PHRASAL VERBS

1. Children should be taught that they have to .................. everything after they use it

A. put away B. pick off C. collect up D. catch on

2. I can't walk in these high-heeled boots . I keep .........................

A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out

3. People are advised to ................... smoking because of its harm to their health

A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on

4. It took Ted a long time to get ..................... the breakup of his marriage

A. over B. across C. along with D. through

5. The smell of the sea ................... his childhood

A. took him in B. took after C. took him back to D. took it for granted

6. Despite all the interruptions , he ......................... with his work

A. pressed on B. held on C. stuck at D. hung out

7. The new office block ..................... well with its surroundings

A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off

8. It's a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother . She's very frail . I hope she .............................

A. gets over B. comes round C. pulls through D. stands up

9. It was very difficult to .................... what he was saying about the noise of the traffic

A. pick up B. make up C. turn out D. make out

10. When Tet holiday comes , Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ................ their houses

A. do up B. do through C. do over D. do in

11. Bob has a bad lung cancer and his doctor advised him to ................... smoking

A. turn up B. give up C. take up D. put up

12. When he realized the police had spotted him , the man ................... the exit as quickly as possible

A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up

13. The government is thinking of bringing ................ a law to make it compulsory for cyclists to wear crash helmets

A. on B. up C. in D. round

14. Susan was alone in the house when the fire ...................................

A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away

15. I think you need to ..................... your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn't get confused

A. dawn on B. set out C. get on with D. give in

16. Susie and Fran .................. us last night , so I had to quickly defrost a pizza

A. turned up B. dropped in on C. came across D. went through

17. Rebecca ....................... on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital

A. broke up B. got ahead C. faced up D. cut in

18. It is a compulsion that the scheme ........................ next Friday ?

A. carry out B. will carry out C. carried out D. be carried out

19. No one knows where Sam is living now . The last time that I ....................... was about four years ago

A. ran into him B. ran him out C. ran him down D. ran after him

20. All his plans for starting his own business fell .........................

A. in B. through C. down D. away

1 my father has gone to can tho .......... business a for b on c by d because 2 tom has had flu for the last three says . he .............. now a has been the doctor b is seeing the doctor c sees the doctor d was seeing the doctor 3 .............. breakfast ? a did you have just b are you just having c have you just had d do you just have 4 i can not hear what you are saying . can you ............... the radio ? a turn down b turn on c turn up d turn off 5 according to the weather ................ , it will be raining tonight a prediction b information c announcemnet d forecast 6 she applied for the job as a personal manager ................. she liked meeting people a in spite of b because c although d because of 7 ................. they thoughtthe exam had been easy , they all failed a although b even though b though d all are correct 8 people are happy to welcome the new year . they make a lot of ................ a readiness b working c preparation d housework 9 it was ...................... wonderful music that i went straight out and bought the record a so b very c too d such 10 he wrote them three letters ...................... he did not get a reply a so b and c but d that

Make the letter A,B,C,D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is the closet in meaning to each of the following questions

1. The only that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect

A. The way he spoke the local dialect was unique

B. We were sent to prison beacause he spoke only one dialect

C. We sent him to prison because he spoke the local dialect

D. But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been put in prison

2. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book

A. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand

B. The lecturer's book which I not had read was dificult for me to understand

C. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book

D. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read this book

3. Without skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation

A. Had it been for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation

B. He would not have survived the orpeation if he had had skillful surgery

C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the opreration

D. He did not survive the operation beacause of unskillful surgery

4. He didn't take his father's advice. That's why he is out of work

A. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work

B. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work

C. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work

D. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work

5. It would be nice if you hadn't said that

A. I wish you not to say that

B. I hope you will not say that

C. If only you didn't say that

D. I wish you hadn't said that

6. It was his incompetence which led to their capture

A. If it hadn't been for his incompetence, they would not have been captured

B. They were captured just because he was incompetent

C. If he had been so incomepetent, they would have escaped from captured

D. All of the above

7. If it hadn't been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work

A. If he had been more carefull, we would have completed the work

B. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work

C. If he were careful, he would finish the work

D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish the work

8. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement

A. If you need assisted us, we could not get achievement

B. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement

C. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement

D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement

Complete the following sentences using the verbs given in the box. You have to use the correct tenses of the verbs and the appropriate particles.

(carry out/ make out/ set up/ get through/ come forward/ go off/ put off/ put on/ bring about/ run into)

1. I unexpectedly ______ an old friend in the shopping center last week.

2. He _____ a new record for the 1,000 metres in the last Olympic Games.

3. Police have asked witness of the accident ______.

4. I couldn't ________ what he was saying. It was beyond my understanding.

5. I'm sure this milk ______. It smells funny.

6. Do you think I have any chance of _________ my driving test?

7. You may _______ a brave front but you are really nervous.

8. Computer technology will _____ a revolution in business administration.

9. He _____ sitting for the test when he was told how difficult it would be.

10. The Vietnamese people successfully ________ the August Revolution in 1945.

Read the passage then answer the following questions:

"I will think of it."It is easy to say this; but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see our thouhts, or hear, or taste, or feel them;and yet what mighty power they have! Sir Isac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer's evning, when he saw an appe fall from a tree. He began to think, and, in trying to find out why the apple fell, discoveed how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. A boy named James Watt sat quitly by the firside, watching the lid of the tea kette as it moved up and down. He began to think; he wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking; and when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could, with the greatest ease, do the work of many horses. When you see a steamboat, a steam mill, or alocomotive, remember that it would never have been built if it had not been for the hard thinking of someone. A man named Galileo was once standing in the cathedral of Pisa, when he saw a chandelier swaying to and fro. This set him thinking, and it led to the invention of thependulum. James Ferguson was a poor Scotch shepherd boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he was filled with wonder. "Why should I not make a watch?" thought he. But how was he to get the materials out of which to make the wheels and the mainspring? He soon found how to get them: he made the mainspring out of a piece of whalebone. He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. He began, also, to copy pictures with a pen, and portraits with oil colors. In a few years, while still a small boy, he earned money enough to support his father. When he became a man, he went to London to live. Some of the wisest men in England, and the king himself, used to attend his lectures. His motto was, "I will think of it;" and he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.When you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't feel discouraged, and ask someone to help you before helping yourselves.Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

A/Great geniuses didn't have to think.

B/We should always think.

C/Isaac Newton was a thinker.

D/Galileo was a thinker.

2. What caused Galileo to invent the pendulum?

A/Seeing a cathedral.

B/Thinking about apples.

C/Seeing a chandelier swing and thinking.

D/Thinking about gravity.

3. Why did the king attend James Ferguson's lectures?

1. "To give someone a ring" is to ____
A. call him up B. marry him C. admire him D. pick him up
2. Because of heavy rain, the game was  ____ for a few days.
A. taken out B. put off C. set up D. gotten away
3. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along B. count on C. keep away D. turn up
4. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up
5. I do not use those things any more. You can  ____ them away.
A. get B. fall C. throw D. make
6. At the station, we often see the sign "  ____ for pickpockets".
A. Watch on B. Watch out C. Watch up D. Watch at
7. The passengers had to wait because the plane  ____ off one hour late.
A. took B. turned C. cut D. made
8. He  ____ on many subjects at the meeting.
A. held down B. held forth C. held good D. held over
9. If I had not held him  ____ , he would have beaten you soundly.
A. back B. over C. by D. out
10. Please let me  ____ I promise not to do it again.
A. off B. on C. up D. in
11. He knows where the boy was hiding but he didn't let  ____
A. up B. off C. on D. in
12. He promised to deliver the stuff today and has let us  ____ again.
A. up B. on C. off D. down
13. It seems that the rain is letting  ____
A. up B. on C. off D. in
14. The traffic was held  ____ by fog.
A. up B. over C. back D. out
15. Because of the heavy rain, today the meeting will be held  ____ until next week.
A. up B. back C. out D. over
16. I would have been here sooner but the rain kept me  ____
A. back B. from C. on D. up with
17. Keep children  ____ from the fire.
A. in with B. from C. away D. back
18. It is the most important to keep  ____ your neighbors.
A. touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
19. He promised to keep  ____ us while he was abroad.
A. in touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
20. I took  ____ him at once, and we have been friends over since.

1. Our teacher told us that if we don't  ____ the environment, our grandchildren may not even be able to carry on living.
A. look into B. look out for C. look after D. look for
2. He may have deceived you, but he didn't take me  ____
A. in B. off C. over D. up
3. I can't make  ____ what he means.
A. up B. for C. out D. after
4. They are all making  ____ the exit.
A. after B. out C. for D. against
5. The pain will soon pass  ____
A. away B. off C. over D. into
6. We must make  ____ some stories to explain our absence.
A. out B. away C. off D. up
7. I ran  ____ George in the library.
A. out of B. over C. through D. into
8. You need a rest; you look run  ____
A. through B. over C. down D. up
9. He puts  ____ some money every week.
A. away B. up C. off D. out
10. Our dog has been run  ____ by a car.
A. over B. down C. into D. through
11. You may not like the noise, but you will have to put  ____
A. up with B. aside C. by D. down
12. I promise to look  ____ the matter.
A. for B. after C. into D. up
13. Look  ____ ! It is falling.
A. over B. at C. for D. out
14. The two countries have broken  ____ relations.
A. out B. up C. off D. into
15. Shall have to bring this matter  ____ at the next meeting.
A. round B. up C. off D. about
16. The new government has brought  ____ many changes.
A. about B. round C. up D. off
17. She used to be thin, but she is filled  ____ a lot.
A. in B. into C. up D. out
18. Let us do  ____ these regulations.
A. away with B. over C. up D. for
19. As I have just had a tooth  ____ , I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A. taken out B. crossed out C. broken off D. tried on
20. The woman  ____ when the police told her that her son had died.

1. When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to  ____ their houses.
A. do up B. do through C. do over D. do in
2. Bob has a bad lung cancer and his doctor advised him to  ____ smoking.
A. turn up B. give up C. take up D. put up
3. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man  ____ the exit as quickly as possible.
A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up
4. The government is thinking of bringing  ____ a law to make it compulsory for cyclists to wear
crash helmets.
A. on B. up C. in D. round
5. Susan was alone in the house when the fire  ____
A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away.
6. I think you need to  ____ your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn't get confused.
A. dawn on B. set out C. get on with D. give in
7. Susie and Fran  ____ us last night, so I had to quickly defrost a pizza.
A. turned up B. dropped in on C. came across D. went through
8. Rebecca  ____ on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital.
A. broke up B. got ahead C. faced up D. cut in
9. Is it a compulsion that the scheme  ____ next Friday?
A. carry out B. will carry out C. carried out D. be carried out
10. No one knows where Sam is living now. The last time that I  ____ was about four years ago.
A. ran into him B. ran him out C. ran him down D. ran after him
11. All his plans for starting his own business fell  ____
A. in B. through C. down D. away
12. Whenever a problem  ____ , we try to discuss frankly and find solutions as soon as possible.
A. comes in B. comes up C. comes off D. comes by
13. The computer isn't working - it broke  ____ this morning.
A. out B. into C. down D. over
14. The final year at the secondary school is the time for teenagers to get  ____ thinking about
choosing jobs.
A. off with B. by in C. behind with D. down to
15. On Friday night, some of our friends came to the party and  ____ for the weekend.
A. fell behind B. waited up C. stayed on D. kept up
16. I have been looking  ____ this book for months, and at last I have found it.
A. over B. up C. for D. at
17. You can always  ____ Ann to give you sound advice.
A. bank of B. bank for C. bank at D. bank on
18. The new manager  ____ very strict rules as soon as he had taken over the position.
A. settled down B. put down C. laid down D. wrote down
19. Everyone knows about pollution problems , but not many people have  ____ any solution.
A. come up with B. looked into C. thought over D. got round to
20. The speaker fails to get his message  ____ to his audience.
A. around B. in C. across D. out
Exercise 6
1. She is a friendly person. She gets  ____ all her neighbors.
A. up well with B. down well with C. on well with D. off with
2. Jack and Linda  ____ last week. They just weren't happy together.
A. ended up B. finished off C. broke into D. broke up
3. Brian asked Judy  ____ to dinner   and a movie.
A. out B. on C. for D. of
4. Her contract  ____ in two months, so she's looking for another job.
A. runs down B. runs out C. goes out D. goes away
5. I'm not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being  ____
A. tied in B. tied down C. tied up D. tied in with
6. It's a small lamp, so it doesn't  ____ off much light.
A. cast B. give C. shed D. spend
7. When I joined the army, I found it difficult to  ____ out orders from my superiors, but I soon got
used to it.
A. call B. carry C. miss D. take
8. If too many species  ____ out, it will upset the ecosystem.
A. disappear B. die C. go D. extinct
9. It is very important for a film or a company to keep  ____ the changes in the market.
A. pace of B. track about C. touch with D. up with
10. I'm saving all my pocket money  ____ to buy a new PlayStation.
A. out B. down C. up D. away
11. The effect of the painkiller is  ____ and I begin to feel the soreness again.
A. turning out B. doing without C. fading away D. wearing off
12. Children should be taught that they have to  ____ everything after they use it.
A. put away B. pick off C. collect up D. catch on
13. I can't walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep  ____
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out
14. People are advised to  ____ smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on
15. It took Ted a long time to get  ____ the breakup of his marriage.
A. over B. across C. along with D. through
16. The smell of the sea  ____ his childhood.
A. took him in B. took after
C. took him back to D. took it for granted
17. Despite all the interruptions, he  ____ with his work.
A. pressed on B. held on C. stuck at D. hung out
18. The new office block  ____ well with its surroundings.
A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off
19. It's a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother. She's very frail. I hope she  ____
A. gets over B. comes round C. pulls through D. stands up
20. It was very difficult to  ____ what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.
A. pick up B. make up C. turn out D. make out

1. "To give someone a ring" is to ____
A. call him up B. marry him C. admire him D. pick him up
2. Because of heavy rain, the game was  ____ for a few days.
A. taken out B. put off C. set up D. gotten away
3. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along B. count on C. keep away D. turn up
4. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up
5. I do not use those things any more. You can  ____ them away.
A. get B. fall C. throw D. make
6. At the station, we often see the sign "  ____ for pickpockets".
A. Watch on B. Watch out C. Watch up D. Watch at
7. The passengers had to wait because the plane  ____ off one hour late.
A. took B. turned C. cut D. made
8. He  ____ on many subjects at the meeting.
A. held down B. held forth C. held good D. held over
9. If I had not held him  ____ , he would have beaten you soundly.
A. back B. over C. by D. out
10. Please let me  ____ I promise not to do it again.
A. off B. on C. up D. in
11. He knows where the boy was hiding but he didn't let  ____
A. up B. off C. on D. in
12. He promised to deliver the stuff today and has let us  ____ again.
A. up B. on C. off D. down
13. It seems that the rain is letting  ____
A. up B. on C. off D. in
14. The traffic was held  ____ by fog.
A. up B. over C. back D. out
15. Because of the heavy rain, today the meeting will be held  ____ until next week.
A. up B. back C. out D. over
16. I would have been here sooner but the rain kept me  ____
A. back B. from C. on D. up with
17. Keep children  ____ from the fire.
A. in with B. from C. away D. back
18. It is the most important to keep  ____ your neighbors.
A. touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
19. He promised to keep  ____ us while he was abroad.
A. in touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
20. I took  ____ him at once, and we have been friends over since.