Complete each of the following sentences with the appropriate phrasal verbs from the box in their correct form.

peter out	put in	fob off	catch up with
pass on	fall through	die out	clamp down

 

The destruction of this area of habitat will mean that some species of plant will ………

The car park…………is responsible for parking customers’ cars.

For many people, social networking offers them a feeling of…………from the real world. (ESCAPE)

People also read these papers for their reviews of new books, films and plays and for their…………and job satisfaction. (EDIT)

The plan to build a new motorway…………due to a lack of money.

Tom: “I loved Christmas as a child.”

      Nick: “So did I. Every Christmas Eve all the family…………the tress together.”

PART B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I expect your Chinese…………a great deal by the time you…………back from China.

If you wash that pullover in the boiling water, it will………….

Any actor who becomes known for one role is in danger of becoming…………. (TYPE)

Rewrite the second sentence using the given word(s) so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between FOUR and SIX words including the given words.

Are you saying Dan gets angry easily, Fiona? (SHORT)

->Are you saying Dan………………………………………………, Fiona?

The Roman people are believed…………to Europe around the beginning of the last millennium.

She stood there completely ………… so I had no idea at all what she was thinking. (EXPRESS)

Mark, a…………commentator, was often featured on state television explaining government policy. (TELEVISION)