EX 2:
1. I'll ______ the name of the shop for you.
A. look after B. find out C. work out D. turn down
2. It took her a long time to _______ illness.
A. move in B. give in C. get over D. go on
3. She is always nervous when the plane ______.
A. moved out B. set off C. goes back D. takes off
4. Can you ______ this order, please?
A. set out B. switch off C. run out D. deal with
5. He was driving his new sports car very fast just to show off. ______ a minute!
A. Get off B. Carry out C. Run up D. Hold on
6. Sue has ______ smoking, but now she can’t stop eating junk food!
A. closed down B. put out C. given up D. crossed out
7. Harvey didn’t want to tell his boss the real reason why he was late, so he ______ a story about a crash having blocked up the road.
A. made up B. look for C. spoke for D. watched out
8. Since more than 50 percent of all marriages in the United States end in divorce, about half of the children in America must ______ in single-parent homes.
A. grow up B. bring up C. come out D. go off
9. Hardly a day ______ when I don’t think about her.
A. goes through B. goes back C. goes down D. goes by
10. It’s high time you decided to ______ the post or not.
A. look at B. put up C. apply for D. make up
11. Charles Dickens was born near Portsmouth, Hampshire on 7 February 1812, but relocated to and ______ in Camden Town in London.
A. grew up B. came back C. brought up D. left out
12. Bernard Trevisan was born in 1406 but didn’t ______ until 1490; living to the age of 84 was unusual in the period of the Italian Renaissance.
A. set back B. pass away C. kill off D. die out
13. During his long life, Trevisan never ______ looking for a way to turn base metals into gold.
A. pulled off B. held down C. gave up D. put up
14. Such approaches should be supported and mainstreamed in health interventions in order to _______ positive behavior change.
A. put off B. bring about C. hold up D. set off
15. “What ______ your flight?” “There was a big snowstorm in Denver that delayed a lot of flights”.
A. delayed up B. postponed up C. held up D. hung up
16. This is Bob speaking. I need my pocket calculator. Can I have it back tomorrow? I can’t _______ it.
A. do with B. do without C. deal with D. deal without.
17. She promised to _______ her cigarette smoking to five a day.
A. cut down B. give up C. give away D. cut up
18. The bus only stops here to _______ passengers.
A. get off B. pick up C. take away D. get on
19. The lorry ______ the boy on the safety crossing in the main street.
A. fell down B. knocked down C. put down D. ran across
20. We’d better stop soon. Otherwise, we’ll _______ of gas.
A. run out B. go off C. get off D. get on
1. I'll ______ the name of the shop for you.
A. look after B. find out C. work out D. turn down
2. It took her a long time to _______ illness.
A. move in B. give in C. get over D. go on
3. She is always nervous when the plane ______.
A. moved out B. set off C. goes back D. takes off
4. Can you ______ this order, please?
A. set out B. switch off C. run out D. deal with
5. He was driving his new sports car very fast just to show off. ______ a minute!
A. Get off B. Carry out C. Run up D. Hold on
6. Sue has ______ smoking, but now she can’t stop eating junk food!
A. closed down B. put out C. given up D. crossed out
7. Harvey didn’t want to tell his boss the real reason why he was late, so he ______ a story about a crash having blocked up the road.
A. made up B. look for C. spoke for D. watched out
8. Since more than 50 percent of all marriages in the United States end in divorce, about half of the children in America must ______ in single-parent homes.
A. grow up B. bring up C. come out D. go off
9. Hardly a day ______ when I don’t think about her.
A. goes through B. goes back C. goes down D. goes by
10. It’s high time you decided to ______ the post or not.
A. look at B. put up C. apply for D. make up
11. Charles Dickens was born near Portsmouth, Hampshire on 7 February 1812, but relocated to and ______ in Camden Town in London.
A. grew up B. came back C. brought up D. left out
12. Bernard Trevisan was born in 1406 but didn’t ______ until 1490; living to the age of 84 was unusual in the period of the Italian Renaissance.
A. set back B. pass away C. kill off D. die out
13. During his long life, Trevisan never ______ looking for a way to turn base metals into gold.
A. pulled off B. held down C. gave up D. put up
14. Such approaches should be supported and mainstreamed in health interventions in order to _______ positive behavior change.
A. put off B. bring about C. hold up D. set off
15. “What ______ your flight?” “There was a big snowstorm in Denver that delayed a lot of flights”.
A. delayed up B. postponed up C. held up D. hung up
16. This is Bob speaking. I need my pocket calculator. Can I have it back tomorrow? I can’t _______ it.
A. do with B. do without C. deal with D. deal without.
17. She promised to _______ her cigarette smoking to five a day.
A. cut down B. give up C. give away D. cut up
18. The bus only stops here to _______ passengers.
A. get off B. pick up C. take away D. get on
19. The lorry ______ the boy on the safety crossing in the main street.
A. fell down B. knocked down C. put down D. ran across
20. We’d better stop soon. Otherwise, we’ll _______ of gas.
A. run out B. go off C. get off D. get on
