Phrasal verbs part 1

Phrasal verbs
1. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A go along
B . count on
C keep away
D. turn up
2. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on
B. keeps off
C. takes in
D. goes up
3. 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
4. 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
5. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all.
A after
B. along
C. up
D. over
6. She is not really friendly. She does not get on well ____ her classmates.
A from
B. with
C. for
D to

7. I would be grateful if you kept the news _______ yourself. Do not tell anyone about it.
A from
B.to
C. for
D. at
8. I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.
A get
B.fall
C.throw
D. make
9. They were late for work because their car _______ down.
A got
B. put
C. cut
D. broke
10.The authority _______ down that building to build a supermarket.
A knocked
B. came
C . went
D.. fell
11.I didn't get to see the end of that mystery movie on TV last night. How did it ________ out?
A. go
B . make
C.bring
D . turn
12. I’m not surprised Margaret's ill. With all the voluntary work she's ________, she’s really been doing too
much.
A. taken off
B. taken on
C. taken in

D. taken to
13. At present we are __________ an anti-drug campaign.
A. setting up for
B. carrying out
C. taking part
D. joining with
14. At the station, we often see the sigh “_____________for pickpockets”.
A. Watch on
B. Watch out
C. Watch up
D. Watch at
15. Let’s wait here for her; I’m sure she’ll__________________ .
A. turn down
B. turn off
C. turn over
D. turn up
16. UNESCO_____________ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
A. stands for
B. brings about
C. takes after
D. gets across
17. Don't forget to_________your gloves on. It is cold outside.
A. let
B . make
C put
D. fix
18. The passengers had to wait because the plane _________off one hour late.
A. took
B. turned
C. cut

D. made
19. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out
B. Look up
C. Look on
D. Look after
20. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A put on
B. went off
C. got out
D. kept up
21. These shoes felt too tight, so I took_____________ and tried a larger size.
A. away them
B. off them
C. them away
D. them off
22. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.
A went over
B. got over
C. took over
D. looked over
23. I can’t __________walking. Can we stop and have a short rest?
A. go on
B. get on
C. go up
D. get up


24. When you are finished using the computer, can you please_____________ it off.
A take

B . turn
C . do
D go
25. When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits.
A fell
B . exploded
C. called
D . rang
26. Look out. There is a rattlesnake under the picnic table!
A Listen
B. Be careful
C. Go
D. Watch
27. Mrs. Jones's husband passed away fast Friday. We’re all shocked by the news.
A got married
B . divorced
C. died
D. were on business
28. If you want to be healthy . you should_________ your bad habits in your lifestyles
A. give up
B. call off
C. break down
D. get over
29. Watch ____________! A car is coming
A. out
B. up
C. away
D. off
30. Try to study harder to catch _____________your classmates .
A up

B. up with
C. out
D. with
31. Don’t be impatient ! I ‘m sure he will turn_______________ on time
A. up
B. round
C. on
D. Off
33. Go _______________this book because it has the information you need.
A. over
B. by
C. off
D. on
34. My husband spends far more time helping our three kids _______homework and studying for tests than I
do.
A. on
B. to
C. with
D. in
35. My husband and I take turns cleaning __________the kitchen depending ___________who gets home
from work earlier.
A. away / to
B. from / in
C. up / on
D. with / for
36. The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ___________several respectively achievement
in women's life and work.
A. at
B. with
C. for

D. in
37. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire
garden.
A. release
B. stop
C. end
D. melt
38. I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.
A. stand
B. understand
C. write
D. interrupt
39. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying.
A. talk
B. quit
C. continue
D. stop
40. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
A. blowing
B. watering
C. preventing
D. watching
41. What does "www" ______________for? Is it short for “world wide web?”
A. sit
B. stand
C. lie
D. point
42. If you do not understand the word "superstitious," look it up in the dictionary.
A. find its meaning
B. write it

C. draw it
D. note it
44. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
A. blowing
B. watering
C. preventing
D. watching
45. Not all women can do two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office.
A. educating
B. taking care of
C. homemaking
D. giving a birth