Phrasal Verbs

24-5. REVIEW On a separate piece of paper, complete the sentences with these nouns
from previous units. To check their meanings, review the unit number given after each
one.
backup, 11
drop-off, 11
lineup, 18
tryout, 11
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build up, 2
dropout, 23
melt down, 21
workout, 11
crackdown, 23
follow-up, 11
stick together, 21
1. The doctor said I was cured, but he wants me to see him in a year for a _____________.
2. Drugs are getting to be a big problem in my son’s school. I think it’s time for a
_____________.
3. When I was nineteen, I was a _____________ with no future, but then I got smart and
finished school.
4. After the accident, the human cannonball was dropped from the circus _____________.
5. The _____________ for the basketball team will be next Saturday at 10:00 
A.M.
6. Janice just got back from the gym, and she’s really exhausted from her _____________.
7. I use the program on the hard disk, but I have a _____________ on a CD.
8. Business at the restaurant used to be good, but there was a big _____________ after that
case of food poisoning.
9. The general expected an attack soon after she saw the big _____________ in the
enemy’s troop numbers.
10. Marty goes crazy even about small problems, so when he finds out that you just put a big
dent in his car, he’s going to have a _____________.
11. These are very strong magnets, so when they get _____________, it’s very hard to
separate them.
24-6. REVIEW On a separate piece of paper, complete the sentences with these phrasal
verbs from previous units. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense and
person. To check their meanings, review the unit number given after each one.
chill out, 19
figure on, 18
man up, 22
stay out, 23
come to, 21
fizzle out, 18
melt down, 21
tell on, 15
cool off, 19
hang up, 9
push around, 18
watch out, 2
count up, 22
hold out, 23
settle down, 21
1. Young man, if you don’t _____________ _____________ of trouble at school, I’m going
to take away your car!
2. The strike _____________ _____________ after management threatened to fire the
striking workers and hire new ones.
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3. Nicholas is a bully. He _____________ his employees _____________ and fires them
for no reason.
4. Todd got in trouble with his mother after he broke a window and his sister
_____________ _____________ him.
5. If you’re going to that bad neighborhood late at night, please be careful and
_____________ _____________ for robbers.
6. That museum is huge. If you want to see everything, you should _____________
_____________ spending the entire day there.
7. This coffee’s way too hot. Can you get me an ice cube so I can _____________ it
_____________?
8. That company wants to hire me, but I’m _____________ _____________ for more
money.
9. I should have worked on my school project last night, but I was tired, so I just
_____________ _____________ with some friends.
10. When it _____________ _____________ making money, no one is worse at it than I am.
11. My husband was very angry when our thirteen-year-old daughter came home at 4:00 in
the morning, so I told him to _____________ _____________ and let me talk to her.
12. The thieves _____________ the stolen jewelry _____________ and sold it.
13. After the votes were _____________ _____________, Senator Dolittle was declared the
winner.
14. You’re twenty-five years old. You need to _____________ _____________ and stop
depending on Mommy and Daddy to solve all your problems.
15. Leticia said good-bye and _____________ _____________ the telephone.
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