Ex. 54. Match the phrasal verbs 1–10 with the correct definitions A–J. 1. Could you, please, call in on the way to work and see how she is?
2. She is on her way somewhere and so, passing through Meryton, I thought she might as well call on you.
3. He called at a shop on the way home and bought some flowers for her.
4. The film starts at 7, so I’ll call for you at 6.30.
5. I’m calling on everyone of you to do your bit! We need all the help we can get.
6. Could you call in the next interviewee, please?
7. The meeting was called off due to lack of support.
8. The situation called for drastic measures.
9. Could you call last year’s sales figures up for me?
10. As the crisis deepened the ambassador was called off.
a. to cancel
b. to appeal to someone to do something
c. to make a short visit
d. to visit someone
e. to visit a place, to stop somewhere
f. to visit a place with the intention of collecting someone or something
g. ask to come
h. require, demand
i. to find and show (information) on a computer screen
j. to cause (someone or an animal) to keep away
1. Squirrels eat nuts and berries.
2. Are the chairs our or the teachers'?
3. I believe Larry was a friend of yours.
4. Whose bike is that? — It's my aunt's bike.
5. This hat is worse that the other.
6. It's the worst film I've seen.
7. The results are better than we've expected.
8. He is not the tallest boy in our group. He is as tall as you are.
9. The Arctic Ocean is the coldest of the oceans.
10. Which is more poisonous: the mosquito or the scorpion?
11. Which is the most poisonous insect?
12. Those are the children's shoes.
13. I can't find those knives.
14. "I must do something," she said to her.
15. Do you know the doctor's phone number?
16. How are you? — I'm much better today.
Example: She a student. She’s a teacher.
B isn’t
1 We to France last summer.
C went
2 I always toast for breakfast.
B have
3 your brother play the guitar?
A Does
4 My mum doesn’t like to work.
B driving
5 They TV at the moment.
A ’re watching
6 I to Rome.
B ’ve never been
7 What tomorrow afternoon?
B are you going to do
8 We to Rome and then we drove to Florence.
A flew
9 She to school today because she’s ill.
A doesn’t go
10 I at the moment because I’m on holiday.
A ’m not studying
11 Have you ever Japanese food?
B eaten
12 They pizza. They had pasta.
A didn’t have
13 Who your favourite actors?
B are
14 How often to the cinema?
B do you go
15 They early on Sundays.
C don’t get up
16 This is interesting book. Have you read it?
B an
17 I often go shopping the weekend.
C at
18 The children played in the garden.
C happily
19 These shoes aren’t . Look! They’re too small.
C mine
20 there any biscuits?
A Are
21 She hardly travels abroad.
B ever
22 Paul left work an hour .
C ago
23 How chocolate do you eat?
B much
24 This is film I’ve ever seen.
A the best
25 I’m younger my sister.
B than