1.The council had to cancel the football match because of the storm ( Call) The council ___________________________________________________

2. She was reading a magazine as she waited in the doctor's office ( LOOKING) She________________________________________________________

3. After leaving college, he started his own business with a bank loan ( SET)  After________________________________________________________

4. She promised to meet me at the cinema this evening, but she didn't arrive ( TURN) ________________________________________________________

5. Nicholas began his trip to the remote farmhouse in Connecticut yesterday (SET) NIcholas_______________________________________________________

1.       We _______ at six in the morning on our drive to the Grand Canyon.

A. set off                                      B. take off                             C. go off                                D. run off

2.       Unfortunately, I _______ Bob for his poor performance.

A. smiled at                B. shouted at                       C. stared at                          D. talked to

3.       I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _______ this morning.

A. come on                 B. ring out                            C. go off                 D. turn on

4.       A new study group has been _______ by the United Nations.

A. set up                                      B. set on                               C. put up                               D. put on

5.       He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth ______ .

A. went in                                   B. went off                           C. came out                         D. came through

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

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

7.       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

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

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

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

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

10.   Our parents have raised us to be good citizen.

A.      grown up                             B. depend on                       C. brought up                      D. kept in

11.   Candidates are requested to _______ the form to the admissions officer by July 25th.

A. fill out                                      B. show up                           C. pass over                          D. hand in

12.   Peter is disappointed at not getting the job, but he will _______ it soon.

A. take on                                    B. get over                            C. go through                       D. come over

13.   A lot of research in medical science has been _______ to improve human health.

A. made up                 B. carried out                       C. taken up                           D. given off

14.   A lot of research in medical science has been _______ to improve human health.

A. made up                 B. carried out                       C. taken up                           D. given off

15.   Many parents tend to make their children study hard in the belief that good education will enable them to _______ in the future.

A. turn up                                    B. get on                               C. get out                              D. turn away

16.   I want to lose weight so I am _______ on cakes and sweets.

A. cutting down                         B. keeping down C. turning off                       D. giving up

17.   I really want to become a pilot when I _______ .

A. grow up                                  B. talk about                        C. agree with                       D. get up

18.   What chemical is this? It’s _______ a horrible smell.

A. giving over                             B. giving off                          C. giving down     D. giving up

19.   We _______ with a swim in the lake.

A. got out                                    B. took up                             C. cooled off                        D. gave in

20.   We need to send to the conference a representative that we can _______.

A. find out                                   B. count on                           C. catch on                           D. stand for

EX 1: Choose the best answer.

31. We_______ at six in the morning on our drive to the Grand Canyon.

A. Set off / out                                    B. take off                             C. go off                                D. run off

32. When I was staying in German last year, I_______ quite a lot of German.

A. Picked up                                         B. picked over     C. picked out                       D. picked on

33. After Joe’s mother died, he was _______ up by his grandmother.

A. Brought                                            B. taken                                C. grown                               D. drawn

34. Unfortunately, I had to _______ Bob for his poor performance.

A. Tell off                                              B. shout at                            C. tell about                         D. talk to

35. We are going for a drink now. Why don’t you _______?

A. Follow up                                        B. follow after                    C. come along                     D. come with

36. Don’t worry about trying to catch the last train home, as we can easily _______ you up for the night.

A. Take                                  B. set                                     C. put                                     D. keep

37. I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _______ this morning.

A. Come on                                          B. ring out                            C. go off                 D. turn on

38. He furiously told the beggar to ________.

A. Clear up                                           B. clear off                            C. clear away                       D. clear after

39. He tried to join the army but he was ________ because of his poor health.

A. Tried out                                          B. put out                             C. turned off                        D. turned down

40. I was very unlucky. My car was _______ on my way home.

A. Broke                                                B. broken off                       C. broken                              D. broken down

Complete the sentences. Use the right tense form of the phrasal verbs: go off (1); go off (2); turn off; turn on; set off; cut off; come off; get off; see off; take off.

1) You can ... your jacket if you like.

2) We forgot to pay the bill and our electricity was ... .

3) Monica didn't want to ... the bus because it was raining.

4) ... the machine and give it time to heat up.

5) You don't need to come to the station to ... me ... . I'll be fine on my own.

6) You must drink it up until two weeks or it will ... .

7) Oh bother! One of my button has ... .

8) I set the alarm for 7 a.m before going to bed last night, but this morning it didn't ... .

9) Remember to ... the lights before leaving for work.

10) We decided to ... early the next day to avoid the rush hour traffic.

1. Take your overcoat with you ___ it gets cold.

a. although

b. in case

c. unless

d. until

2. We had to ___ the match because of the bad weather.

a. call back

b. think over

c. call off

d. get out

3. She looked very pleased ___ the gifts.

a.at

b. on

c. with

d. of

4. We congratulated him ___ getting married.

a. with

b. of

c. at

d. on

5. This picture reminds me ___ my childhood.

a. at

b. about

c. to

d. of

1. "To give someone a ring" is to ____
A. call him up B. marry him C. admire him D. pick him up
2. Because of heavy rain, the game was  ____ for a few days.
A. taken out B. put off C. set up D. gotten away
3. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along B. count on C. keep away D. turn up
4. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up
5. I do not use those things any more. You can  ____ them away.
A. get B. fall C. throw D. make
6. At the station, we often see the sign "  ____ for pickpockets".
A. Watch on B. Watch out C. Watch up D. Watch at
7. The passengers had to wait because the plane  ____ off one hour late.
A. took B. turned C. cut D. made
8. He  ____ on many subjects at the meeting.
A. held down B. held forth C. held good D. held over
9. If I had not held him  ____ , he would have beaten you soundly.
A. back B. over C. by D. out
10. Please let me  ____ I promise not to do it again.
A. off B. on C. up D. in
11. He knows where the boy was hiding but he didn't let  ____
A. up B. off C. on D. in
12. He promised to deliver the stuff today and has let us  ____ again.
A. up B. on C. off D. down
13. It seems that the rain is letting  ____
A. up B. on C. off D. in
14. The traffic was held  ____ by fog.
A. up B. over C. back D. out
15. Because of the heavy rain, today the meeting will be held  ____ until next week.
A. up B. back C. out D. over
16. I would have been here sooner but the rain kept me  ____
A. back B. from C. on D. up with
17. Keep children  ____ from the fire.
A. in with B. from C. away D. back
18. It is the most important to keep  ____ your neighbors.
A. touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
19. He promised to keep  ____ us while he was abroad.
A. in touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
20. I took  ____ him at once, and we have been friends over since.

1. Our teacher told us that if we don't  ____ the environment, our grandchildren may not even be able to carry on living.
A. look into B. look out for C. look after D. look for
2. He may have deceived you, but he didn't take me  ____
A. in B. off C. over D. up
3. I can't make  ____ what he means.
A. up B. for C. out D. after
4. They are all making  ____ the exit.
A. after B. out C. for D. against
5. The pain will soon pass  ____
A. away B. off C. over D. into
6. We must make  ____ some stories to explain our absence.
A. out B. away C. off D. up
7. I ran  ____ George in the library.
A. out of B. over C. through D. into
8. You need a rest; you look run  ____
A. through B. over C. down D. up
9. He puts  ____ some money every week.
A. away B. up C. off D. out
10. Our dog has been run  ____ by a car.
A. over B. down C. into D. through
11. You may not like the noise, but you will have to put  ____
A. up with B. aside C. by D. down
12. I promise to look  ____ the matter.
A. for B. after C. into D. up
13. Look  ____ ! It is falling.
A. over B. at C. for D. out
14. The two countries have broken  ____ relations.
A. out B. up C. off D. into
15. Shall have to bring this matter  ____ at the next meeting.
A. round B. up C. off D. about
16. The new government has brought  ____ many changes.
A. about B. round C. up D. off
17. She used to be thin, but she is filled  ____ a lot.
A. in B. into C. up D. out
18. Let us do  ____ these regulations.
A. away with B. over C. up D. for
19. As I have just had a tooth  ____ , I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A. taken out B. crossed out C. broken off D. tried on
20. The woman  ____ when the police told her that her son had died.

1. When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to  ____ their houses.
A. do up B. do through C. do over D. do in
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. Susan was alone in the house when the fire  ____
A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away.
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. Is it a compulsion that the scheme  ____ next Friday?
A. carry out B. will carry out C. carried out D. be carried out
10. 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
11. All his plans for starting his own business fell  ____
A. in B. through C. down D. away
12. 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
13. The computer isn't working - it broke  ____ this morning.
A. out B. into C. down D. over
14. 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
15. 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
16. I have been looking  ____ this book for months, and at last I have found it.
A. over B. up C. for D. at
17. You can always  ____ Ann to give you sound advice.
A. bank of B. bank for C. bank at D. bank on
18. 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
19. 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
20. The speaker fails to get his message  ____ to his audience.
A. around B. in C. across D. out
Exercise 6
1. She is a friendly person. She gets  ____ all her neighbors.
A. up well with B. down well with C. on well with D. off with
2. Jack and Linda  ____ last week. They just weren't happy together.
A. ended up B. finished off C. broke into D. broke up
3. Brian asked Judy  ____ to dinner   and a movie.
A. out B. on C. for D. of
4. Her contract  ____ in two months, so she's looking for another job.
A. runs down B. runs out C. goes out D. goes away
5. I'm not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being  ____
A. tied in B. tied down C. tied up D. tied in with
6. It's a small lamp, so it doesn't  ____ off much light.
A. cast B. give C. shed D. spend
7. When I joined the army, I found it difficult to  ____ out orders from my superiors, but I soon got
used to it.
A. call B. carry C. miss D. take
8. If too many species  ____ out, it will upset the ecosystem.
A. disappear B. die C. go D. extinct
9. It is very important for a film or a company to keep  ____ the changes in the market.
A. pace of B. track about C. touch with D. up with
10. I'm saving all my pocket money  ____ to buy a new PlayStation.
A. out B. down C. up D. away
11. The effect of the painkiller is  ____ and I begin to feel the soreness again.
A. turning out B. doing without C. fading away D. wearing off
12. 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
13. I can't walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep  ____
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out
14. 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
15. It took Ted a long time to get  ____ the breakup of his marriage.
A. over B. across C. along with D. through
16. The smell of the sea  ____ his childhood.
A. took him in B. took after
C. took him back to D. took it for granted
17. Despite all the interruptions, he  ____ with his work.
A. pressed on B. held on C. stuck at D. hung out
18. The new office block  ____ well with its surroundings.
A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off
19. 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
20. 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

1. "To give someone a ring" is to ____
A. call him up B. marry him C. admire him D. pick him up
2. Because of heavy rain, the game was  ____ for a few days.
A. taken out B. put off C. set up D. gotten away
3. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along B. count on C. keep away D. turn up
4. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up
5. I do not use those things any more. You can  ____ them away.
A. get B. fall C. throw D. make
6. At the station, we often see the sign "  ____ for pickpockets".
A. Watch on B. Watch out C. Watch up D. Watch at
7. The passengers had to wait because the plane  ____ off one hour late.
A. took B. turned C. cut D. made
8. He  ____ on many subjects at the meeting.
A. held down B. held forth C. held good D. held over
9. If I had not held him  ____ , he would have beaten you soundly.
A. back B. over C. by D. out
10. Please let me  ____ I promise not to do it again.
A. off B. on C. up D. in
11. He knows where the boy was hiding but he didn't let  ____
A. up B. off C. on D. in
12. He promised to deliver the stuff today and has let us  ____ again.
A. up B. on C. off D. down
13. It seems that the rain is letting  ____
A. up B. on C. off D. in
14. The traffic was held  ____ by fog.
A. up B. over C. back D. out
15. Because of the heavy rain, today the meeting will be held  ____ until next week.
A. up B. back C. out D. over
16. I would have been here sooner but the rain kept me  ____
A. back B. from C. on D. up with
17. Keep children  ____ from the fire.
A. in with B. from C. away D. back
18. It is the most important to keep  ____ your neighbors.
A. touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
19. He promised to keep  ____ us while he was abroad.
A. in touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
20. I took  ____ him at once, and we have been friends over since.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question. You must never take the helmet off when you drive.

A. Helmets must be worn at all times when driving.

B. Helmets must be taken around with you when you drive

C. Wearing helmets is never taken into consideration when driving.

D. Helmets are an optional part of you when you drive.