PHRASAL VERBS

1. 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

2. I can't walk in these high-heeled boots . I keep .........................

A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out

3. 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

4. It took Ted a long time to get ..................... the breakup of his marriage

A. over B. across C. along with D. through

5. The smell of the sea ................... his childhood

A. took him in B. took after C. took him back to D. took it for granted

6. Despite all the interruptions , he ......................... with his work

A. pressed on B. held on C. stuck at D. hung out

7. The new office block ..................... well with its surroundings

A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off

8. 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

9. 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

10. When Tet holiday comes , Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ................ their houses

A. do up B. do through C. do over D. do in

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Susan was alone in the house when the fire ...................................

A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. It is a compulsion that the scheme ........................ next Friday ?

A. carry out B. will carry out C. carried out D. be carried out

19. 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

20. All his plans for starting his own business fell .........................

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

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

Rose ________ on our conservation to tell us that Jack had just been injured.

A. cut in

B. faced up

C. broke up

D. got ahead

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

Tìm và sửa lỗi sai

1I got a sore throat because I have been speaking for 3 hours

2It's raining hard.we can't do anything until it stopped

3She had got into her shoes ,put on her coat and went to the door

4What tune had they played up to talk about the town ,where he has lived a long time

5I haven't seen her since we leaved school

6I have been thought about you a lot lately and i have come to conclusion that I won't be able to live without you

7Coming into his room ,he found that someone broke into it

8It always rains when they had just cleaned the window

9The last time I saw him ,he wore a black suit

10By the first of July i had worked for this company for 20 years

11This is the talking between two friends who had just met up each other

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We got up early in the morning. We (35) _____ prepared our food boxes to take with us. We left the house and had to drive (36)____through the town traffic. However in the countryside we drove (37) ____. After an hour we reached the foot of the mountain. We climbed the first part easily, but when we were nearly at the top we naturally slowed down (38) ___it was difficult. We tried (39)___to reach the top and when we did, Dad said we had done (40) ____.

 35. A. care              B. careless           C. careful                       D. carefully

 36. A. slow            B. slowly              C. lovely                        D. lately

 37. A. fast               B. fastly                C. quick                         D. slow

 38. A. but               B. however           C. because                  D. for example

 39. A. hard             B. hardly              C. best                           D. most

 40. A. good             B. well                 C. fine                           D. bad