Phrasal Verb Quiz "A" Mixture

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A mixture
Circle the correct answer
1. Staff who refused to ______ by the new rules were fired.
a. abide
b. adhere
c. angle
d. arrive
e. attend
2. I hope they don't serve seafood. It just doesn't ______ with me.
a. abide
b. agree
c. angle
d. ask
e. associate
3. We're ______ at doubling production by the end of the century.
a. according
b. aiming
c. answering
d. asking
e. associating
4. I need to call the technician. My machine is ______ up.
a. acting
b. aiming
c. angling
d. arriving
e. attending
5. I'll deal with it as soon as I can but I've got another couple of matters to ______ to first.
a. accord
b. agree
c. answer
d. arrive
e. attend
6. Even ______ for exaggeration, it sounds like Jordi was really incompetent.
a. acting
b. allowing
c. amounting
d. asking
e. associating
7. I saw Simon the other day and he was after you.
a. according
b. adhering
c. answering
d. asking
e. averaging
8. The changes introduced have not ______ to anything very significant.
a. added
b. adhered
c. amounted
d. asked
e. associated
9. I don't understand why she's going to a new job with less pay and longer hours. It just doesn't ______ up.
a. add
b. adhere
c. amount
d. arrive
e. attend
10. Diplomacy is not a quality I'd normally ______ with Dorothy.
a. abide
b. adhere
c. answer
d. arrive
e. associate
11. The working atmosphere has gone downhill since you joined. You have a lot to ______ for.
a. abide
b. agree
c. answer
d. ask
e. attribute
12. Although I may appear to be autonomous, I have to ______ to a manager in the Basel head office.
a. abide
b. adhere
c. answer
d. ask
e. average
13. We negotiated with the unions for several hours but weren't able to ______ at an agreement.
a. abide
b. agree
c. angle
d. arrive
e. attribute
14. Absenteeism per employee ______ out at 4 days a year.
a. acts
b. aims
c. answers
d. arrives
e. averages
15. This company has always ______ to a strict no-smoking policy.
a. acted
b. adhered
c. amounted
d. asked
e. attended
16. I don't know the answer myself but I'll ______ around and see if anybody else knows.
a. accord
b. aim
c. answer
d. ask
e. attend
17. Bob's always sucking up to the boss. I guess he's ______ for promotion.
a. acting
b. adhering
c. angling
d. amounting
e. associating
18. She's the best assistant I've ever had. I couldn't ______ for a better one.
a. abide
b. agree
c. answer
d. ask
e. average
19. Jim's version of the facts doesn't ______ with the version I heard from Jules.
a. accord
b. argue
c. amount
d. arrive
e. attend

20. He ______ his success to hard work.
a. abides
b. aims
c. angles
d. arrives
e. attributes