Task 3 : Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

     1. The trip to the National Gallery has been                      until next Friday.

     a. put off               b. looked up         c. turned up          d. found out

     2. Can you imagine who I came ___________while I was in Paris?

     a. up                     b. across                c. out                    d. on

     3. She __________talking about her trip although everyone found it tiring.

     a. went on             b. got on                c. went out           d. kept up        with 

     4. My mother says she’s looking ______________meeting you.

III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. We should provide every child...............a chance to go to school.
A. for. B. of. C. to. D. with

2. I can.............with most things but I cannot stand noisy children.
A. put aside. B. put down. C. put up. D. put off

3. Mark works so hard that he´s sure to.............
A. give up. B. work off. C. turn over. D. get ahead

4. The flowers will soon start to bloom..............the winter is gone and the weather is beginning to get warmer.
A. even if. B. now that. C. so. D. even though

5. Nobody knew what to say,..............?
A. did it. B. didn't it. C. did they. D. didn't they

6. That's the doctor for............Cliff works.
A. that. B. who. C. whom. D. whose

7. Two of the factories in our small town have closed...............unemployment is high.
A. Consequently. B. Because. C. So that. D. Fo

I) choose the best answer
8) Have you work ( out/in) the solution yet?
9) Oops, I think we're run out (of/ on ) petrol 
10) Jim seems not to get (on/off) well with his classmates
11) My husband has decided to set (up/ down) a business on his own
12) Do you think Jame will find ( out/up) the truth?
13) does Jim have many friends to count (on/off) in difficult time?
14) Yesterday, my uncle dropped (to/by) my house to the surprise of everyone
15) were you brought (up/in) by your grandparents
 

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 .

I. Choose the best answer from the four options (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.

21. Our family often gets up at six o’clock and eats _________.

            A. a breakfast big                                            B. the big breakfast                

C. a big breakfast                                            D. the breakfast big

22. These are Nga’s pens, and those are _________.

            A. us                            B. our                          C. ours                         D. our’s

23. The movie theater is almost empty. There are _________ people.

            A. a few                      B. few                         C. a little                     D. little

24. People often go to the _________ to sunbathe.

            A. beaches                   B. rivers                       C. mountains               D. deserts

25. Dung is the ___________ of the two students.

A. cleverer                   B. cleverest                 C. clever                      D. most clever

26. Would you mind opening the window?

A. No, I wouldn’t       B. No, thank you        C. Yes, please             D. Not at all   

27. Ha has _________ friends than Nam. Nam has _________ friends than her.

            A. fewer/ less              B. few/ many              C. fewer/ more            D. less/ more

28. Sorry to keep you ___________ so long.

            A. wait                                   B. waiting                   C. to wait                    D. waits

29. My brother always helps me ___________  a lot of homework at home.

            A. doing                      B. does                        C. to do                       D. to doing

30. Mrs. Lan ___________ go to the market with her husband.

A. usually does not                                         B. does usually not   

C. usually not does                                         D. does not usually    

V: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. This type of music is quite popular _______  teenager boys and girls.

A. with B. to C. for D. of

2. We love to look up the stars  _______ the sky  _______ night.

A. in / in B. on / at C. at / at D. in / at

3. When are your friends going back  _______ Italy.

A. in B. for C. to D. no preposition is needed

4. Have you ever read anything  _______ Earnest Hemingway?

A. of B. by C. from D. for

5. I didn’t intend to take you umbrella. I took it ________.

A. by chance B. by accident C. by mistake D. on purpose

6. How are you getting  ________ in your new job? Are you enjoying it?

A. on B. off C. in D. with

7. Things are changing all the time. It’s difficult to keep  ________ all these changes.

A. out of B. up with C. back from D. on about

8. We let the kids decorate their rooms  ________ they want to.

A. wherever B. whenever C. whatever D. however

9. I  ________ to see Chris on my way home.

A. dropped in B. turned over C. got by D. crossed out

10. Don’t  ________ until tomorrow what you can do today.

A. call off B. put off C. take off D. run off

II. Circle the best answer A, B , C or D.

11. Please turn _______ the light when you leave the room.

A. on          B. off          C. up          D. down

12. The students didn`t know________ to do to deal with the problem.

A. where               B. when                C. why        D. what

13. She turned_______ the new job in New York because she didn’t want to move.

A. on          B. down               C. off          D. up

14. The city has recently set _____ a library in the West Suburb.

A. up          B. off          C. out         D. down

15.  Nam didn’t know________ to find more information about the course.

A. what      B. why        C. where               D. while

16. He asked________ it was too early to apply for the course.

A. if            B. for          C. when                D. that

17. I couldn’t sleep last night________ the bar nearby played music so loudly.

A. although           B. so that              C. while                D. because

18. Lots of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs_________ they can avoid the noise and pollution in the city.

A. although           B. when                C. so that              D. so as

19. You should _______ the shoes when coming into the Japanese houses

A. take off  B. put on     C. get off     D. take on

20. My grandfather is the___ oldest artisan in the village; Ngoc`s grandfather is the oldest.

A. first         B. second              C. most      D. one

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