CHOOSE THE ANSWERS. ( PHRASAL VERBS)

1. He is trying to stop smoking.  

A. give off             B. give up                        C. give in                         D. give away

2. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.

A. put on                B. went off             C. got out               D. kept up

3. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying.

A. talk                              B. quit                              C. continue            D. stop

4. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.

A. take up              B. turn round                   C. put off               D. do with

5. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.

A. put on               B. went off            C. got out               D. kept up

6. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.

A. Look out           B. Look up            C. Look on             D. Look after

7. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.

A. get through                  B. put off               C. keep up with     D. go over

8. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.

A. turn off              B. take on              C. get over             D. keep up with

9. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.

A. take up              B. turn round                   C. put off               D. do with

10. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?

A. go along            B. go out                C. put on                D. turn up

11. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.

A. calls                            B. arrives               C. reports               D. prepares

12. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.{p ut off: postpone: delay}

A. do                     B. let                      C. delay                 D. leave

13. My father gave up smoking two years ago.

A. liked                            B. continued          C. stopped             D. enjoyed

14. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.

A. take after                     B. take place                    C. take away                    D. take on

15. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to try out my new tape recorder.

A. resemble           B. test                    C. arrive                 D. buy

16. He resembles his father in many ways.

A. turns off            B. takes on             C. goes over                     D. takes after

17. We’ll buy you a cat, but you must promise to take care of it properly.

A. put on                B. go off                C. take after                     D. look after

18. *Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.

A. calls on             B. keeps off           C. takes in              D. goes up

19. *Did your son pass the university entrance examination?

A. make up            B. get along           C. go up                 D. get through

20. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport.

A. use up              B. do with              C. take up              D. go on

21. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.

A. stayed up                     B. kept off             C. put out               D. brought up

22. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.

A. release               B. stop                             C. end                              D. me

23. I felt let down when I didn't receive a birthday card from my sister.

A. disappointed               B. interested           C. excited              D. bored

24. Do you have to light up another cigarette? I thought you were trying to cut down.

A. burn                            B. illuminate                    C. save                             D. smoke

25. I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.

A. stand                 B. understand                   C. write                  D. interrupt

26. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.

A. blowing             B. watering            C. preventing                   D. watching

27. The police are looking into the murder.

A. redoing             B. investigating                C. doing                 D. ignoring

28. Within their home country, National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies assume the duties and responsibilities of a national relief society.

A. take on              B. get off               C. go about            D. put in

29. Giovanna doesn't get along with her two brothers.

A. agree with                   B. hate                             C. please with                  D. have a good relationship with        

30. You don't need a computer. You can get by with the typewriter.

A. understand                  B. manage with                C. buy                              D. pass with

31. I fell into the water when I tried to get out of the canoe.

A. enter                            B. start                             C. climb                 D. exit

32. I want you to carry on with the project while I am out of town.

A. bring                 B. end                              C. abandon            D. continue

33. If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many animal species will be extinct.

A. die out               B. die from            C. die of                D. die for

34. Didn’t they notice the “No Camping” sign?

A. keep up with               B. catch sign of                C. take advantage of          D. keep track of

35. Now, Peter has become accustomed to driving to the left

A. has got used to  B. has become upset with C. has become angry with D. all are correct

36. The bomb went _________ with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.

A. on                     B. off                     C. out                     D. by

37. Go _________ this book because it has the information you need.

A. over                             B. by                      C. off                                         D. on

38. She looked _________ me, smiling happily and confidently.

A. on                     B. over                   C. forward             D. at

39. I arranged to meet Jim after work last night but he didn’t turn _________

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

40. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me look  _________ them? 

A. up                      B. after                   C. for                      D. into

41. She still can't get _________ the shock for her baby's death.                                        

A. out                               B. on                      C. over                  D. away

42. As time goes _________ my memory seems to get worse.
A.  down                B. by                      C. out                     D. away

43. You’d better put _________ your coat before you leave. It’s chilly out.

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

44. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _________ you at all.

A. after                  B. along                 C. up                     D. over

45. We are going _________ a few days for the holidays.
A. away                 B. up                      C. on                      D. out

I. Complete the sentence with th correct phrasal verbs in the box

take off, get up, look after, turn on, try on, give up

1. It's terribly difficult to .... smoking. I can't do that.

2. Could you.... the light.... ,please? It's getting dark

3. 'It's very hot here' .... your jumper, then'

4. I'd love to... this dress, please. Where's the changing room?

5. My sister's children's nurse. She really likes...

6. helen starts work at 8 a.m, so she... at 6 a.m

These common phrasal verbs are connected with travelling and transport. Complete the text with the phrasal verbs below. Put them in the correct tense.

John and David's flight home from Amsterdam was nine in the morning. They had arranged to meet with John's friend Mark at half past six but Mark arrived at the hotel almost half an hour late-that, however, was just the beginning of their problems. On the way from hotel to the airport, their car (1) ................ in the middle of a busy intersection, causing a traffic jam. Then, David realized that he had left his mobile phone in the hotel, but it was too late for them to (2) ................ When they arrived at the airport, they had just enough time to (3) ................, go through passport control and security check and (4) ................ the plane. The plane (5) ................ very shortly after that and eight hours later, they landed in New York, but they couldn't (6) ................ the plane because there was a problem on the runway. They left a jet lag and finally, fourty-five minutes after landing, they (7) ................ .

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

21. The plane ………………………at 8 o’clock.

22. I can’t ………………………her any longer.

23. She always ………………………her father.

24. My father has ………………………smoking.

25. Have you ………………………your homesickness?

26. The nurse ………………………with the patient all night.

27. I thought I’d just ………………………and see how you were.

28. She’s never really ………………………her mother-in-law.

29. He couldn’t ………………………his classmates because he was very lazy.

30. When you didn’t ………………………on Sunday we tried to get in touch with you.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from the box. You don’t need to use all of them.

live  turn  break  get  give  keep  come  take  find go

It’s not easy to …………. up smoking. My uncle has tried to do it lots of times without success.

Choose and complete.
look up to/put out/
take up/make for/
give up/set off/
go out/go off/

1. I don't like the smell of the milk. I think it has ____________________.
2. David has ____________________ drinking coffee. He only drinks green tea now.
3. He turned round and ____________________ of the door before I had chance to answer.
4. She admires her cousin and has always ____________________ her.
5. I'd like to ____________________ golf. Do you think it's the right sport for me?
6. This is where I keep the candles in case the lights ____________________ at night.
7. Don't forget to ____________________ the fire after you finish the barbecue.
8. If they want to be on time, they need to ____________________ earlier than 9 o'clock.
 

VIII. Put each of the following phrasal verbs in its correct place in the sentences below

get down, bring up, take down, put up, bring up, try out, turn out, give away, call off, see off

1. Don’t worry about the journey to the airport. I’m coming to ______ you_____ .

2. The other car didn’t stop after the accident, but luckily I was able to ________ its number.

3. The car is in quite good condition but you can __________ it___________ before you make any decision to buy.

4. Would you like to _______ any other matter before the meeting closes?

5. Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure __________ you___________ .

6. I’m afraid we’ll have to __________ the meeting__________ . Alice and John can’t come.

7. Her parents died when she was eight and her uncle decided to _______ her_______ himself.

8. I’ve got a spare room, so I can ________ you________ if you are ever here again.

9. They’ll never believe you are American. Your British accent will _____ you______ immediately.

10. If you persist in refusing to pay the rent, we shall have no option but to ________ you_______ .