1) After a long week of work, all I want to do on Saturday is ________ and read a book. a) hang out b) pick up c) laze around d) take off 2) My sister decided to ________ marine biology at university because she loves the ocean. a) get into b) go off c) go in for d) take out 3) If you want to finish the project on time, you'll need to ________ the pace of the other teams. a) take in b) mess about c) keep up d) grow on 4) The children were ________ in the living room, throwing cushions at each other. a) seeking out b) messing about c) centering around d) warming up 5) The party plans seem to ________ the idea of a surprise for John. a) take off b) centre around c) pick up d) put in 6) I didn't like the new song at first, but it's really starting to ________ me. a) get into b) grow on c) go in for d) hang out 7) It's time to ________ a new hobby; perhaps knitting or playing guitar. a) get into b) take off c) put in d) go off 8) He had to ________ a lot of time and effort to learn the difficult software. a) put in b) take in c) keep up d) seek out 9) When the alarm sounded, the whole factory had to ________ immediately. a) take out b) go in for c) go off d) take off 10) After a few weeks, she started to ________ the local culture and customs. a) take in b) hang out c) warm up d) go in for 11) We need to ________ a taxi to get to the airport. a) centre around b) pick up c) take out d) grow on 12) The speaker managed to ________ a large amount of information in a short presentation. a) pick up b) take off c) go off d) take in 13) They like to ________ at the local coffee shop every Saturday afternoon. a) mess about b) hang out c) keep up d) take out 14) I need to ________ a quiet place to study for my exams. a) take off b) seek out c) put in d) laze around 15) His mother was upset when his pet hamster suddenly ________. a) took off b) went off c) took out d) grew on 16) We decided to ________ our friends and treat them to a nice dinner downtown. a) put in b) pick up c) take out d) centre around 17) Before the marathon, the runners did some light jogging to ________. a) get into b) warm up c) hang out d) go in for 18) I'm worried the milk might have ________, as it smells a bit sour. a) gone off b) grown on c) taken off d) messed about 19) This new policy is expected to ________ very quickly in the market. a) keep up b) grow on c) take off d) laze around 20) My flight ________ late due to bad weather. a) kept up b) went off c) got into d) warmed up

Destination C1/C2 Unit 26 Phrasal Verbs

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