 Her plan cannot possibly succeed. I’m sure it’l l ________ . (4, 7) 5 She’s so beautiful, he’l l ________ for her as soon as he sees her.
6 Can w e________ through the instructions again, please?
7 Luckily, I had some money_________ by for a rainy day.
9 When her mother died, Agatha had to _ _ _ _ _ for her invalid sister single-handedly.
10 Journalists are hoping t o _______ _through the secrecy surrounding the royal family’s decision.
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A Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write the letter in the space.
Recycling
1 The road was closed, so we had to _________ and find an alternative route.
a) put down b) turn back c) go about d) go off 2 They________ for Paris at midnight.
a) set off b) made for c) went off d) got down 3 I knew your family would stand________ you.
a) for b) off c) by d) about
4 How could you have________ him for your brother?
a) confused b) considered c) thought d) mistaken 5 It is vital that w e________ a change in people’s attitudes.
a) bring down b) bring back c) bring about d) look after
6 Giuseppe’s secretary________ a call to the office in Milan.
a) put through b) applied for c) put by d) set about 7 We’ll have t o _down the options before coming to a decision.
a) slow b) narrow c) bring d) wind
8 Rosa certainly________ her mother in her devil-may-care approach to life.
a) looks after b) calms down c) cares for d) takes after
9 Ingrid broke________ in tears when we told her about the accident.
a) off b) through c) down d) for
10 I’m so tired I think I’ll probably_____ _ off in the cinema.
a) doze b) sleep c) turn d) fall
11 If a bus doesn’t come, you can always flag_________________a taxi.
a) after b) for c) down d) off
12 Look, I ________ it all back. I should never have spoken like that.
a) take b) put c) call d) give
13 I think a couple of coffees w ill________ off the meal nicely.
a) go b) send c) round d) wear
14 The official________ quickly through my file, and then handed it back to me.
a) saw b) looked c)got d) turned
15 If you’re interested in Mastermind, you can send________ free tickets and be part of the studio audience next time they record it.
a) off b) by c) about d) for
16 You shouldn’t have sent Sebastian that Valentine’s card. I think you’ve scared him ________!
a) back b) down c) off d) through
17 The rain was simply________ down on the deserted street.
a) pelting b) spraying c) showering d) dripping 18 She talks so fast, it’s difficult getting a word in ________ !
a) sideways b) halfway c) edgeways d) any way
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B Read the text and
underline the ten phrasal verbs. Give a definition for each one, according to its meaning in the text.
C Match the first half of each sentence with the correct ending.
D Complete the passage by putting one word in each space. (Do not use contractions - they count as two words.)
When Laura was a university student, she found it very difficult to get by on her grant, so she decided to look for a part-time job. When she spotted an advertisement in the local paper for snack bar staff, she sat down to apply for the job. She wasn’t sure how best to go about presenting herself on paper, so she just jotted down the details of her qualifications and experience, and sent the application off immediately.
The owner of the snack bar, a Mr Edwards, rang a couple of days later to ask her to come for an interview the following Saturday. When she arrived at Tasty Bites, she was very nervous because she felt sure he could see through her claims to have worked as a waitress before, and would turn her down as a matter of course. But finally the interview was over, and when he shook hands with her and said ‘See you next week, then!’, she realised she had pulled it off.
1 How do you account for A
2 I’m not sure you’ve B
3 If your car’s out of action, C 4 Surely he didn’t sleep through D 5 She’s putting it about E
6 I can’t stand the way F 7 Have they cordoned off G
thought this through sufficiently, he’s always showing off.
that his wife has left him.
all that noise!
the discrepancies in your reports?
the scene of the crime?
I’ll call for you tonight.
THE CUCKOO ROLLER OF MADAGASCAR
This bird is about the same size 1 )__________ the European roller, and has many features in common 2) ________ its near relatives.
3 )________ the European family, however, the cuckoo roller can reverse its outer toes, 4 )________ it to perch 5 )_________ gripping a branch with two toes forward and two back. Its eating habits are also quite different.
6) nearly all other rollers take food on the wing or pluck reptiles or large insects from the ground, the cuckoo roller stays high up in the forest canopy, 7 )___________on caterpillars, stick insects and,
8) important of all, chameleons.
Subtly blending its colours to the forest backcloth, and 9 )________
leaving the safety of the branches except to cross from one tree to
10) ________ , the chameleon is an elusive prey. 11) ________ on open ground, 12) ____________________ myriad dangers it normally avoids, the chameleon’s slow, swaying walk 13)_________ it difficult to see against the leaves. 14)_________ good is its camouflage that the cuckoo roller has to 15)_up with long periods of watching and waiting,
16 ) ________ a tell-tale movement betrays its victim’s presence. At
17 ) __________________________________, experts assume this is 18)___ happens, because 19)________ the fact that this bird is widespread throughout
Madagascar, 20)_________ observer has yet seen it in the process of catching its prey.