CAE Phrasal Verbs with Set

Click on the answer A, B, C or D that completes each sentence. There are EIGHT questions in all.

1) As soon as the couple got the keys to their new home they set ........ decorating the living room.
1. about
2. up
3. off
4. down
2) The flight was at 7.00 in the morning so he had to set .......... from home at 4.00.
1. on
2. away
3. through
4. off
3) The two friends decided not to go to university and set .......... the business as soon as they finished school.
1. in
2. down
3. up
4. through
4) The timetable for the project was set .......... when investors failed to provide extra funding.
1. off
2. back
3. down
4. away
5) I need to buy some winter clothes before the cold weather sets ...........
1. in
2. out
3. down
4. off
6) Her ability to create thrilling storylines is what sets her .......... from other writers.
1. back
2. out
3. off
4. apart
7) Getting the computer repaired set me ........ quite a lot of money.
1. away
2. behind
3. back
4. off
8) The defendent claimed he was innocent and had been set .......... by the police.
1. down
2. up
3. back
4. through

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The verbs below combine with prepositions to form many different phrasal verbs. Use a dictionary to find the meaning(s) of the following: