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A) Read the texts and remember the meaning of phrasal verbs.
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GOING THROUGH COLLEGE
Sam and Ben are twin brothers. They have a very rich grandfather who offered to put them through1 university. Sam sailed through2 his exams at school and easily got into a good university. Ben wanted to go to the same university, but it was harder for him to get in3. However, in his last few months at schools, he buckled down4 to his studies and managed to get through5 all the necessary exams. Both brothers wanted to major in6 law. Sam had worked in a law firm in several summer holidays and this experience was able to count towards7 his degree. Ben spent his holidays playing sport. Sam continued to study hard and soon left most of the other students in his group behind8. At the end of six months the professor creamed off9 the best students and moved them up the next class. Sam was in this group but Ben was not. The professor felt he was more interested in rugby than law and this counted against10 him. He was marked down11 for careless mistakes in a number of his assays and by the end of the year he had fallen behind12 the rest of his year. His tutor says he’ll be lucky if he even scrapes through13 his exams. His grandfather has arranged to come and visit him and Ben is feeling a little nervous.
| 1 | pay for them to study at university | 8 | made much faster progress than others |
| 2 | easily passed | 9 | separated the cleverest or most skilful people from a group and treated them differently |
| 3 | succeed in getting a place (at school, college, or organization) | 10 | contributed to his bad marks |
| 4 | started working hard | 11 | given a lower mark |
| 5 | succeed (in an examination or competition) | 12 | failed to remain level woth a group of people that was moving towards |
| 6 | (US, AUS) study something as their main subject at university | 13 | (informal) passes but only just |
| 7 | be part of what was needed in order to complete something |
IN THE LIBRARY
Let me try to describe this scene in a university library. A girl with long hair is pouring over1 a map. Next to her a boy is skimming through2 some books, looking for some information on wind energy for his thesis. At the same table is a girl with short hair, who has buries herself in3 a journal. Next to her a boy is checking off4 names on a list – he’s crossed off5 one of them. There is a busy and studious atmosphere in his library and I hope this has come across6 in my description
| 1 | studying carefully | 4 | writing something to each item on a list in order to make sure that everything or everyone on it is correct, present, or has been dealt with |
| 2 | reading quickly without studying the details | 5 | removed a word (e.g. name) from a list by drawing a line through it |
| 3 | given all her attention to | 6 | been expressed clearly enough for the reader to understand it |
b) Match each sentence on the left with sentence which follows logically on the right:
| 1) He took three weeks off in the middle of term. | a) He buckled down to his studies. |
| 2) He didn’t read the book thoroughly. | b) He got through all his exams. |
| 3) He searched the manuscript carefully. | c) He was marked down. |
| 4) He decided he had wasted far too much time. | d) He just skimmed through it. |
| 5) He was very successful at college. | e) He felt behind with his work. |
| 6) He didn’t keep to the set topic for his essay. | f) He pored over it for hours. |
c) Complete these sentences using the correct particles:
1. It cost Rick and Nina a huge amount of money to put three children … college.
2. Vlad sailed … all his exams a t school but found things much harder at university and only scraped … his final accountancy exams.
3. I’m afraid you’ll have to cross my name … the list for the trip next Saturday.
4. The college basketball team always seems to cream … the best athletes and other sports suffer as a result.
5. She was so brilliant, she left all the students ….
6. the end-of-semester marks in each ear all count … your final degree.
7. I like Professor Watson’s lectures; they’re so clear. His ideas don’t come … nearly as well in his books.
8. He was on the borderline between pass and fail, but his poor attendance on the cource counted … him and they failed him in the end.
d) Rewrite each sentence using a phrasal verb based on the word in brackets:
1. As each person arrived she asked their name and put a tick on her list. (check)
2. She picked up her favourite novel and became completely absorbed in it. (bury)
3. He decided to take economics as the main subject for his degree. (major)
4. His tutor transferred him to a higher class. (move)
5. What sort of grades do you need to be given a university place in your country? (get)
6. I applied to Oxford University but I wasn’t accepted. (get)
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