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
11 B
12 B
13 A
14 C
15 A
16 D
17 A
18 D
19 C
20 C