Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
It took the soldier a long time to _________ the death of his comrade.

• A. get round
• B. get over
• C. get across
• D. get through

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

get over

Option B is the correct answer because the phrasal verb 'get over' means to start to feel happy or well again after something bad has happened.

Options A, C and D are incorrect because the phrasal verbs 'get round' means persuade (someone) to do or allow something that they initially do not want to, 'get across' means to make people understand something and 'get through' means to deal with something difficult.