viernes, 2 de enero de 2009

Phrasal Verbs with 'Pick'


Choose the most suitable definition for the phrasal verbs in the following sentences.

1. The manager is always picking on me.
(A) The manager always criticizes me.
(B) The manager tells me all his secrets.
(C) The manager always chooses me when there is something important to do.

2. He picked out all the best fruit.

(A) He threw all the best fruit in the bin.
(B) He chose all the best fruit.
(C) He gave the best fruit to other people.

3. She's a girl he picked up in a bar.

(A) She's a girl he started a fight with in a bar.
(B) She's a girl he criticized in a bar.
(C) She's a girl he met by chance in a bar.

4. Business is picking up after the Christmas holiday.

(A) Business is getting worse.
(B) Business is continuing as normal.
(C) Business is improving.

5. The car will pick you up at the hotel at 7 o'clock.

(A) The car will collect you from the hotel.
(B) The car will take you to the hotel.
(C) The car will deliver something to you at the hotel.

6. He picked up some German when he was working in Berlin.

(A) He met some German people.
(B) He learnt some German without being taught.
(C) He went to German lessons.

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