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Ms. Ta Thanh Hien – Hanoi University – H&H English Centre – Lize.vn

BÀI TẬP CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ - ĐÁP ÁN
1. Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______?
A. turn on

B. turn off

C. go on

D. look after

2. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work?
A. look for

B. look up

C. look after

D. look at

C. turn over

D. turn into

3. Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here.
A. turn on

B. turn off

4. The nurse has to _________ at the midnight. {take (sth) over: take control of or responsibility

for}
A. take care

B. take on

C. take over

C. take off

C. are going over

D. are going up

5. There is an inflation. The prices __________.
A. are going on

B. are going down

6. Remember to _______ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
A. take care

B. take on

C. take over

C. take off

7. You can __________ the new words in the dictionary.
A. look for

B. look after

C. look up

D. look at

C. Put off

D. Put into

C. reports

D. prepares

8. It’s cold outside. __________ your coat.
A. Put on

B. Put down

9. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.
A. calls

B. arrives

10. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.{p ut off: postpone: delay}
A. do

B. let

C. delay

D. leave

11. 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


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12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?
A. keep on

B. give up

C. take after

D. stop by

C. stopped

D. enjoyed

16. My father gave up smoking two years ago.
A. liked

B. continued

17. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out

B. carry out

C. carry on

D. keep on

18. 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

19. Look out! There’s a car coming!
A. The car is behind you, so you should run.
B. Don’t go away because the car is coming.
C. Hurry up or you will be late for the car.
D. You should be careful because the car is coming.
20. I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.
A. grew up

B. raised

C. brought up

D. rose

21. How do you start the computer?
A. How does the computer turn on?

B. How do you turn on the computer?

C. How do you turn the computer on?

D. Both B and C are correct


Ms. Ta Thanh Hien – Hanoi University – H&H English Centre – Lize.vn

22. I/ not accept/ offer/ turn down/
A. I couldn’t accept his offer to avoid turning down him.
B. I couldn’t accept his offer because he was turned down.
C. I couldn’t accept his offer, so I turned it down.
D. I couldn’t accept his offer whether I was turned down.
23. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
A. take after

B. take place

C. take away

D. take on

24. 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

25.She got angry when they started to………. her private life.
A. ask for

B. enquire after

C. ask about

D. enquire with

26.She ran in a marathon last week but………. after ten kilometers. {withdraw}
A. dropped out

B. closed down

C. broke up

D. made up

27.Gertrude takes……….her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair too.
A. in

B. up

C. after

D. down

28.It took him a long time to ………. the death of his wife.
A. take away

B. get over

C. take off

D. get through

29.There were so many kinds of cameras………., and I didn't know which to buy.
A. to choose

B. choosing from

C. chosen

D. to choose from

30.Billy hasn't been working; he won't………. his examinations.
A. get off

B. get through

C. keep up

D. keep off

31.They arrived………. the airport………. good time for the plane.
A. in - on

B. to - in

C. at - in

32.Did Mr. Tan………. the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?

D. to - for


Ms. Ta Thanh Hien – Hanoi University – H&H English Centre – Lize.vn

A. take away

B. take over

C. take up

D. take off

33.Paula applied for the post but she was………..
A. turned down

B. checked out

C. kept under

D. pushed

ahead
34.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

35.Why do they………. talking about money all the time?
A. keep on

B. side with

C. take after

D. work off

36.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

37. We were too tired to wash ________ after the meal.
A. over

B. out

C. up

D. on

38. I don't know whether I'll go out tonight. It depends ________ how I feel.
A. in

B. at

C. on

D. over

39. The police made an appeal ________ the public to remain calm.
A. by

B. to

C. at

D. for

40. These policies ________ in many elderly and disabled people suffering hardship.

A. recalled

B. succeeded

C. resulted

D. resigned

41. Part of the path had been ________ by the sea.` `
A. washed over

B. washed away

C. washed down

D. made in

42. The diesel /'di:zəl/ engine was named ________ its inventor Rudolf Diesel.
A. along

B. to

C. after

D. with

43. The committee ____________ of different people of different views.
A. composes

B. comprises

C. consists

D. contains


Ms. Ta Thanh Hien – Hanoi University – H&H English Centre – Lize.vn

44. She ________ to the cinema last night.
a. went over

b. went on

c. went out

d. went off

c. take advantage of

d. get in touch

45. I've been trying to ________ him all day.
a. fall in love with

b. take track of

with
46. An ever-growing proportion of this ________ consists of unburned hydrocarbon gases from
the exhausts of automobiles.
a. pollute

b. polluted

c. pollution

d. pollutant

47. His wife died in ________ when he was only 24 years old.
a. children

b. childhood

c. childbed

d. childbirth

c. Keep an eye on

d. Pay attention

c. went out

d. went off

48. ________ policeman directing the traffic.
a. Take care of

b. Take track of

to

49. The bomb ________ when he rang the bell.
a. went over

b. went on

50. No one really believed it when the news came through that the "Titanic" had ________ on her
maiden voyage.
a. gone over

b. gone on

c. gone down

d. gone off

c. go ahead

d. go off

c. goes out

d. goes off

51. Does this jacket ________ my trousers?
a. go with

b. go through with

52. He ________ about his new car all the time.
a. goes over

b. goes on

53. Do you think you could ________ this work with me some time, Peter?
a. go over

b. go on

54. We have permission to ________ with the plan.

c. go out

d. go off


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a. go ahead

b. go over

c. go on

d. go off

55. I know you find the course boring, Pauline, but since you've started it, you might as well
________ it.
a. go with

b. go through with

c. go ahead

d. go off

Trích đề thi đại học năm 2010 (mã đề 469)
56. It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market.
A. touch with

B. up with

C. pace of

D. track about

57. The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ______ by 2015.
A. run out

B. taken over

C. caught up

D. used off

58. Although smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get rid of it.
Trích đề thi TNPTTH năm 2010
59. He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will ______ it.
A. turn off

B. get over

C. fill in

D. take after

60. “Don’t forget to take _____ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.”
A. off

B. apart

C. in

D. up

61. It was being able to fly ______ space that attracted Sally Ride to the job of an astronaut.
A. to

B. towards

C. on

D. into

62. The children were bored ___ watching that film again and again.
A. with

B. in

C. about

D. for

C. with

D. in

Trích đề thi TNPTTH năm 2011
63. Peter is fed up ___ eating potatoes every day.
A. for

B. on

64. I was really worried ___ my brother because he didn’t come home last night.
A. at

B. of

C. with

65. When my parents were away, my grandmother would ___care of me.

D. about


Ms. Ta Thanh Hien – Hanoi University – H&H English Centre – Lize.vn

A. get

B. do

C. take

D. make

C. brought about

D. broke out

C. to give

D. gives

C. at

D. to

C. tried on

D. grew up.

Trích đề thi Đại học 2011
66. The Second World War ____ in 1939.
A. turned up

B. took out

Trích đề thi TNPTTH năm 2012
67. The doctor advised him ____ up smoking.
A. giving

B. gave

68. My son is very good ____ drawing.
A. about

B. for

69. She was born in London but she ____ in Boston.
A. looked after

B. went ahead

70. I started to feel afraid ____ going out alone at night.
A. of

B. with

C. about

D. on

71. Mrs. Johnson is ____ of doing the same things every day.
A. tired

B. bored

C. interested

D. surprised

Trích đề thi Đại học 2012
72. He is coming ____ a cold after a night out in the rain.
A. down with

B. up with

C. away from

D. across with

73. It is interesting to take ___ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.
A. up

B. in

C. over

D. on

Trích đề thi TNPTTH năm 2013
74. Tony is ___ a new job because he is fed up with his present one.
A. looking for

B. looking after

C. turning off

D. turning on

C. would take

D. will take

75. If I were you, I ____ part in this competition.
A. have taken

B. take


Ms. Ta Thanh Hien – Hanoi University – H&H English Centre – Lize.vn

76. Tim’s doctor advised him to ____ smoking because of his health.
A. grow up

B. give up

C. stay up

D. get up

77. I had to answer the questions quickly as I was running out ____ time.
A. in

B. with

C. of

D. on

Trích đề thi đại học 2013

78. Regular exercise and good diet will bring ____ fitness and health.
A. from

B. to

C. about

. up

79. I am sorry I have no time at present to ____ detail of our plan.
A. bring in

B. take into

C. come in

D. go into

C. went off

D. put off

Trích đề thi TNPTTH năm 2014
80. I woke up when the alarm clock _________.
A. took off

B. turned off

81. We are worried ____ the current situation of environmental pollution in our country.
A. of

B. on

C. about

D. at

Trích đề thi Đại học năm 2014
82. While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I _____ this photograph of my
parents’ wedding.
A. took after

B. made up

C. turned down

D. came across

83. Opposite to the underlined word
Any student who #neglects# his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.
A. puts off

B. looks for

C. attends to

D. approves of

Trích đề thi THPTQG năm 2015
84. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well the 28th Sea Games Women’s 200m butterfly that none

of her rivals could ______ her.
A. look up to

B. come up to

C. catch up with

D. put up with


Ms. Ta Thanh Hien – Hanoi University – H&H English Centre – Lize.vn

85. John has finally found a new job after being ______ for three months.
A. out of reach

B. out of order

C. out of work

D. out of mind

86. When asked about their preference for movies, many young people say that they are in favour
______ science fiction.
A. with

B. of

C. in

D. for

Trích đề thi THPTQG 2016
87. The Government has brought _______ a new law in an effort to prevent further environmental
deterioration.
A. on

B. in

C. about

D. up

88. The table in the living room should be moved to ______ the new TV set.
A. take hold of

B. make room for

C. get rid of

D. pave the way for

89. Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more
welfare.
A. deleted.

B. sacked.

C. rejected.

D. reviewed

90. B
come down with : đổ bệnh
look back on: nhìn lại
get by with st: xoay xở bằng,
drop out of st: ra khỏi, không tham gia nữa
Dịch nghĩa:
Trong cuốn tiểu thuyết Zeno’s Conscience, Zeno Cosino đã nhìn lại một số sự kiện trong đời mình từ một
khía cạnh của một nhà tâm lý học

91. B
Get away with st: thoát khỏi bình an vô sự
break out of st: thoát khỏi
crack down on st: ngăn cản( hành vi phạm pháp)
hold out : chờ, giữ lại
Dịch nghĩa: Những người Nga đối xử với anh ta một cách ngờ vực, vì thế anh ta ra khỏi pháo đài Nga để trở
lại miền núi

92. D


Ms. Ta Thanh Hien – Hanoi University – H&H English Centre – Lize.vn
set down : ghi lại,đưa ra luật
Take up: bắt đầu, chiếm, hấp thụ, chấp nhận
point out: chỉ ra
brought about: mang lại,đem đến
Dịch nghĩa: Sự sụp đổ của chế độ độc tài của Miguel Primo de Rivera đã dẫn tới sự thành lập của Đảng cộng
hòa Tây ban nha thứ hai

93. C

Take on: thuê, tuyển
Fall back: giảm
Play up: gây vấn đề
Break out: bùng nổ,bùng phát
Dịch nghĩa: Bình nước nóng lại có vấn đề nữa, vì thế thôi nghĩ chúng ta nên gọi thợ sửa ống nước để sửa nó

94. A
Come across: đi qua
Run out: cạn, hết
Land sb with st/sb: giao cho ai việc gì
look after: chăm sóc,để ý tới
Dịch nghĩa: Trong chuyến đi biển của mình, nhà hàng hải người Ý Alvise Cadamesto đã đi qua quần đảo
Cape Verde

95. D
Take off: cởi,cất cánh, nghĩ phép, phất lên, rời khỏi
Get up: đứng lên.dữ dội hơn
keep to st: bám , theo đúng
Dịch nghĩa: Jane đã định học 11 giờ mỗi ngày trong 3 tháng trước kì thi nhưng cô ấy nhận thấy cô ấy không
thể làm theo dự định của mình

96.: A
looked … up : tra cứu
read … into: tìm ra ẩn ý
catch … out: bất chợt bắt gặp điều gì
sort … through: lục tìm
Dịch nghĩa: Jerome không biết từ “incomprehension” nghĩa là gì nên anh ta đã tra nó trong từ điển

97. C
Turn off: tắt

fall out :rơi ra,rụng,bất hòa
shut down :đóng,tắt
. set out ;khởi hành,lên đường
Dịch nghĩa: Một vài rạp phim sẽ bị bắt đóng cửa sớm vì họ làm ăn không có lợi nhuận

98. B
Be done in: mệt mỏi
go up: tăng lên
Get over: định thần trở lại, bình phụ


Ms. Ta Thanh Hien – Hanoi University – H&H English Centre – Lize.vn
Put on : mặc vào, bật lên, tăng(cân)
Dịch nghĩa: Giá ở nhà hàng trên con đường đó đã tăng lên 2 lần trong năm nay, sớm thôi,tôi sẽ chẳng đủ tiền
để ăn ở đó nữa

99. D
Call for: yêu cầu
set off: khởi hành
pull down : dỡ xuống
hold up: đứng vững , duy trì , chặn lại để cướp
Dịch nghĩa: Một người bán hàng đồ chơi Úc gần đây đã bị bắt sau khi cố gắng cướp ngân hàng bằng khẩu
súng đồ chơi

100. A
lie in= ngủ nướng
sleep st off =lại sức
rest on= nghỉ ngơi
stay over =ngủ qua đêm
Dịch nghĩa: Mary đã thức muộn để giúp em trai cô ấy làm bài tập vật lý,vì thế cô ấy quyết định ngủ nướng

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