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Exercise "Phrasal verbs with Up and Down", created by flori10 (a free exercise to learn English):
Results of the 465 people who have taken this test:
Average mark: 61 / 100 Share


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Stats (465 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 67.5 %
He * down in front of his desk to write a letter to his ex-girlfriend.

Question 2 passed: 70.1 %
He * up the pen but he couldn't find the right words so he was just sitting there in silence, thinking what to say.

Question 3 passed: 70.1 %
Finally, he * down his pen

Question 4 passed: 78.3 %
and * up from the desk to move around a bit and get his thoughts clear. Clara had clearly betrayed him, for sure.

Question 5 passed: 86.2 %
Tom * up heartbroken

Question 6 passed: 50.8 %
after their 2-year relationship * down because of Clara's betrayal. He felt utterly disappointed because of what her ex-girlfriend had done. What Clara actually did, was to take money from his credit card without asking.

Question 7 passed: 46.5 %
When Tom * up the topic, Clara became immediately emotional, saying something like "We are together in a relationship. Your money is mine and vice-versa, and so is your credit card."

Question 8 passed: 61.3 %
After having argued like this for some time, Tom * up and just went into the forest to relax a bit.

Question 9 passed: 51 %
Because of Tom's sudden leaving, Clara felt really distressed and afraid that she would lose the love of her life. So she followed the boy to the forest, wanting to * things up.

Question 10 passed: 59.8 %
Unfortunately, Clara was also very stubborn, so she would never admit that it had been wrong to use her boyfriend's credit card without asking. "There is still money on the card. Please let's stay together and not * down our relationship.

Question 11 passed: 85.2 %
Please don't * me down. I need your financial and emotional support to reach my next goals in life." Clara said.

Question 12 passed: 49.7 %
Clara had big plans but the problem was that she didn't have any money. She even * down on smoking her favourite cigarettes and eating her favourite chocolate

Question 13 passed: 72.3 %
to * up for a trip around the world. She hoped that by mentioning her goals, Tom would be curious enough to ask more about them and stop fighting.

Question 14 passed: 62.6 %
Tom, who had already * down from the time spent in the forest,

Question 15 passed: 42.4 %
* down Clara's offer to travel with her around the world, mainly because his credit card was short of money.

Question 16 passed: 39.6 %
But then he * up with another idea.

Question 17 passed: 34 %
"Since you * up all my credit, I can't afford to travel anywhere with you. But you can use the money you stole from me to go on a trip and be far away from me." said Tom. Clara was a defiant woman and she didn't like it when someone tried to tell her what to do so she started to yell at Tom: "Don't you tell me what to do, Tom! I'm not a small kid who needs instructions!" Clara shouted angrily. "There is another problem to the world tour you suggest! What happens if we book a flight to Australia, pay it with my credit card and

Question 18 passed: 60.2 %
then you don't * up in time at the airport when the plane boards?" "Can you stop making allusions to the past! It was only because I had been so melancholic on this Friday that I didn't show up at the airport last time we wanted to travel to Egypt. "

Question 19 passed: 64.9 %
"What?! This is ridiculous! You told me before that you didn't * up because your mum broke her leg and you had to take her to the hospital. Were you lying again?!" asked Tom furiously.

Question 20 passed: 46.2 %
Not only did her girlfriend use his credit card without his permission, but she also had the habit of lying to him. Tom was tired of it all and couldn't * up with all the lies she said.

Question 21 passed: 78.3 %
Brazen as Clara was, she * up with the next lie:

Question 22 passed: 94.4 %
"* down at your 200-pounds-shoes! You really have enough money to share a bit of it with me! And my mum really didn't pay attention before crossing the road on that day

Question 23 passed: 52 %
and * up in hospital."

Question 24 passed: 39.4 %
When Tom took everything into account, all the lies, all the betrayals, he decided that he had had enough. "I want to * up!" he said.

Question 25 passed: 28 %
Barely had he announced his wish, Clara's eyes already * up and she started to cry.

Question 26 passed: 74.4 %
In the end, the two of them * down in their own flats

Question 27 passed: 55.7 %
and * down again. Tom looked for another more peaceful girlfriend and Clara looked for another boyfriend too.


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