PHRASAL VERBS
1. 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
2. I can't walk in these high-heeled boots . I keep .........................
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out
3. 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
4. It took Ted a long time to get ..................... the breakup of his marriage
A. over B. across C. along with D. through
5. The smell of the sea ................... his childhood
A. took him in B. took after C. took him back to D. took it for granted
6. Despite all the interruptions , he ......................... with his work
A. pressed on B. held on C. stuck at D. hung out
7. The new office block ..................... well with its surroundings
A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off
8. 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
9. 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
10. When Tet holiday comes , Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ................ their houses
A. do up B. do through C. do over D. do in
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. Susan was alone in the house when the fire ...................................
A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. It is a compulsion that the scheme ........................ next Friday ?
A. carry out B. will carry out C. carried out D. be carried out
19. 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
20. All his plans for starting his own business fell .........................
A. in B. through C. down D. away
21. The performance on the first night ________ pretty well.
A. made out B. fell out C. came off - thành công, diễn ra như mong đợi D. put up
22. I ________ him in the library after work, and we had a great conversation about Hemingway.
A. came into B. came across - tình cờ gặp C. got into D. carried out
23. I ________ while the meeting was in progress, so I waited in the back.
A. got in - đến nơi B. came in C. made out D. set off
24. Those boys are going to have to ________ for a punishment after starting the food fight.
A. carry out B. put off C. come in - chịu (sự trừng phạt, phê phán) D. put aside
25. After Lily fainted, we used smelling salts to get her to ________.
A. come around - tỉnh, thức B. setup C. put aside D. make up
26. My electric car doesn't ________ sports cars in terms of speed, but I'd rather have one that doesn't require gasoline.
A. make up for - không bằng B. make away with C. come up to D. take out
27. I'm so sorry that you had to ________ such a traumatic experience.
A. take out B. look down C. go through - trải qua D. turn into
28. It snowed so much that the event couldn't ________ as planned, unfortunately.
A. call for B. fill up C. give out D. go ahead
29. Oh, we're ________ our weekend plans - I refuse to let a little rain stop us!
A. going on with B. holding back - chần chừ C. showing off D. filling in
30. After the power ________, I spent the night reading by candlelight.
A. held back B. went out - mất điện C. called up D. broke out