I. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. Brian asked Judy________ to dinner and a movie.

A. out B. on C. for D. of

2. My wife backed me _______ over my decision to quit my job.

A. down B. up C. of D. for

3. The racing car _______ after it crashed into the fence.

A. blew out B. blew over C. blew up D. blew down

4. Our car ________ at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

A. broke into B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down

5. Mike _________ Alaska, so he's used to cold weather.

A. comes over B. comes in C. comes across D. comes from

6. Jane had a difficult childhood. She _______ a broken home.

A. came from B. came over C. came in D. came up with

7. The woman _______ when the police told her that her son had died.

A. broke down B. broke away C. broke in D. broke into

8. Our teacher broke the final project _______ into three separate parts.

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

9. Somebody _______ last night and stole our stereo.

A. broke off B. broke in C. broke out D. broke up

10. The firemen had to break _______ the room to rescue the children.

A. off B. up C. out D. into

11. The bomb_______ when he rang the bell.

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

12. 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

13. Does this jacket_______ my trousers?

A. go with B. go through with C. go ahead D. go off

14. He _______ about his new car all the time.

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

15. Do you think you could _______ this work with me some time, Peter?

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

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

The woman ___________ when the police told her that her son had died

A. got over 

B. fell apart 

C. looked up 

D. broke down

1. I was curious to ________ what she had said.
A. find out B. break down C. break up D. come across
2. Our car ________ and we had to push it off the road.
A. broke off B. broke up C. broke into D. broke down

3. I never remember having ________ a man like that.
A. come in B. come about C. come across D. come on
4. I pushed the button to ________ the radio.
A. turn into B. turn on C. make up D. throw away
5. . I can never ________ stories - I have absolutely no imagination.
A. make up B. turn off C. break up D. find out
6. They should put him in prison and ________ the key!
A. come up B. throw away C. break down D. find out
7. Under high pressure, carbon can ________ diamonds.
A. turn around B. turn off C. turn into D. turn on
8. He ________ to me at a party and introduced himself.
A. came back B. came out C. came on D. came up

1 Thieves ________ our office downtown and stole the computers.
A. broke into B. broke down C. broke up D. broke out
2 Will Western industry ever ________ with Japanese innovations?
A. stand in for B. catch up with C. look down on D. look up to
3 We have to ________ early to catch the tide.
A. get down B. get on C. get up D. get out
4. He must have ________ a bottle of whisky last night.
A. got off B. stood up C. broke down D. put away
5 High business taxes prevent new businesses from ________.
A. moving in B. sitting down C. coming out D. breaking up
6 What time do you usually ________ in the morning?
A. stand up B. wake up C. break up D. catch up
7 We didn't ________ the dinner things until the morning after.
A. break down B. get on C. wash up D. get up
8 I'll ________ from work as soon as I can.
A. break in B. break down C. get on D. get away

12.   The car drove ______just outside Winchester.

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

13.   Talks ______last week over the issue of overtime pay.

        A. broke in             B. broke down          C. broke off              D. broke away

14.   As the funeral service began, Frances ______and cried.

        A. broke down        B. broke off              C. broke in               D. broke away

15.   Dad would occasionally ______with an amusing comment.

        A. broke off            B. broke out              C. broke up               D. break in

16.   Someone had ______through the bedroom window.

        A. broken up           B. broken off            C. broken down        D. broken in

17.   Did you know they’ve ______their engagement?

        A. broken off          B. broken in              C. broken down        D. broken out

18.   The fire must have ______during the night.

        A. broke off            B. brought in.           C. broken out            D. brought down

19.   There were suggestions that her involvement had ______the partnership.

        A. broken off          B. broken up             C. broken about        D. brought in

20.   When do you ______for Easter?

        A. break away        B. break down          C. break up               D. break in

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

The burglar was caught red- handed by the police when he broke into the flat.

A. The police caught the burglar to break into the flat.

B. The police caught the burglar when breaking into the flat.

C. When the burglar had broken into the flat, the police caught him at once.

D. The police caught the burglar breaking into the flat.