Phrasal verbs 3

phrasal 0 terms 12 questions TOEIC Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Here the phrasal verbs come in context, four to a paragraph, and one of the four has the wrong particle. This is the hardest of the three sets because a wrong particle rarely makes a sentence sound impossible — it just makes it mean something else. Reading for meaning rather than for grammar is the skill Part 6 rewards.

Your task

Each paragraph uses four phrasal verbs, and exactly one of them has the wrong particle. Find it and type the corrected phrasal verb.

Practice

1 I came across the plans while I was going up some old files. I wanted to throw them out , but my boss told me to hold on to them in case they might be useful in the future.

2 The flight departure was held up because a group of tourists were late checking into , and by the time we eventually took off , it was getting on for 11 o'clock.

3 We need to tighten up security in the workplace, so over the next few months a series of new security measures will be gradually phased in . We're bringing in a firm who specialize in this field, and we're hoping they will come up to a workable program.

4 The company is looking into the possibility of opening a department in China to deal with the growing market for our products in the country. If we go ahead with this, we will then need to build about a reliable network of suppliers and carriers in the region.

5 We might have to face up to the fact that the deal with Automart might fall up . I've asked the committee to check out other options available to us if this happens, but we might have to fall back on our original plan.

6 The company is going to bring apart some of the best minds in the industry to carry out a survey looking at the possibility of expanding the company into Europe. They will then put together a series of measures and options available to us. Our main concern at the moment is how to get round the inevitable bureaucracy that will be involved.

7 I expect there will be a few problems, but these can probably be smoothed out without much difficulty. I must put across to everyone my view that we have no intention of dropping in of the project at this stage, and I suggest we go about this exciting challenge with enthusiasm and determination.

8 Because of economic difficulties, the company has come under severe financial pressure. This means that we need to cut back on staff in several departments, and so over the next two years, several positions will be gradually phased out . The unfortunate task of informing those who will have to leave falls for Ms. Bailey, our Human Resources manager.

9 We hold regular staff training and development sessions after work which all employees have to take part in . Nobody can opt out of these unless they have work commitments. And the management become very suspicious if employees try to get out of any of the sessions by suddenly coming through with mystery 'illnesses'!

10 Although he came in a lot of money when his father died, he decided to carry on working for the company. He enjoyed his work so much that he turned down the offer of promotion. However, he decided to leave when he fell out with his boss over plans to make several of his colleagues redundant.

11 The staff all look up to the company Director: he's efficient, he's approachable and he's friendly. He looks after them like they were his own children, and is always happy to sort out any problems that they might have. In that respect, he takes to his father, who started the company in 1987.

12 When she didn't turn round for work for the third day in a row, we decided to find out what the problem was. It turned out that she was unhappy in her job because she felt the boss was always picking on her and making her life difficult.