3.2.   Synonyms and antonyms

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1.   Don‘t worry, you can count on me. I’ll try my best to help you.

A.  look after                            B. live on                                C. rely on                                       D. stand

2.   We had a discussion in class today about requiring students to wear school uniforms.

A.  ban                                     B. arrangement                       C. reduction                            D. debate

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

3.   A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself so that its enemies cannot find it.

A.  cover                                  B. beautify                              C. show                                   D. locate

4.   Solar energy doesn‘t cause pollution, but it is not cheap.

A.  expensive                           B. effective                             C. commercial                        D. possible

Circle the correct words to complete the Learn this! box. Use the examples in the article to help you.

LEARN THIS!

a. A three-part phrasal verb has ¹one / two verb(s) and ²one / two particle(s).

b. Three-part phrasal verbs are ³transitive / intransitive (they have a direct object).

c. The object always goes ⁴after / before / between the two particles.

d. In questions, the three parts of the phrasal verb usually stay together.

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Circle the correct words to complete the Learn this! box. Use the examples in the box and the article to help you.

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IV. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition or adverb to form a phrasal verb.

1.   They got                             bus and walked to the craft village.

2.   The museum has been temporarily closed                         for reconstruction.

3.   Bat Trang Ceramic Village is facing up                             the lack of artisans.

4.   He asked her to go on a vacation with his family but she turned him                               .

5.   Tourists coming                              Western countries find conical hats interesting.

6.   She is used to dealing                                 all kinds of people in her job.

7.   He got                     to find himself alone in the house.

8.   Tomorrow’s match has been called                        because of the icy weather.

9.   I’m looking                         to the reunion with my family in Vietnam.

10. These traditional stories have been passed                         from    parent    to    child    overmany generations.

B.   Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the word in bold. The first letter of the first word is given to help you.

1.     Simon r............... ............... the wrong answer and wrote the right one. (remored with a rubber)

2.     Why did you r............... ............... that piece of paper? (tear into pieces)

3.     If you make a mistake, just c............... it ................ (draw a line through)

4.     You should l............... ............... words you don’t know in a dictionary. (find information about)

5.     Carol, will you r............... ............... your poem to the class, please? (say out loud)

6.     Our teacher p............... ............... that we only had five minutes left. (said)

7.     Have you all w............... ............... what the homework is? (made a note of)

Replace the underlined phrasal verb in each sentence with one-word verb:

1. You will soon pick up health when you get to the seaside. 

2. He has laid aside some money so that he will be comfortable in his old age.

3. He told me that he would bring out a new album the next month.

4. He looked over the house again before we decided we would rent it. 

5. The council has failed to deal with the problem homelessness in the city.

6. Andrew Carnegie helped to set up about 3000 thousands public library all over the United States, Canada, Britian, and others.

7. My old school has been pulled down to make room for a new and larger one.

8. Did you find out whether there are any seats left for the show?

9. I wonder who first came up with the idea of a supermarket.

10. As I kept my feet wet, I went down with a terrible cold last week.