1. As I have just had a tooth ----, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A) run out
B) tried on
C) crossed out
D) taken out
E) broken off

2. You need to ---- your essay for spell-check before you hand in your exam paper.
A) hang out
B) point out
C) cut off
D) go over
E) give away

3. It is not easy for many civil servants to ---- on their salaries as the inflation rate is extremely high.
A) get by
B) turn up
C) wear out
D) run over
E) take away

4. You'd better ---- your cigarette as it is dangerous to smoke at a gas station.
A) hold up
B) pull through
C) get through
D) hang up
E) put out

5. Jane found it hard to get up from the bed after the alarm clock ---- at seven.
A) broke in
B) took out
C) sent out
D) went off
E) threw up

6. There is an easy way to ---- four species of wild cats living in this region by their tail patterns.
A) tell apart
B) see to
C) clear up
D) back up
E) call for

7. I thought the party was going to be boring, but it ---- to be the most unforgettable evening of my life.
A) turned out
B) looked around
C) passed away
D) fell back on
E) cut down

8. I find it hard to ---- with the other students in the Italian class as they have been attending the classes more regularly than I do.
A) fall through
B) call in
C) do away
D) catch up
E) come up

9. The first National Food and Nutrition Survey was ---- in 1980 and the most recent one in 1992.
A) carried out
B) dropped out
C) figured out
D) brought about
E) checked in

10. The summit was earlier to be held in March but was ---- due to the tsunami disaster that hit India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
A) paid off
B) crossed out
C) put off
D) dropped in
E) turned down

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

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

PHRASE VERBS

1. 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

2. The computer isn't working - it broke ..................... this morning

A. out B. into C. down D. over

3. 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

4. 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

5. I have been looking ................... this book for months , and at last I have found it

A. over B. up C. for D. at

6. You can always ..................... Ann to give you sound advice

A. bank of B. bank for C. bank at D. bank on

7. 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

8. 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

9. You may not like the noise , but you will have to put ....................

A. up with B. aside C. by D. down

10. I promise to look .............................. the matter .