2017 · Q15
Which one of the following phrasal verbs may be used in the blank space in the sentence, “We were happy in the beginning, but now all the troubles have _____ (appeared)”?
General EnglishVocabulary
- Acropped up
- Bcome about
- Ccome out
- Drushed in
Explanation
Crop up means to appear or arise unexpectedly, typically of problems or difficulties, which suits all the troubles have cropped up. Come about means to happen (of events generally), come out means to be published or emerge, and rush in means to enter hastily. Only Cropped up (A) carries the sudden-appearance-of-trouble sense.