Phrasal Verbs Practice – 64

Say whether the people in these sentences (a) succeeded in doing something, (b) succeeded in doing something but only in the face of difficulty or (c) failed to do something

.N1. He was so nervous when he stood up to sing, but I think he carried it off rather well
.N2. She sailed through the interview and was offered the job immediately
.N3. I lost out in the job interview to another woman who had more experience than me
.N4. I’d hoped to go to Peru in March but the trip fell through
.N5. We packed in such a lot on our trip to Korea – we saw all the main cities and sights
.N6. The college authorities ignored our protests at first, but we won through in the end

:Answers

N1. b
N2. a
N3. c
N4. c
N5. a
N6. b