Choose and complete.
look up to/put out/
take up/make for/
give up/set off/
go out/go off/

1. I don't like the smell of the milk. I think it has ____________________.
2. David has ____________________ drinking coffee. He only drinks green tea now.
3. He turned round and ____________________ of the door before I had chance to answer.
4. She admires her cousin and has always ____________________ her.
5. I'd like to ____________________ golf. Do you think it's the right sport for me?
6. This is where I keep the candles in case the lights ____________________ at night.
7. Don't forget to ____________________ the fire after you finish the barbecue.
8. If they want to be on time, they need to ____________________ earlier than 9 o'clock.
 

VIII. Put each of the following phrasal verbs in its correct place in the sentences below

get down, bring up, take down, put up, bring up, try out, turn out, give away, call off, see off

1. Don’t worry about the journey to the airport. I’m coming to ______ you_____ .

2. The other car didn’t stop after the accident, but luckily I was able to ________ its number.

3. The car is in quite good condition but you can __________ it___________ before you make any decision to buy.

4. Would you like to _______ any other matter before the meeting closes?

5. Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure __________ you___________ .

6. I’m afraid we’ll have to __________ the meeting__________ . Alice and John can’t come.

7. Her parents died when she was eight and her uncle decided to _______ her_______ himself.

8. I’ve got a spare room, so I can ________ you________ if you are ever here again.

9. They’ll never believe you are American. Your British accent will _____ you______ immediately.

10. If you persist in refusing to pay the rent, we shall have no option but to ________ you_______ .

1. The FIFA was ……………………….….. in 1904 in England.

A. set up                                    B. set off                   C. put up                    D. put off

2. Jack Dawson is a person in the film Titanic.

A. decade                                  B. character                        C. cinema                 D. scene

3. The baby was  __________of being left alone in the room.

A. terrible                       B. terrified                C. terrific                    D. terrifying

4. I haven’t been bự cinema for a decade.

A. five years                   B. seven years                      C. twenty years         D. ten years

5. The International football _____ is held every four years.

A. match                         B. contest                  C. game                     D. tournament

6. Germany was the _____ nation of the 2006 World cup final.

A. house                         B. host                                   C. hold                                   D. held

7. Look out! The tree ________.

     A. will fall                   B. will be falling        C. is going bự fall    D. falls

8. Fortunately, nobody _______ in the accident.

     A. damaged              B. was injured              C. injured            D. was damaged

9. “……………….….. do you like classical music?” –“Because it helps me relax.”

A. How                           B. What                     C. Which                   D. Why

10. I came there ______ my parents

A. meet                           B. meets                    C. bự meet                            D. meeting

23.Do you think we can ________selling silk scarves as souvenirs?

a.live on b. go on c. live up d. get up

24.They are going to publish a guidebook to different beauty spots in Viet Nam

a. bring to b. bring out c. bring up d. bring on

25.I’m thinking with pleasure about the weekend

a. looking forward to b. excited c. fond of d. keen on

26.You have to read the instruction before making models

a. look up b, look through c. look for d. look up

27. Who will take care of the baby when you go on bussiness?

a. look after b. look up c. look for d. look through

28. What time did you come ________ from the trip last night?

a. out b. back c. to d. over

29. We must _____the reality that our handicrafts are in competition with those of other villagers.

a. face up to b. get on with c.turn down d.come back

30.The craft of basket weaving is usually ______ from generation to generation.

a.passed down b. deal with c. closed down d. bring out

31.The city has recently set _____ a new library in the West Suburb

a.off b. up c. out d. on

32.You should _______ the shoes when coming into the Japanese houses

a. take off b. put on c. get off d. take on

33.We were shown ______ the town by a student

a.up b.on c. around d. off

34.The town council decided to pull ______ the building because it was unsafe

a.down b. over c. up d. with

35. Their children have all grown ________ and left home for the city to work

a. on b.up c. out d. with

36. I often use a dictionary to look _______ the meaning of new words

a. up b. for c. after d. on

37.One you have finish reading, you can go on with your work

a. continue doing b.continue to do c. keep do d. keep to do

38.The doctor wanted to examine the test results with her patient

a. go over b. up c. go on d. go out

39. The local meeting is on this weekend. Please put it down in your diary

a. make a note b. made a note c. have made a note d. to make a note

40. You don’t need the light on in here. Press the switch, please!

a. turn on b. turn down c. turn off d. turn up

41.My grandfather has recovered from the illness

a. get over b. got over c. to get over d.getting over

42. She spent her chilhood in a small village in the south

a. grew up b. grow up c. grown up d. to grow up

43. We are really expecting to see you again pleasure.

a. looking forward to b. look up c. look for d. look after

44. I’ve ______ the product catalogue and decided to buy this table

a. found out b. closed down c. looked through d. lived on

45.Do you know who’s _______ his pottery workshop?

a. taking over b. bringing out c. assing down d. turning down

46. This sports centre is so small that it cannot ______ the demands of local residents

a. face up to b. keep up with c.deal about d. set up

47.After I find all the information I needed, I _____ the computer

a. turned off b. switched on c.looked for d. put off

VIII. Work out the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences: come back, get off, fall over, get on, go away, throw away, pay back, let in, lie down, put off, stay in, turn up, cross out, go off, take back. 1.I didn't have a key, but luckily someone was there to let me in. 2.Can't we go out somewhere? I don't want to ………… all evening. 3.Could you lend me ten pounds? I'll …………. You…….. on Friday. 4.The sidewalk is very icy. Be careful you don't …………… 5.I was feeling so tired I had to…….. on the bed for a while. 6.I saw Martin …………… the bus and go straight home. 7.Mark's gone out, and I don't know when he is going to …………………. 8.The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to ……………… 9.I'll have to …………………..these books to the library. 10.Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to…………….. 11.Don't ……………. that box. We can use it again. 12.If you make a mistake on the form, just ……….. it ……………… 13.I can't hear the radio. Could you …………. It………….. . a little? 14.I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn't……………….. 15.Never…………………. until tomorrow what you can do today. 

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.

EXERCISE : 1. PHARASL VERB   Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box.

* look up to * get over * bring up * turn down * do with

* do without * put up * look down on * let down * pick up

1) I trusted her, but then she ___________ me __________.

2) His parents _____________ him _________ much too strictly.

3) I’ll _______________ you __________ at 6:30 and we’ll go to the airport together.

4) They offered him a job, but he ______________ it __________.

5) You don’t need to stay in a hotel. We can ____________ you __________ for the night.

6) I couldn’t possibly _____________________ my computer - I use it all the time.

7) I’m dying of thirst - I could really _______________________ a long, cold drink.

8) She’s taking a long time to _______________________ her mother’s death - they were

very close to each other.

9) He was a great leader and the whole country __________________________ him.

10) Just because he hasn’t got a job is no reason to _________________________ him.

EXERCISE : 1. PHARASL VERB   Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box.

* look up to * get over * bring up * turn down * do with

* do without * put up * look down on * let down * pick up

1) I trusted her, but then she ___________ me __________.

2) His parents _____________ him _________ much too strictly.

3) I’ll _______________ you __________ at 6:30 and we’ll go to the airport together.

4) They offered him a job, but he ______________ it __________.

5) You don’t need to stay in a hotel. We can ____________ you __________ for the night.

6) I couldn’t possibly _____________________ my computer - I use it all the time.

7) I’m dying of thirst - I could really _______________________ a long, cold drink.

8) She’s taking a long time to _______________________ her mother’s death - they were

very close to each other.

9) He was a great leader and the whole country __________________________ him.

10) Just because he hasn’t got a job is no reason to _________________________ him.