Vocabulary Training with Phrasal Verbs (1)

Why is Albert always picking on me? I wish he would stop ......... me all the time.
noticing
critiquing
criticizing
reviewing

A fight is about tostart between my dog and your dog. They don't like each other and they're both ready to .......... I think my dog and I are going to leave now.
explode
sizzle
simmer
vanish

We really have to cut back on our spending because we want to go on an exotic trip next year. We have to ......... our entertainment expenses.
reduce
stop
close
subdue

You're really anxious about your mother's visit, aren't you? Loosen up a bit. She's going to like our house, so just .........!
exhale
lie down
relax
finish

Thomas was put away for life because he was found guilty of first-degree murder. He was ......... to prison for 50 years without parole.
put
sent
passed
demanded

It looks like it's going to pour. I hope it doesn't ......... for long.
snow
start
go
rain

The thieves made away with most of our electronic equipment. They ......... our computers and our DVD players.
carried
robbed
burgled
stole

We're going to the Bahamas next week, and I'm going to soak up the sun. I can't wait to sun ......... all day long.
burn
bathe
shade
glow

New skyscrapers are going up in the downtown area every day. They're ......... a lot of new facilities to revitalize the area.
piling
blocking
razing
building

My friend nearly passed out when she heard the terrible news about her husband. I thought she was going to ........., but she didn't.
faint
mull
soar
simper