| Exercise 3 |
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.
| A. after Exercise 4 | B. to | C. over | D. up |
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.
| A. got over Exercise 5 | B. fell apart | C. looked up | D. broke down |
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
