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5 سوال تستی از افعال دوبخشی پیشرفته زبان انگلیسی (Advanced English phrasal verbs)

The company decided to **wind down** its overseas operations due to high costs

What does "wind down" mean here?

a) Expand gradually

b) Reduce and eventually stop

c) Speed up operations

d) Merge with another company

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After years of rivalry, the two leaders finally patched things up

What does "patch things up" mean?

a) Repair a damaged relationship

b) Create a temporary alliance

c) Ignore each other’s faults

d) Divide responsibilities

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The scientist managed to rule out the possibility of human error in the experiment

What does "rule out" mean?

a) Confirm something

b) Eliminate as a possibility

c) Postpone a decision

d) Approve officially

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During the meeting, she tried to play down the seriousness of the issue

What does "play down" mean?

a) Hide completely

b) Emphasize strongly

c) Make something seem less important

d) Discuss in detail

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The new law will bear upon the way companies report their earnings

What does "bear upon" mean?

a) Have an effect on

b) Prevent from happening

c) Complain about

d) Delay