English Vocabulary Exercises - Phrasal Verbs (General 6) - Exercise 9-1

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. His marital problems are probably what _______________ his bad moods at work.
2. The restaurant _______________ after about six months because they weren't getting enough business.
3. I'm really tired from work. I just don't _______________ going dancing tonight.
4. We can always _______________ Jack. He's our best salesman.
5. If your computer seems to be really slow, trying shutting it down, wait ten seconds and then _______________ again.
6. If you're looking to buy a used car, you should _______________. Someone in the office might have one to sell.
7. The deal may _______________ because the company is suddenly requesting some changes to the contract.
8. Here, let me _______________ your hair before we take the photo.
9. He _______________ of school when he was sixteen to start a music career.
10. Frank is always _______________ at the office and making everyone laugh.
11. She _______________ for a couple of years so that she could go on a trip to Europe.
12. You'd better _______________ if you go hiking in Sooke. There has been a sighting of a bear on the trails there recently.
13. I had just gotten off the bus when it _______________ me that I had forgotten my lunch at home.
14. He was _______________ his car when he hit a telephone pole.
15. The body of an old woman was found in her apartment. Police have _______________ the death as murder, believing it was due to old age.