PHRASAL VERBS ~ UNIT 13 (Exercises & Keys)

PHRASAL VERBS - UNIT 13
I. Complete these sentences using the six verbs from the list below. Use each verb only once.
look up to - cheer up - put (sb.) off - look down on - look forward to - put up with
1. The bad newspaper reviews......me going to see the new film.
2. Last winter, we had to......a lot of discomfort when our central heating system
stopped working.
3. My parents......my boyfriend because he hasn`t got a good job.
4. Children should......their parents.
5. Every year, I......my summer holiday.
6. I expect this present will......her......
II. Complete these sentences using the `ing` form of the verb in brackets.
e.g.The noise put Ron off....... (read his book)
=> The noise put Ron off reading his book.
1. I`m looking forward to...... (meet him)
2. The bad weather put me off....... (go for a walk)
3. We are looking forward to...... (see him again)
III. Replace the words in italics by the words in brackets. Change the word order if necessary.
e.g. Tom cheered his sister up. (her)
=> Tom cheered her up.
1. My father is looking forward to his retirement. (it)
2. He put me off the idea. (it)
3. The invitation cheered him up. (Terry)
4. I don`t know how you put up with all your troubles. (them)
5. They look down on Peter. (him)
6. We look up to her. (Sally)
IV. Complete the passage using put (someone) off/look up to/look down on.
People.......Mr Price because he is a dustman and they......Mr Brown because he is a bank manager. All this has.......me.......the idea of becoming a dustman.
V. Complete the passage using cheer up/put up with/look forward to.
Your brother is always complaining, I don`t know how you.......him. I`m really......the
day when he.......a bit.
VI. Use the verbs in brackets to reply to the following.
e.g. How do you feel about the party?
=> I`m really looking forward to it.
1. Jeff looks very sad. (cheer up)
2. Why do you think Brian is a snob? (look down on)
3. My father-in-law is very rude. (put up with)
4. It should be a very exciting football match. (look forward to)
5. Why do you want me to stop talking? (put off)
6. What do you think of your father? (look up to)

ANSWER KEYS
I.
1. put (me) off 2. put up with 3. look down on
4. look up to 5. look forward to 6. cheer (her) up
II. 1. meeting him 2. going for a walk 3. seeing him again
III.
1. looking forward to it 2. put me off it 3. cheered Terry up
4. put up with them 5. look down on him 6. look up to Sally
IV. look down on, look up to, put (me) off
V. put up with, looking forward to, cheers up
VI.
1. Let`s try and cheer him up (etc.)
2. Because he always looks down on people with no money (etc.)
3. Why do you put up with him (etc.)?
4. Yes, I`m really looking forward to it (etc.)
5. Because you`re putting me off my work (etc.)
6. I`ve always looked up to him (etc.)

Notes.
- look up to: kính phục (= admire and respect sb.)
- cheer up: làm cho ai vui lên (= make sb. feel happier)
- put (sb.) off: không gây hứng thú; làm mất hứng (= disencourage)
- look down on: khinh bỉ; coi thường (think that you are better than someone)
- look forward to: mong; ngóng (= feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen)
- put up with: chịu đựng (= endure; accept an unpleasant situation or experience)





Cheer me up!


Look up to


Put up with