Prepositions And Phrasal Verbs Advanced Level Test - Quiz (Online Exercise With

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This fifth vocabulary test contains 25 multiple choice

questions on the topics of prepositions and phrasal 5. 5.In the U.S.A, slavery was_____ after a very long and
verbs of English language. Both English learners and ESL disgraceful period.
teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check
the knowledge of prepositions and phrasal verbs. A) taken up
B) done away with
1. The President’s _____ resignation in summer C) run across
1.
resulted in an early presidential race D) sorted out
E) torn up
A) expected
B) abrupt
C) foremost
D) gradual
6. 6. America's national symbol is that great bird which
E) innate is _____ as the bald eagle.

A) regarded
B) called
2. Martha is a very much_____ woman, she never C) referred
2.
comments on assumptions D) known
E) checked
A) realistic
B) moody
C) imaginative
D) prosperous
7. 7.The Count of Monte Cristo was written in French,
E) accurate but you can read it in the English_____ , which is
much easier for you to read.

A) withdrawal
B) version
3. 3. When our commander gives an order he expects it
to be _____ seriously and punctually. C) adherent
D) proponent
A) carried out E) upheaval
B) looked into
C) put aside
D) let down
E) dropped off 8. On February 12, 1809, in a Kentucky log cabin,
8.
there was born a lad who _____ became the sixteenth
President of the United States.

A) obviously
4. 4. His injuries turned out to be _____ and he died the B) subsequently
day after the accident.
C) severely
A) fatal D) promptly
B) final E) distinctly
C) solemn
D) lively
E) harmless

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9. 9.Our teacher was so indecisive that she w a s _____

persuaded to change her mind again.

A) readily 14. 14. We struggled against the waves until our

strength_____ .
B) subtly
C) abruptly A) gave out
D) hardly B) went up
E) punctually C) moved away
D) passed away
E) sold out

10. 10. Our landlady gave us a week's______ to leave her

apartment.

A) threat 15. 15. When the lights went out, I couldn’t see a thing,
but gradually I was able to _____ the outlines of the
B) notice
larger pieces of furniture
C) dismissal
D) application A) perceive
E) caution B) defer
C) inflate
D) withstand
E) neglect
11. 11. Although Mr Perkins’s arguments were very _____
, the board didn't accept his proposal.

A) persuasive
B) inappropriate 16. 16. It was difficult for him t o ____ the shocking news
when he first heard it.
C) superfluous
D) futile A) wear down
E) unavailable B) take in
C) warm up
D) hang out
E) keep on
12. 12. T h e____from the airport was really exhausting
since we had to drive through the fog.

A) voyage
B) cruise 17. 17. The audience____ their breath until the acrobat
was safely down from the high wire.
C) travel
D) flight A) took
E) journey B) caught
C) wasted
D) held
E) spent
13. 13. By bringing up an unrelated: matter you are not
being _____ with your previous statement that we
should stick to the topic.

A) hostile
B) vacant
C) timid
D) edible
E) consistent

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18. 18. When I go to college, I will probably work each 21. 21. Walter left, saying he would return _____ , but he
summer to help pay the______ was gone for a long time.

A) resolution A) presently
B) verdict B) clearly
C) prospect C) exceedingly
D) tuition D) sarcastically
E) script E) particularly

19. 19. After landing at Plymouth, the Pilgrims suffered 22. 22. Mother always told us to ____ our toys_____ when
greatly; about half of them failed to _____ the first we finished playing.
winter.
A) stand / out
A) reconcile B) bring / up
B) eliminate C) get / through
C) survive D) put / away
D) intervene E) let/on
E) abate

23. 23. We ____ Carl’s plan to put in air conditioning but

20. 20. Houses of worship and charitable institutions could not come to a decision.
contribute nothing to our city’s treasury; they are
_____ from taxation. A) shut off
B) worked out
A) fragile
C) knocked down
B) genuine
D) came across
C) exempt
E) talked over
D) dubious
E) permanent

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24. 24. Some shops have doors which open by 25. 25. The airline received hundreds of _____ claims
themselves at the _____ of a customer. following the loss of luggage.

A) oppression A) devastation
B) approach B) proportion
C) recognition C) satisfaction
D) obedience D) substantial
E) collision E) hesitation

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Answer Key:

1: B 14: A
2: E 15: A
3: A 16: B
4: A 17: D
5: B 18: D
6: D 19: C
7: B 20: C
8: B 21: A
9: C 22: D
10: B 23: E
11: A 24: B
12: E 25: D
13: E

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