DEAR FRESHMEN, 

LET'S go on LEARNING some EXTRA MATERIAL on the TOPIC 'HEALTH'


                                                      PART II.   PHRASAL VERBS

I. Give Russian equivalents of the following phrasal verbs:

• ask after - ...
• come down with - ...
• spread out - ...
• fight off - ...
• get over - ... 
• clog up - ...
• lets up - ...

II. Match the phrasal verbs on the right to the definitions on the left.

1.     come down with                  a. (make them go away)

2.     ask after                             b. (become ill)

3.     clog up                                c. (stops)        

4.     get over                              d. (cover wider area than before)

5.     lets up                                e. (block)

6.     spread out                           f. (ask for information, e.g. health)

7.     fight off                              g. (recover from)

III. Choose the best verb to complete the sentence.

1. Many infants  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  an ear infection even before their first birthday.

2. She came to  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  the health of her elderly neighbor who lived alone.

3. High fat foods can  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  our arteries. 

4. Healthy people can  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  the flu by resting and drinking lots of fluids for a few days.

5. A cold continues at its peak for several days, then it gradually  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up .

6. Chickenpox is a virus that can  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  quickly over the entire body.

7. The human body’s immune defenses usually  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up viruses.

WISH YOU BEST LUCK, undergrads!!! ldkg;ldk