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

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

Cross out the one verb which cannot be used to complete each sentence grammatically. The sentences may have different meanings with each correct verb.

1 Today is not the best time to fail / set / make / complete the test.

2 Our class took part in / held / organised / opened a history competition.

3 I hate informing / receiving / delivering / passing on messages that are upsetting.

4 John got into / overheard / joined in / took up an interesting conversation about robots in the canteen.

5 I’m sure some of us might guess / speculate / offer / expect some kind of an answer.

6 The team gained / deserved / claimed / were awarded a prize for their entry.

7 We regularly log onto / update / set up / post promotional websites for marketing.

8 Do you think we’ll ever be able to crack / decipher / smash / unlock the secret codes?

VII. Choose the underlined-part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

3. I took off my shoes so as   to not   make any noise.

            A                        B          C          D

4. The boy fell out his bike and hit his head on the road.

                A                          B         C          D

5. She came back home  early in order for meet   her friends.

                            A           B                        C          D

6. She tried her best   so as to not fail    the examination.

                         A         B             C           D

7. Shall I to come    to    the station with you?

                      A         B     C               D

8. Nam got up early this morning to going jogging with his friends.

               A          B                           C                     D

9. I’ll keep the window open    to let fresh air at.

              A                    B           C                   D

10. Thank you very much    to the present you sent    me yesterday.

                                  A         B                           C         D

Rewrite the following sentences using TO INFINITIVE.

1. He opened the window because he wanted to let fresh air in.

2. I took my camera because I wanted to take some photos.

3. We filled the car up because we didn’t want to run out of petrol.

4. I didn’t want to see them, so I didn’t open the door.

5. He did not want to worry her, so he did not tell her what happened.

6. Tom was playing very softly so that he wouldn’t disturb anyone.

7. The boy tiptoed into the room so that he wouldn’t wake every body up