Use the phrasal verbs below in the correct form to replace the words and phrases in brackets
in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.
ask after back out of backup burst in
care for care about carry on (2) carry out (2)
1. You’re old enough to know better, so stop carrying on (behaving) like a child.
2. When I saw John this morning, he _____ (enquired about) you.
3. Although some protesters started shouting, the politician _____(continued) speaking.
4. Who’s going to _____ (look after) Gran while I’m in the States?
5. You can’t _____ (withdraw from) the agreement after you’ve signed the papers. –
6. It’s the duty of every police officer to _____ (support) his or her colleagues.
7. Soldiers must _____ (obey) orders without question.
8. I was in the queue at the bank when two men _____ (entered suddenly) and told everyone to lie down.
9. It’s easy for him to say he _____ (isn’t worried about) money because he’s filthy rich.
10. Despite her inexperience, she _____ (performs) all her secretarial duties to perfection.
2. asked after : hỏi về
3. carried on : tiếp tục
4. care for : chăm sóc
5. back out of : rút lại
6. backup : giúp đỡ
7. carry out ; thực thi
8. burst in : đột ngột xông vào
9. doesn’t care about : không quan tâm
10. carry out : thực hiện
2. When I saw John this morning, he ____ (enquired about) you.
3. Although some protesters started shouting, the politician _____(continued) speaking.
4. Who’s going to _____ (look after) Gran while I’m in the States?
5. You can’t _____ (withdraw from) the agreement after you’ve signed the papers. –
6. It’s the duty of every police officer to _____ (support) his or her colleagues.
7. Soldiers must _____ (obey) orders without question.
8. I was in the queue at the bank when two men _____ (entered suddenly) and told everyone to lie down.
9. It’s easy for him to say he _____ (isn’t worried about) money because he’s filthy rich.
10. Despite her inexperience, she _____ (performs) all her secretarial duties to perfection.
2. asked after
3. carried on
4. care for
5. back out of
6. backup
7. carry out
8. burst in
9. doesn’t care about
10. carry out