Grammar review - 9

PHRASAL VERBS CAE 1
INSERT THE CORRECT WORDS
She ____________ upon a novel idea for fund-raising.
We were unable to ____________out what the professor was saying because we were sitting at the back of the auditorium.
I can’t ____________ out how to fix the computer.
He didn’t like the idea at first but he’s ________ __________ to it now.
Linda _______ ________ ______the brilliant idea of booking her birthday party on a tourist boat.
Make sure you _______ _____on the company before your interview. 
Philosophers have ____________ over the question of God for thousands of years.
I’m _______________up my Japanese before taking a 3-year course in Tokyo University.
He was trying to _______________out why he was imprisoned.
The plan fell through because they hadn't ________________it through properly.
The detective has ________________things together and discovered the judge is the assassinator
Why don’t you change ____________ of those wet things and put something dry on?
The image on the screen ____________ away and I knew it was a computer virus.
Let’s ____________ out your new game and see if it works.
You’ll regret if you don’t ____________ up your data.
Did you hear they’re thinking of doing ____________ with identity cards?
You need to ____________ in your details and then press “enter”
We should ____________up Jake’s room now he’s left home.
Could you send someone to have a look at my computer, because nothing happens when I ____________ it on?
I took my watch ____________ to see what was wrong with it, but I couln’t put it____________ together again.
Your essay would make more sense if you changed the second and third paragraphs ____________.
Our holiday turned ____________a nightmare.
She was ____________out from looking after her elderly mother.
I sorted all the papers and you've ____________them up again.
I think they’ve____________the basement into a garage.
Ben had to go back to work – a problem's ____________up.
Sometimes you've just got to take a chance and ____________ in.
Somehow they all ended ______ ______ my house.
The show ____________off this week at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco.
Do you want to ____________off early tonight?
It's time you ____________down to some work.
They've had to ____________ back production and ____________ off workers.
I had to lay ____________ the medication for a while to see if that was causing my headaches.
We need to be ready for whatever problems ____________ ahead.
Sorry I'm late; I'll _______ _____ the time this evening.
Why don't you two forget your differences and ____________ up?
We shall ____________ ahead with our plans for reform.
After a three-day rest, the travellers ____________ out again.
We're ____________ under with applications for the job.
I can't ____________ on any more work at the moment.
ANSWERS
She ____hit_____ upon a novel idea for fund-raising.
We were unable to ___make____ out what the professor was saying because we were sitting at the back of the auditorium.
I can’t ___figure________ out how to fix the computer.
He didn’t like the idea at first but he’s ____come round to it now.
Linda ___came up with ___the brilliant idea of booking her birthday party on a tourist boat.
Make sure you ___swot_ up_on the company before your interview. 
Philosophers have _mulled__over the question of God for thousands of years.
I’m ___brushing___ up my Japanese before taking a 3-year course in Tokyo University.
He was trying to ___puzzle__ out why he was imprisoned.
The plan fell through because they hadn't ____thought____ it through properly.
The detective has __pieced____ things together and discovered the judge is the assassinator
Why don’t you change out of those wet things and put something dry on?
The image on the screen faded away and I knew it was a computer virus.
Let’s test out your new game and see if it works.
You’ll regret if you don’t back up your data.
Did you hear they’re thinking of doing away with identity cards?
You need to key in your details and then press “enter”
We should do up Jake’s room now he’s left home.
Could you send someone to have a look at my computer, because nothing happens when I switch it on?
I took my watch apart to see what was wrong with it, but I couln’t put it back together again.
Your essay would make more sense if you changed the second and third paragraphs around.
Our holiday turned into a nightmare.
She was worn out from looking after her elderly mother.
I sorted all the papers and you've mixed them up again.
I think they’ve turned the basement into a garage.
Ben had to go back to work – a problem's cropped up.
Sometimes you've just got to take a chance and dive in.
Somehow they all ended up at my house.
The show kicks off this week at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco.
Do you want to knock off early tonight?
It's time you knuckled down to some work.
They've had to cut back production and lay off workers.
I had to lay off the medication for a while to see if that was causing my headaches.
We need to be ready for whatever problems lie ahead.
Sorry I'm late; I'll make up the time this evening.
Why don't you two forget your differences and make up?
We shall press ahead with our plans for reform.
After a three-day rest, the travellers set out again.
We're snowed under with applications for the job.
I can't take on any more work at the moment.