Bài tập Bổ trợ & Nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 – PHRASAL VERBS 1 pptx

Bài tập Bổ trợ & Nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 – PHRASAL VERBS 1
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Name: ………………………………
Class:
What are phrasal verbs?
Phrasal verbs are combinations of verb + adverb or verb + preposition so as to obtain to get a variety of meanings.
e. g: look for = search for, seek. look out = beware. give up = abandon.
You need not try to decide whether the combination is verb + adverb or verb + preposition, but should consider the
expression as a whole.

EXERCISE 1: Replace the words in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. Make any other
necessary changes.
go for take after look into run out of call off
turn up hold up go off get over go along with
look after go in for try out do away with come up with
1) The trouble with Frank is that he never (arrives) _________________ on time for meetings.
2) Johnson, I’d like you to (examine) _________________ this complaint we received this morning.
3) The bomb (exploded) _________________ with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
4) He was walking through the park when a strange dog suddenly (attacked) _________________ him.
5) I won’t be a minute, Jane. I just want to (test) _________________ my new tape-recorder.
6) You can’t have a sandwich, I’m afraid. We’re (used up our supply of) _________________ bread.
7) Yes, I’ll (accept) _________________ that.
8) Because of a heavy downpour, the proposed open-air concert had to be (cancelled) _________________.
9) Why don’t you (enter) _________________ the “Miss United Kingdom” contest, Ulla? I’m sure you’d win it.
10) John, would you (take care of) _________________ my handbag while I go to the toilet?

11) I wonder who first (thought of) _________________ the idea of wearing seatbelts in cars?
12) What a lovely baby. He certainly (resembles) _________________ his father, doesn’t he?
13) His father still hasn’t really (recovered from ) _________________ the death of his mother.
14) Because of an accident on the line between Brighton and Victoria, my train was (delayed) _________________ for
several hours.
15) I’ve been feeling so depressed lately that I fell tempted to (kill) _________________ myself.
EXERCISE 2: Replace the words in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. Make any other
necessary changes.
clear up come into come up against butt in grow out of
go down with bring out look up to cut down on come across
fall off fall through look back on call for break down
1) I do wish you wouldn’t (interrupt) _________________, Charles. I’m trying to talk to your father.
2) When my grandmother died, I (inherited) _________________ quite a lot of money.
3) The only teacher I ever (admired) _________________ at school was Mr. Whiteside, the English master.
4) We’ll have to get Anne some new clothes soon. She’s (become too big for) _________________ the ones she’s got.
5) It was while I was clearing out the attic that I (found by accident) _________________ some old photographs of my
sister’s wedding.
6) I had never (been faced with) _________________ the problems of loneliness and isolation until I came to Sweden.
7) Although the attendance was excellent at the start of the season, Chelsea played so badly that, by January, the attendance
had (decreased) _________________ by as much as 50%.
8) I see they’re going to (publish) _________________ a book of Peter’s poems in the autumn.
9) They were planning to hold a Pop Concert in one of the parks but it (failed to materialize) _________________ owing to
opposition from the local residents.
10) I’ve tried to (reduce) _________________ the number of cigarettes I smoke but it’s far too difficult, I’m afraid.
11) When I’m eighty, I’ll probably (remember) _________________ my life and realize what a mess I made of it.
12) I do hope it (becomes fine) ___________________ soon. Otherwise, we won’t be able to have our picnic.
13) I wonder if you could (collect) _________________ me you your way to the party?
14) I’m afraid Paul can’t come with us after all – he’s just (become ill with) _________________ flu.
15) I’m sorry I’m late, but my ca (stopped working) _________________ on the way here, so I had to phone for a taxi.
EXERCISE 3: Replace the words in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. Make any other

necessary changes.
back SB up keep up with look down on hold on break up
let SB down give up go round go through turn in
hold down do up take on go around with take in
1) Have a piece of chocolate. I think there’s enough to (be shared among everyone) ______________________.
2) The meeting was a very long one and didn’t (finish) ______________________ until 11.30 p.m.
3) If you’re still looking for a job, Fred, I believe Warner & Sons are (employing) ____________________ new people.
4) I do hope you’ll excuse me if I (go to bed) ______________________ now; it’s just that I have to get up early in the
morning.
5) I don’t know what’s wrong with Joanna’s husband. He’s been given the sack again. He just can’t seem to (keep)
______________________ a job.
6) Look, if I tell Mr. Blake that we’re not prepared to work overtime tonight, will the rest of you (support me)
______________________?
7) You will do it, won’t you, Anne? Promise me you won’t (disappoint me) ______________________.
8) I think you’ll have to explain it all again, Sam. It was far too complicated to (understand) _______________ all at once.
9) My father has always (despised) ______________________ working-class people. It’s strange really when you consider
that his own father was a coal miner.
Bài tập Bổ trợ & Nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12 – PHRASAL VERBS 1
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10) Oh, darling, would you (fasten) _____________________ my buttons, please? I’ve just put nail varnish on and it’s still
wet.
11) If you’d just (wait) ______________________ a moment, Mr. Blake. I’ll see if Mrs. Wilson is free.
12) Arthur’s (keeping company with) ______________________ a very strange crowd of people these days, isn’t her?
13) Poor Sam! She’s really (suffered) ______________________ a lot this past year, what with the death of her mother, her

divorced and now losing her job. I feel really sorry for her.
14) He had to work very hard to (maintain the same standard as) ______________________ the others in the class.
15) It’s easy to (stop) ______________________ smoking. I’ve done it lots of times!
EXERCISE 4: Using the words given to rewrite the following sentences so that they contain a phrasal verb and keep
the same meaning to the 1
st
sentence.
1) My father hasn’t smoked for over three years now. (gave)
2) The meeting has been postponed until next Friday. (put)
3) There isn’t enough space in this room for a big cupboard. (take)

4) His recovery was slow. (get)
5) What was the reason for their late arrival? (turn)
6) You can stay here for the night. (put)
7) That noise is driving me crazy! (put)
8) He feels superior because he’s so rich. (looks)
9) If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long. (look)

10) I offered to help her but she said, “No, thanks.” (turned)