Phrasal verbs (band 8)

Question 1

Do you have any expectation regarding your scholarship application?

Answer 1

I am not sure if I am good enough to actually get the scholarship, but I expect to at least make it to the final round.

Question 2

I had to bone up on my English studies to push my IELTS score to a 7 or higher.

Answer 2

informal To fill with information; try to learn a lot about something in a short time; study quickly.

Carl was boning up for an examination. Jim had to make a class report the next day on juvenile delinquency, and he was in the library boning up on how the courts handle it.

Question 3

Personally, I think we should do away with school uniforms. Students should wear what they like.

Answer 3

To do away with something means to remove it completely or put an end to it.

Question 4

I’m not sure what I will end up doing with my life. I can’t decide on a career path.

Answer 4

If you end up doing something or end up in a particular state, you do that thing or get into that state even though you did not originally intend to.
If you don’t know what you want, you might end up getting something you don’t want…
Every time they went dancing they ended up in a bad mood…

She could have ended up a millionairess.

PHRASAL VERB: V P -ing, V P prep/adv, V P n
= finish

I’d like to end by inviting questions from the audience.

Question 5

I figured out how to fix the television.

Answer 5

consider

evaluate

inspect

interpret

investigate

resolve

Question 6

My friends and I went to a friend’s house last week. Things were great, except that there was no coffe, so we had to make do with tea.

Answer 6

با چیزى تا کردن ،با چیزى بسر بردن

Question 7

I used to spend most of the school days goofing off with her friends.

Answer 7

a person who habitually shirks work or responsibility; idler.

avoid work

bum around

Question 8

I’m not sure what to make of this question. Could you rephrase it for me ?

Answer 8

Clarify

define

depict

construe =

1. to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
2. to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer:

He construed her intentions from her gestures.

Question 9

I’m usually worn out by the end of the week because I’m studying for IELTS and working as well.

Answer 9

overused

battered

crumbling

tired exhausted

depleted of energy, strength, or enthusiasm; exhausted; fatigued.

deplete /dɪˈpliːt/
verb [T]
to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money or similar:
If we continue to deplete the Earth’s natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
The illness depletes the body of important vitamins.
HUMOROUS That last holiday has seriously depleted my bank account!

Question 10

I clammed up when she asled me to answer the question.

Answer 10

silent, reserved

(intransitive, adverb) ( informal) to keep or become silent orwithhold information