Question
Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to _____________ with the West.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs. If none of the given phrasal verbs are correct, choose E, that is ‘None of these’ as the answer.Solution
The phrasal verb ‘catch up’ means ‘to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else’. Blow up- to become suddenly very angry. Give up- to stop trying to guess. Take up- to begin to do something. Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West.
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