1.       If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to________more staff.

         A. give up                       B. add in                                 C. gain on                                D. take on

2.       In addition to Mr. Thomas and Miss White, the principal________attend the school party.

         A. is likely                       B. is going to                          C. are likely                             D. are going to

3.        We were too tired to wash ________ after the meal.

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

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

         A. go along                      B. count on                               C. keep away                            D. turn up

5.        Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.

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

6.        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

7.        The stranger came _________ me and asked, "Is there a post office near here?"

         A. on to                            B. away from                            C. out of                                   D. up to

8.        Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all.

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

9.        She is not really friendly. She does not get on well ____ her classmates.

         A. from                            B. with                                      C. for                                        D to

10.    I would be grateful if you kept the news __ yourself. Do not tell anyone about it.

         A. from                            B. to                                         C. for                                        D. at

11.    I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.

         A. get                              B. fall                                       C. throw                                    D. make

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

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

2.        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

3.       She got angry when they started to________her private life.

         A. ask for                        B. enquire after                      C. ask about                            D. enquire with

4.        She ran in a marathon last week but________after ten kilometers.

         A. dropped out               B. closed down                        C. broke up                               D. made up

5.       Gertrude takes________her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair too.

         A. in                                B. up                                       C. after                                    D. down

6.       It took him a long time to ________the death of his wife.

         A. take away                   B. get over                              C. take off                               D. get through

7.       Billy hasn't been working; he won't________his examinations.

         A. get off                         B. get through                         C. keep up                               D. keep off

8.       They arrived________the airport________good time for the plane.

         A. in - on                         B. to - in                                  C. at - in                                  D. to - for

9.       Did Mr. Tan________the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?

         A. take away                   B. take over                             C. take up                                D. take off

10.   Paula applied for the post but she was________.

         A. turned down               B. checked out                       C. kept under                          D. pushed ahead

11.   If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to________more staff.

1.        My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.

         A. looked after                 B. taken after                            C. gone off                               D. got over

2.        The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.

         A. went on                       B. went out                               C. went off                               D. went away

3.        John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.

         A. take part in                   B. take over                              C. take place                            D. take care of

4.        Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.

         A. up to                           B. on for                                   C. on well with                           D. in with

5.         Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?

         A. keep on                       B. give up                                 C. take after                              D. stop by

6.        My father gave up smoking two years ago.

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

7.        The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.

         A. turn out                        B. carry out                              C. carry on                                D. keep on

8.        When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply to the flat.

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

9.        I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.

         A. grew up                       B. raised                                   C. brought up                            D. rose

20. The Taste Of the tiny church ………………every memory of my childhood.

         A. brought up                  B. brought off                         C. brought back                       D. brought in