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Phrasal Verbs


Phrasal verbs 
1-apply for           2- break down       3- bring about 
4- call for            5- calm down        6- come back  
7 - fill in              8- find out             9- get into 
10- get up            11- give up           12- go through  
13-grow up          14- keep on          15- leave behind  
16- log on (to)      17- look for          18- look forward to  
19- look up           20- make up         21- put down  
22- set up             23- show up         24-stand for  
25- take up           26- take care of    27- take up  
28- turn down       29- write down

Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the appropriate phrasal verbs.
went through /stands for/ brought about/ kept on/


1.      Social changes have been ……………by new technology
2.      The symbol ‘x’  usually …………….the unknown quantity in mathematics
3.      I wanted to explain but he …………….talking and didn’t give me a chance to say anything
4.      You can’t imagine what I ………………while I was waiting for the results




Answers: 1)brought about 2)stands for 3)kept on 4)went through
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