1.         My son has recently ________ stamp collecting as a hobby.

         A. taken up                       B. put off                                  C. taken out                              D. put out

2.        These policies ________ in many elderly and disabled people suffering hardship.

         A. recalled                        B. succeeded                           C. resulted                                D. resigned

3.        Part of the path had been ________ by the sea.`                 `

         A. washed over                B. washed away                        C. washed down                       D. made in

4.        The diesel /'di:zəl/ engine was named ________ its inventor Rudolf Diesel.

         A. along                           B. to                                         C. after                                     D. with

5.         He ________his father in his fishing skills.

         A. takes on                       B. takes over                            C. takes after                            D. takes care

6.        She ________ to the cinema last night.         

         A. went over                     B. went on                                C. went out                               D. went off

7.        I've been trying to ________ him all day.

         A. fall in love with              B. take track of                         C. take advantage of                 D. get in touch with

8.        An ever-growing proportion of this ____ consists of unburned hydrocarbon gases from the exhausts of automobiles.

         A. pollute                         B. polluted                                C. pollution(tham khảo c8)                               D. pollutant

9.         My grandfather has __________golf recently.

         A. taken on                      B. taken up                               C. taken after                            D. taken off

10.    The bomb ________ when he rang the bell.

         A. went over                     B. went on                                C. went out                               D. went off

11.    No one really believed it when the news came through that the "Titanic" had ___ on her maiden voyage.

         A. gone over                    B. gone on                               C. gone down                           D. gone off

Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Đừng để bị lừa bởi những tay bản hàng ăn nói lẻo mép này.

A. put aside = lay aside (v): tạm gác lại, gác lại.

Ex: Richard had put aside his book to watch what was happening.

B. put sb up: cho ai đó ở nhờ tạm thời.

Ex: Can you put me up while I'm in town? put up with sth: chịu đựng.

Ex: Sandy will not put up with smoking in her house.

C. be taken in: bị lừa

Eg: Don't be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week: Đừng bị lừa bởi những sản phẩm cho là giúp bạn giảm cân trong 1 tuần.

D. take away sb: bắt giữ

Ex: The soldiers took the captives away.

Ta thấy rằng đáp án C (bị lừa) là phù hợp nhất về nghĩa.

- slick (adj): tài tình, khéo lẻo.

Ex: a slick performance

Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Đừng để bị lừa bởi những tay bản hàng ăn nói lẻo mép này.

A. put aside = lay aside (v): tạm gác lại, gác lại.

Ex: Richard had put aside his book to watch what was happening.

B. put sb up: cho ai đó ở nhờ tạm thời.

Ex: Can you put me up while I'm in town? put up with sth: chịu đựng.

Ex: Sandy will not put up with smoking in her house.

C. be taken in: bị lừa

Eg: Don't be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week: Đừng bị lừa bởi những sản phẩm cho là giúp bạn giảm cân trong 1 tuần.

D. take away sb: bắt giữ

Ex: The soldiers took the captives away.

Ta thấy rằng đáp án C (bị lừa) là phù hợp nhất về nghĩa.

- slick (adj): tài tình, khéo lẻo.

Ex: a slick performance 

Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Đừng để bị lừa bởi những tay bản hàng ăn nói lẻo mép này.

A. put aside = lay aside (v): tạm gác lại, gác lại.

Ex: Richard had put aside his book to watch what was happening.

B. put sb up: cho ai đó ở nhờ tạm thời.

Ex: Can you put me up while I'm in town? put up with sth: chịu đựng.

Ex: Sandy will not put up with smoking in her house.

C. be taken in: bị lừa

Eg: Don't be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week: Đừng bị lừa bởi những sản phẩm cho là giúp bạn giảm cân trong 1 tuần.

D. take away sb: bắt giữ

Ex: The soldiers took the captives away.

Ta thấy rằng đáp án C (bị lừa) là phù hợp nhất về nghĩa.

- slick (adj): tài tình, khéo lẻo.

Ex: a slick performance 

Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Đừng để bị lừa dối bởi những tay bán hàng ăn nói lẻo mép này.

A. put aside = lay aside (v): tạm gác lại, gác lại.

Ex: Richard had put aside his book to watch what was happening.

B. put sb up: cho ai đó ở nhờ tạm thời.

Ex: Can you put me up while I’m in town?

put up with sth: chịu đựng.

Ex: Sandy will not put up with smoking in her house.

C. be taken in: bị lừa

Eg: Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week: Đừng bị lừa bởi những sản phẩm cho là giúp bạn giảm cân trong 1 tuần.

D. take away sb: bắt giữ

Ex: The soldiers took the captives away.

Ta thấy rằng đáp án C (bị lừa) là phù hợp nhất về nghĩa.

- slick (adj): tài tình, khéo léo.

Ex: a slick performance

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.

Exercise 4

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.

Exercise 5

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 ____
arrive in time?
visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. afterB. toC. overD. up

You should pick up trash and put it in the bin.

D

You should pick up trash and put it in the bin.

B

B

B