Bài tập tự luận và trắc nghiệm phrasal verbs có đáp án

PHRASAL VERBS or MULTI-WORD VERBS
Động từ kép là động từ được cấu tạo bởi một động từ (a verb) với một tiểu từ ( a particle) hay
một giới từ ( a preposition) hay cả hai ( tiểu từ + giới từ ) : give up, turn on, look after, get along
with…
Động từ kép được chia ra làm hai loại:
1. Động từ kép có thể phân cách ( separable phrasal verbs) give up, turn on, try on, put on …
a. Túc từ là danh từ : có thể đứng trước hoặc sau tiểu từ.
 S – V + tiểu từ + túc từ
Ex: You should turn off the lights before leaving home.

Ex: He’s trying on a jacket.

 S – V + túc từ + tiểu từ
Ex: He’s trying a jacket on.

Ex: He gave smoking up

b. Túc từ là đại từ nhân xưng (personal pronoun) luôn luôn đứng giữa động từ và tiểu từ.
Ex: The light is on. Turn it off.

Ex: Here’re the shoes. Try them on.

2. Động từ không thể phân cách ( unseparable phrasal verbs): túc từ luôn luôn đứng sau giới từ.
Ex: You should look after your old parents.

Ex: He looks forward to his brother’s letter

Một số động từ cụm thông dụng:
Account for: giải thích lí do

abide by: tuân theo

Amount to: lên đến

appove of: tán thành

Add sth to sth : thêm cái gì vào cái gì

base on : dựa vào

Agree with : đồng ý

believe in: tin tưởng

Arrive at+ nơi chốn: đến ( nơi nhỏ, không tên)

borrow sth from: mượn từ ai

Arrive in + nơi chốn: đến ( nơi lớn có tên riêng)

bring back : mang trở lại

Ask for: xin, yêu cầu

buy sth for S.O : mua cái gì cho ai

Be on: chiếu phim

change sth into sth: đổi cái gì thành cái gì

Bear out: xác nhận, xác thực

call for: ghé qua (để đón hay lấy casigif)

Blow out: dập tắt, thổi tắt (lửa)

call in (on): ghé thăm, ghé qua

Blow up: phá hủy (bằng bom, thuốc nổ)

call off; hủy bỏ

Break down: hư, hỏng (máy); phá vỡ (cửa…)

call on: thăm, viếng thăm

Break in/ into: xông vào, đột nhập vào

call up: goi điện thoại

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Break out : bùng nổ; bùng phát

carry on; tiếp tục

Break off: đột nhiên ngừng lại; kết thúc

carry out: tiến hành

Break up: kết thúc ( khóa học, năm học …)

close down: đóng cửa hẳn

Bring in: đưa ra, giới thiệu

come about: xảy ra

Bring up:nuôi nấng, dạy dỗ

come across: tình cờ gặp/ thấy ai/ cái gì

Burn down: : thiêu hủy, thiêu trụi

come off: thành công

Burst out : bật (khó,cười)

come along/ on: nhanh lên

Come over/ round: ghé nhà

count on/ upon: tin vào/ dựa vào

Come up: xảy ra, xuất hiện

cut down/ back (on): giảm bớt

Come up against: gặp phải, đương đầu

cut off: cắt đứt, ngừng cung cấp cái gì

Come up (to): đạt được, đáp ứng được

pick out; chọn, chọn ra; nhận ra

Check in: đăng kí

Pick up: đón ai; cho đi nhờ xe

Check out: làm thủ tục ra

Pull down: phá hủy, phá sập

Put in for: đòi hỏi, yêu sách, xin

pull out: lôi raCheck up:kiểm tra

Put on: mặc, mang, đội, mở,tăng cân

put into: đặt cái gì vào trong

Pay back: trả lại, hoàn lại

come out: lộ, lòi ra;biến mất

Run across/ into: tình cờ gặp/thấy ai/ cái gì

Put aside/ by: để dành, dành dụm

Run out of: hết, cạn kiệt

Put forward: đề nghị, gợi ý

See off: tiễn ai

Put up with; chịu đựng

See through: nhận ra; thấy rõ

Put off:hoãn lại

Clear up: làm sạch, dọn sạch

put out;làm tắt, dập tắt

Compare with: so sánh với

queue up: xếp hàng

Complain about: than phiền về

receive sth from S.O: nhận cái gì từ ai

Cook meals for S.O: nấu bữa ăn cho ai

return to: trở lại đâu

Cut down: đốn xuống

send sth to S.O; gửi cái gì cho ai

Depend on: phụ thuộc vào

send sth from somewhere: gửi cái gì từ đâu

Devide into: phân chia thành

separate sth from: tách ra

Devote to: cống hiến cho

speak to S.O: nói chuyện với ai

Die out: mất hẳn, tuyệt chủng

do away with: bỏ, hủy bỏ, bãi bỏ

Die for: chết vì (ai)

set fire to: đốt, làm cháy

Die of: chết vì (bệnh)

succeed in: thành công

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Drop in (on): ghé thăm, ghé qua (thời gian ngắn)

be fed up with: chán, buồn phiền,

End up: chấm dứt, kết thúc

suck up; nịnh hót

Fall down: rơi xuống

suitable for: thích hợp cho

Fill in: điền thong tin vào

fix up: sắp xếp; thu xếp

Find out: tìm ra

sum up: tóm lại, tóm tắt

Fly to somewhere: bay đến đâu

take over: đảm nhận

Get out of: thoát khỏi, đi ra

take note of: ghi chú

Get up: thức dậy

take S.O to somewhere: dẫn ai đi đâu

Get by : xoay sở

get down; làm chán nản, thất vọng

Get off: xuống( xe..), rời đi; khởi hành

get on: lên (xe, tàu,…)

Get on with/ in: sống, làm việc …hòa thuận; xoay sở,làm (1 việc, 1 tình huống…)
Get over: vượt qua, khắc phục

give out: phân phát

Go in for: tham gia (kì thi, cuộc thi)

grow up: lớn lên, trưởng thành

Give up: từ bỏ

talk about: nói về cái gì

Give way to: nhượng bộ

talk to/ with: nói với ai

Go ahead: thực hiện, xảy ra

talk to S.O about sth: nói với ai về cái gì

Go after: rượt đuổi theo

thanks for sth:cám ơn ai về cái gì

Go along: tiến bộ, phát triển

thanks to sth/S.O: nhờ có cái gì/ ai

Go away; rời khỏi, ra đi, tan đi, biến mất (cơn đau) think about/of: nghĩ về
Go back: trở lại, trở về

turn off #turn on: tắt # mở (máy)

Go by: (thời gian) trôi qua

turn up: đến; xuất hiện

Go down: giảm xuống (giá cả)

turn down: từ chối; bác bỏ, loại bỏ

Go for a swim/ walk: đi bơi/đi tản bộ

turn into: trở thành; biến thành;

Go off: nổ, reo vang

turn up# turn down: tăng/ giảm âm lượng

Go on: xảy ra, tiếp tục

wait for: đợi chờ

Go on a trip/ vacation: đi du lịch/ đi nghỉ

wake up: thức dậy

Go over: xem kĩ, kiểm tra lại

walk along: đi bộ dọc theo

Go up: gia tăng, đi lên

wash up: rửa chén, giặt

Go out; tắt bị dập tắt

work for S.O : làm việc cho ai

Hear about (of): nghe về

work with S.O: làm việc với ai

Hand in: nộp; đệ trình

hold on: đợi

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Hold up: ngừng; hoãn lại

Work out: tính toán

Help someone with sth: giúp ai với

worry about; lo lắng về

Hundred of: hàng trăm

write for: viết cho tòa báo

Insist on: nhấn mạnh

write to S.O: viết cho ai

Interact with; ảnh hưởng; tác dụng

stay away from: tránh xa

Join in = take part in = participate in: tham gia vào stay up late: thức khuya
Keep S.O awake: làm ai thức giấc

stay with S.O: ở với ai

keep pace up/ with : theo kịp

send out: gửi đi, phân phát

Fell pity for/ take (have) pity on: thương xót

go in: đivào

Feel regret for: hối hận, ân hận

set off/out : khởi hành

Fell sympathy for: thông cảm

Sell off: bán giảm giá

Feel shame at: xấu hổ

Send for: mời đến, gọi đến, triệu tập

fall in love with S.O: yêu 1 người nào đó

set up: lập, thành lập

Keep S.O away: tránh xa ai

lose sight of: mất hút

Keen on: tiếp tục

leave out: bỏ qua, bỏ sót, bỏ quên

Keep up with: theokijp, bắt kịp

let down: làm thất vọng

Laugh at: chọc ghẹo

lose track of: mất dấu

Learn by heart: học thuộc lòng

lose touch with: mất liên lạc với

Learn how to V: học làm cách gì

make allowance for: chiếu cố đến

Listen to: lắng nghe

make a fuss over/ about: làm ầm ỉ

Live apart: sống xa nhau

make fun of: chế nhạo

Live on: sống nhờ vào

make room for:dọn chỗ cho

Live with S.O: sống với ai

make use of: sử dụng

Look after: chăm sóc

pay attention to: chú ý tới

Look back (on): nhớ, nhớ lại

put an end to: kết thúc

Look down on: coi thường

put a stop to: chấm dứt

Look up to: coi trọng, kính trọng, ngưỡng mộ

take account of: lưu tâm đến

Look at: nhìn ngắm

take advantage of: lợi dụng

Look for: tìm kiếm

catch sight of: bắt gặp

Look up: tra từ điển

make out: hiểu, đọc, được; nghe, nhìn rõ

Look out: coi chừng!

make up: bịa đặt, sáng tác; trang điểm

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Look forward to: trông chờ, trông mong

make up for: đèn bù, bù

Look into: điều tra

Show affection for: có cảm tình

Look in: nhìn vào; ghé qua thăm, tạt vào

show around / round: đưa đi tham quan

Look on/upon : đứng xem, xem như, coi như

show off: phô trương, khoe khoan

Give place to: nhường chỗ

show up: đến, xuất hiện

Give birth to: sinh con

shut up: ngừng nói, làm cho ngừng nói

Take leave of: từ biệt

stand for: thay thế cho, tượng trưng, đại diện

Make a contribution to: góp phần

stand out: nổi bật

Try on: mặc thử (quần áo)

take after: giống nhau

Get victory over: chiến thắng

take off: cởi (quần, áo…), cất cánh

Take interest in: quan tâm, thích thú

take on: nhận, đảm nhận

Have faith in: tin tưởng

take up: chiếm (thời gian, sức lực…)

Play an influence over: có ảnh hưởng

talk over: thảo luận, bàn luận

Wear out: làm mòn, làm rách; làm kiệt sức

think over: suy nghĩ kĩ, cân nhắc

Prepare for: chuẩn bị cho

throw away/ out: ném đi, vứt đi

Carry out: thực hiện, thi hành

try out: kiểm tra

Put away: dẹp đi, đem cất đi

lie down: nằm nghỉ

Turn round: ngoảnh lại

hurry up: khẩn trương

Belong to: thuộc về

put out: dập tắt

Bring about: mang lại

quarrel with: cãi lộn

Go under: phá sản

relate to: liên hệ đến

Hand in: nộp

rely on: tùy thuộc vào

interfere with: cản trở

turn in: giao nộp

Leave behind: để lại

write off: làm hỏng nát

Let down: làm thất vọng

Provide with: cung cấp

Build up: tích lũy

Make up: tạo thành

Cater for: phục vụ

Finish off: kết thúc

Deal with: xử lí

Exercises:

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I. Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from the list. Use the correct tense

or structure: carry out, cut down, get on, hold up, dip into, make up, bring out, break out, cut
off, get over, put out, work out, let down, turn out, lead to.
1. Now, don’t ______ us ______. We’re counting on you to cook something really special for the
party this Saturday.
2. Over eating and lack of exercise can _____ _____ serious health problems in later life.
3. Giving up my job to go and live aboard _____ _____ to be the biggest mistake I’ve ever made.
4. He _____ _____ some story about catching the wrong train to explain his lateness.
5. If you want to lose weight, you should _____ _____ on amount of dairy products you eat.
6. Modern computers are capable of ______ ______ the most complex operations in microseconds.
7. It’s no the sort of book you’d want to read from cover but it’s quite interesting to _____ _____
now and then.
8. The start of the concert was _____ _____ by the late arrival of the group.
9. The gas supply was _____ _____ for about four hours as they had to repair some leaking
pipes.
10. Toby’s _____ _____ really well at his new job. He’s already been promoted twice.
11. Quick action by the police prevented fighting from _____ _____ between rival groups of fans
after the football match.
12. I hear FIAT have _____ _____ a new model but I haven’t seen it yet.
13. She _____ _____ the problem of lack of time by hiring a house-cleaner.
14. Herbie asked them to _____ _____ their cigarettes as he is allergic to smoke.
15. It is said that Isaac Newton _____ _____ the law of gravity after he’d been hit on the head by
an apple!
Key: 1. Let…down

5. cut down

9. cut off

13. got over

2. lead to

6. carrying out

10. getting on

14. put out

3. Turned out

7. dip into

11. breaking out

15. worked out

4. Made up

8. held up

12. brought out

II. Put in these forms: brought up against, face up to, get round to, go out into, look forward
to, looks out over, went back on, put up with, take up on, looks up to, cut back on, come in for,
make up for, go through with, look down on.

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1. The government’s economic policies have ______ a lot of criticism.

2. You’ll have to work very hard today to _______ the time you wasted yesterday.
3. I should _______ my problems and not try to avoid them.
4. Do you think he’s really likely to ______ his threat?
5. It was so stuffy indoors that I had to ______ the fresh air.
6. I’m feeling nervous. I’m not ______ giving my presentation.
7. The government is to ______ spending on the armed forces.
8. He really ______ his older brother.
9. He _______ his promise to tell nobody about this.
10. I meant to do the ironing but I didn’t ______ it.
11. The house is on the top of the cliff and ______ the English Channel.
12. I left the job because I couldn’t ______ my boss a moment longer.
13. Actually, can I ______ you _____ your offer of a bed for the night?
14. Small boys often ______ little girls and refuse to play with them.
15. I had big ideas until I was ______ the reality of the situation.
Key: 1.come in for

6. looking forward to

11. looks out over

2. Make up for

7. cut back on

12. put up with

3. Face up to

8. looks up to

13. take … up on

4. Go through with

9. went back on

14. look down on

5. Go out into

10. get round to

15. brought up against

III. workout the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences: let in ,
get off, throw away, stay in, come back, cross out, pay back, get on , turn up, fall over, take
back, go off, lie down, go away , put off
1. I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to _____ me _____.
2. Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to ______ all evening.
3. Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll ____ you ____ on Friday.
4. The sidewalk is very icy. Be careful you don’t ______ .
5. I was feeling so tired I had to ______ on the bed for a while.
6. I saw Martin ______ the bus and go straight home.
7. Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he is going to ______ .
8. The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to ______ .

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9. I’ll have to ______ these books ______ to the library.

10. Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to ______ .
11. Don’t ______ that box. We can use it again.
12. If you make a mistake on the form, just _____ it ______ .
13. I can’t hear the radio. Could you ______ it ______ a little?
14. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ______ .
15. Never _____ until tomorrow what you can do today.
Key:

1.let …in

6. get off

11. throw away

2. Stay in

7. come back

12. cross…out

3. Pay …back

8. get on

13. turn …up

4. Fall over

9. take back

14. go off

5. Lie down

10. go away

15. put off

IV. Complete each sentence using a phrasal verb that means the same as the words in
brackets.
1. The football match had to be ______ because of the weather. (cancelled)
2. The story Kate told wasn’t true. She ______ . (invented it)
3. A bomb ______ near the station, but no one was injured. (exploded)
4. How long are you going to ______ working? (continue)
5. George finally ______ nearly an hour late. (arrived)
6. We are going to _____ an outing for our group. (arrange)
7. A number of buildings are going to be ______ to make way for the new road. (demolished)
8. We need to make a decision today at the latest. We can’t _____any longer. (delay it)
9. You can hardly ______ on £100 a week. (manage to live)
10. The noise is terrible. I can’t _______ . (tolerate it)
11. For the sake of your health, you ought to ______ alcohol. (stop)
12. Teachers should encourage kids to ______ for themselves. (discover things)
13. I’m afraid the machine has ______ .(stopped working)
14. Our phone has been ______ , so ring me on my mobile. (disconnected)
15. We need to ______ the situation. (fully discuss)
Key:

1. Called off

6. fix up/ set up

11. give up

2. Made it up

7. knocked/ pulled/ torn down

12. find things out

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3. Went off

8. put it off

13. broken down

4. Carry on/go on

9. get by

14. cut off

5. Showed up/ turned up

10. put up with it

15. talk over/ talk through

V. Rewrite the sentences, using the correct synonym of the underlined phrasal verbs:
appear, cancel, consider, continue, delay, delete, demolish, discover, discuss, display, erect,
examine, execute, occupy, omit, postpone, prepare, reduce, reject, represent, explode,
resemble, return, stop, select, review, calculate, tolerate.
1. You’ll have to cut down your living expenses a little. Cut back (on) : giảm bớt (reduce)
2. I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you. Suy nghĩ kỹ, cân nhắc (consider)
3. That company is going to put up a new building on this corner. Dựng, xây dựng (erect)
4. The two girls take after their mother very much in appearance. Giống (resemble)
5. Look each sentence over carefully. Cross out the incorrect words. Xóa (delete)
6. Mr. Lam’s job seems to take up all of his spare time. Chiếm (time, không gian, sức lực)
7. They are going to pull that building down. Phá hủy, phá sập (demolish)
8. We had to call off the picnic because of the bad weather. Hủy bỏ (cancel)
9. We heard the bomb go off five miles away. Nổ (explode)
10. These books are overdue. When are you going to take them back? Trở lại
11. When you make up that list for me, don’t leave any names out.
12. We worked out how much of our salaries we would have to save each year. tính toán
(calculate)
13. That woman certainly tried hard to show off her abilities. phô trương, khoe khoang (display)
14. When I was looking through my papers, I came across this picture. Tình cờ gặp
15. I suggest that you talk the matter over with your boss first of all . thảo luận; bàn luận
(discuss)
16. Did the workers carry out the foreman’s instructions carefully? Tiến hành; thực hiện
(execute)
17. Is the committee going to turn down his application for admission? Từ chối (refuse); bác bỏ,
loại bỏ (reject)
18. Should we go over the lesson now or put it off until later tonight? Xem xét; kiểm tra
(examine); Hoãn lại (postpone, delay)
19. How many people do you expect to show up at the meeting tonight? đến (arrive)

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20. I think this storm will hold up the flights. ngừng (stop);hoãn lại (delay)
21. There are some pens here. Why don’t you pick out one or two? Chọn, chọn ra
22. I tried to interrupt the two men, but they went on arguing anyway. Tiếp tục
23. Trevor gave up playing football years ago. Từ bỏ
24. Those three letters are an abbreviation. They stand for something. Tượng trưng cho
25. I don’t see how you can put up with such bad working conditions. Chịu đựng
Key:
1. reduce

6. occupy

11. prepare- omit

16. execute

21. select

2. consider

7. demolish

12. calculated

17. reject

22. continued

3. erect

8.cancel

13. display

18. examine- postpone

23. stopped

4. resemble

9. explode

14. discovered

19. appear

24. represent

5. delete

10. return

15. discuss

20. delay

25. tolerate

VI. Replace the underlined works with a phrasal verb.

1. We’ve arranged a meeting for next Tuesday. Fixed up
2. Be careful! There’s a car coming. Look out
3. The government is introducing a new tax on computers. Bringing in
4. I was always nervous as the plane went into the air. Took off
5. The problem isn’t going to just disappear. Go away
6. Everything is so expensive. Prices seem to be increasing all the time. Going up
7. How did the accident happen? Come about
8. There used to be a restaurant here, but it went out of business a year ago. Closed down
9. A: they’re going to demolish this beautiful old building. Pull down- giving out
B: I know. Some protesters were distributing leaflets about it.
10. Tom often pays us short visits without warning. Calls in(on)/ drops in (on) us
11. I didn’t expect to win the competition. I only entered it for a joke. Went in for
12. Before you accept this offer, please consider it carefully. Think it over
13. We can’t continue if you don’t co-operate. Carry on/ go on
14. He was offered a new job, but he refused it because he didn’t want to move house. Turn it
down
15. I’m sure we’ll all remember this holiday with great pleasure. Look back on

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VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the
words in brackets.
1. I’m trying to find my diary. (looking)
2. You’re too young to stop working. (give)
3. This bag is Janet’s. (belongs)
4. The police continued to watch the house. (carried)
5. They talked about the plan. (discussed)
6. I haven’t got any money left. (run)
7. The staff all have great respect for their boss. (look)

8. I wouldn’t tolerate such terrible conditions. (put)
9. They’ll have to postpone the game. (off)
10. I visited some old friends while I was in Manchester.(called)
11. I’m trying to reduce the amount of coffee I drink. (cut)
12. We’re trying to arrange a holiday together. (up)
13. The teacher was dictating so fast, we couldn’t go as fast as her. (keep)
14. I always like to enter quiz competition. (go)
15. We got some money from the insurance company, but nothing could compensate for losing
my wedding ring. (make)
16. I found this film quite disappointing. (let)
17. I don’t think Jack’s story about seeing the ghost was true. (made)
18. I’m boring with waiting for her to telephone. (fed)
19. The fire suddenly started in the early hours of the morning. (broke)
20. If you don’t know the number, you can find it in the phone book. (up)
Key:
1. I’m looking for my diary.
2. You’re too young to give up working.
3. This bag belongs to Janet.
4. The police carried on watching the house.
5. They discussed the plan.
6. I have run out of money.
7. The staff all look up to their boss.

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8. I wouldn’t put up with such terrible conditions.
9. They’ll have to put off the game/ put the game off.
10. I called on some old friends while I was in Manchester.
11. I’m trying to cut down (on) the amount of coffee I drink.

12. We’re trying to fix up a holiday together.
13. The teacher was dictating so fast, we couldn’t keep up with her.
14. I always like to go in for quiz competition.
15. We got some money from the insurance company, but nothing could make up for losing my
wedding ring.
16. I found this film let me down.
17. I think Jack made up the story about seeing the ghost
18. I’m fed up with waiting for her to telephone.
19. The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning.
20. If you don’t know the number, you can look it up in the phone book.
VIII. Complete the sentences, using one of these phrasal verbs (in the correct form). Use a
dictionary if you need.
Go on/ cross out / turn up / break into / put off / come across / make up/
wear out / set up / see off / give up /show round / run out of / carry out /
put out / catch up / turn down / take off / cut down / blow up
1. Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to _____ you _____ ? show … round
2. The children _____ a little poem and wrote it in the card. Made up
3. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she _____ it _____ . turn …down
4. His shoes are quite ______ . He’ll have to get a new pair. Worn out
5. They have had to ______ the football match ______ because of snow. Put…off
6. Kathy is going to Australia tomorrow. I’m going to the airport to _____ her _____ . see…off
7. He’s missed so much school that he’s going to find it very hard to _____. catch up
8. It took firefighters three hours to ______ the blaze. Put out
9. Rachel knew that Rose would be worried if she didn’t _____ . turn up
10. They never seemed to ______ things to say to each other. Run out of
11. Terrorists had threatened to ______ the embassy. Blow up
12. Can you imagine who I ______ while I was in Paris? Came across

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13. An investigation was ______ by the local police. Carried out
14. A house in our neighborhood was _____ last night. Broken into
15. The doctor advised him to ______ his working hours. Cut down
16. If you make a mistake on the form, just ____ it ____ . cross …out
17. Burton smiled and _____ with his work. Went on
18. He’s been feeling much better since he _____ smoking. Gave up
19. She _____ her clothes _____ and got into bed. Took…off
20. Zedco wants to _____ a new sales office in Germany. set up
Multiple choice
1. Could you ______ a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?
A. Get on well

B. get on

C. hold on (chờ)

D. stand on

2. Extension 286? I’ll ______ .
A. Put you through

B. get you through

C. come you through D. break into you

Put you through (Nối điện thoại cho ai).
3. For me, the film didn’t ______ all the enthusiastic publicity it received.
A. Come up

B. live up

C. turn up to

D. live up to

live up to : Xứng đáng với
4. Jack and Linda ______ last week. They just weren’t happy together.
A. Broke up (tan vỡ)

B. broke into

C. finished off

D. ended up

C. looking for

D. getting for

5. I’m ______ Tom’s address. Do you know it?
A. Looking on

B. finding out

6. I can ______ with most things but I can’t stand noisy children.
A. Put aside

B. put on

C. put up

D. put off

put up with sb/sth = to endure sb/sth : chịu đựng
7. If we don’t do something now, the birds are going to ______ soon.
A. Die of

B. die with

C. die out (chết sạch) D. die on

8. If you really want to lose weight, you need to ______ eating desserts.
A. Give away

B. give up

C. put off

D. take off

9. I had to ______ her request for a loan. Her credit was just not good enough
A. Turn on

B. turn off

C. turn down(từ chối) D. turn into

10. I need to_______ from work and take a holiday.

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A. Go away

B. get away

C. relax on

D. run on

C. turned on

D. turned off

Get away from sth: thoát khỏi
11. It ______ to be a beatiful night tonight!
A. Turned into

B. turned out

Turn out : hóa ra, thành ra
12. I want you to _______ every bad word you’ve said about my brother.
A. Take back

B. say again

C. take off

D. give off

Take back one’s words: rút lại lời nói
13. When I was turning out my cupboard I ______ this photograph of my uncle
A. Came over

B. came round

C. came across

D. came into

Come across sb/sth: tình cờ gặp
14. He ______ in German, but moved to the US at the age of 18.
A. Brought to

B. grew up (lớn lên) C. turned off

D. went to

15. He ______ the club on recommendation from his friend Jack.
A. Got in

B. got on

C. got by

D. got into

Get into a club, team, school: gia nhập, nhập học
16. He _______ unleaded gas and left on his journey.

A. Poured on

B. filled up with (đổ đầy)

C. filled up

D. poured with

17. He spent the entire night thinking and in the end _______ a brilliant idea.
A. Received with

B. got up

C. came up with (đề xuất)

D. came out

18. We’re not ready yet, we are going to have to ______ the meeting until next week.
A. Take off

B. put off (hoãn lại)

C. take on

D. go off

19. Let’s _______ the grammar one more time before the test.
A. Go through

B. come over

C. go on

D. go over

Go over: xem lại, ôn lại
20. Look Jack, I’ve _______ your bad behavior long enough!
A. Put up

B. put through

C. put up with

D. get on well

21. Make sure to _______ pick-pockets when you go to the market.
A. Watch out for

B. come along

C. take to

D. look at

Look/ watch out for sth/sb : coi chừng
22. My sister _______ my cats while I was away on vacation.

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A. Looked after

B. looked for

C. looked at

D. looked on

23. Our flight was delayed, but we finally _______ shortly after midnight.
A. Took off (cất cánh)

B. took on

C. took up

D. put off

24. Our school _______ for the summer holidays on the 10th of July.
A. Breaks up

B. breaks down

C. breaks off

D. breaks in

breaks off: tạm ngừng hoạt động
25. She promised to _______ her cigarette smoking to five a day.
A. Cut down (cắt giảm)

B. give up

C. give away

D. cut up

C. alight

D. get on

26. The bus only stops here to _______ passengers.
A. Get off

B. pick up (đón)

27. The child was _______ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.
A. Knocked out

B. knocked down

C. run out

D. run across

Lưu ý: Knock sb down : xô ngã và knock sb out : hạ đo ván, làm bất tỉnh
28. The exact questions she had prepared perfect answers for _______ in the exam.
A. Came out

B. came in

C. came through

D. came up

come up: được nêu lên, đưa ra
29. There is just too much work to be done. We’ll have to _______ some new employees.
A. Get on

B. take on ( Sb: tuyển dụng) C. take off

D. get off

30. We’d better stop soon. Otherwise, we’ll _______ of gas.
A. Run out (of sth: hết cạn)

B. go off

C. get off

D. get on

31. We _______ at six in the morning on our drive to the Grand Canyon.
A. Set off / out (khởi hành)

B. take off

C. go off

D. run off

32. When I was staying in German last year, I _______ quite a lot of German.
A. Picked up (thu lượm)

B. picked over

C. picked out

D. picked on

33. After Joe’s mother died, he was _______ up by his grandmother.
A. Brought (up : nuôi dưỡng)

B. taken

C. grown

D. drawn

34. Unfortunately, I had to _______ Bob for his poor performance.
A. Tell off

B. shout at

C. tell about

D. talk to

Tell off sb for doing sth: quở trách, phê bình
35. Unfortunately, our school had to _______ the music department because of lack of funds.
A. Give up

B. do away with (loại trừ)

C. get away

D. take back

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36. We are going for a drink now. Why don’t you _______ ?
A. Follow up

B. follow after

C. come along (đi theo)

D. come with

37. When you go to New York, _______ the bad restaurants offering cheap food.
A. Look for

B. look out for

C. look head

D. look on

38. Don’t worry about trying to catch the last train home, as we can easily _______ you up for
the night.

A. Take

B. set

C. put

D. keep

Put sb up: thu xếp chỗ ở tạm
39. I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _______ this morning.
A. Come on

B. ring out

C. go off (reo, kêu vang)

D. turn on

40. He furiously told the beggar to ________.
A. Clear up

B. clear off (cút xéo)

C. clear away

D. clear after

41. He tried to join the army but he was ________ because of his poor health.
A. Tried out

B. put out

C. turned off

D. turned down

turn sb/sth down: từ chối
42. I was very unlucky. My car was _______ on my way home.
A. Broke

B. broken off

C. broken

D. broken down (hỏng máy)

43. Many elderly people have to live on the money they _______ when they were working.
A. Laid up

B. put back

C. set up

D. put aside (để dành)

44. Old Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _______ .
A. Pull through (bình phục) B. pull up

C. pull back

D. pull out

45. The police disturbed a gang of men who were _______ a chemist’s in Central London last
night.
A. Breaking into ( đột nhập) B. breaking out

C. getting through

D. talking over

46. A new study group has been _______ by the United Nations.
A. Set up (thành lập, xây dựng)

B. set on

C. put up

D. put on

47. All his plans for starting his business fell ________ .
A. In

B. through

C. down

D. away

Fall through : (thất bại)
48. Come _______, children! Get your coats on or you’ll be late for school.

A. Along (nào đi)

B. to

C. across

D. over

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49. Don’t _______ up yet, you will soon be able to play the trumpet well.
A. Give (up : từ bỏ)

B. catch

C. break

D. turn

50. If it’s raining tomorrrow, we shall have to put _______ the match till Sunday.
A. Off (hoãn lại)

B. away

C. in

D. on

51. He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he will _______ someone crossing the

street.
A. Crash down

B. knock down

C. turn over

D. come across

knock down/ knock over sb: húc ngã
52. I’ll call _______ you at 6 o’clock.
A. For (sb : đến đón ai)

B. by

C. up

D. in

53. He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth ______ .
A. Went in

B. went off

C. came out (lộ ra)

D. came through

54. He took the trouble to write _______ the complete list for us.
A. On

B. through

C. off

D. out

Write out: viết với đầy đủ thông tin vào…
55. He wanted to _______ off all his work before he came to the cinema with us.
A. Finish (kết thúc)

B. stop

C. end

D. put

56. Hello. Is that 956782? Please put me _______ to the manager.
A. Across

B. up

C. over

D. through

57. His father’s death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to _______ it.
A. Get round

B. come through

C. go over

D. get over( vượt qua được)

58. I can’t _______ what he’s doing; it’s so dark down there.
A. See through

B. make out (nhận ra)

C. look into

D. show up

59. I remember Alice as a spotty girl but she’s turned _______ a beautiful woman.
A. To

B. in

C. into (trở nên)

D. on

60. I saw a thief take Tom’s wallet so I ran _______ him, but I couldn’t catch him.
A. Into

B. over

C. near

D. after

Run after sb : đuổi theo
61. Do you think it’s possible to _______ on nothing but fruit and vegetables?
A. Eat

B. live (on :sống dựa vào)

C. enjoy

D. make

62. For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall ______ .

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A. Out

B. through

C. back (tụt lại đằng sau)

D. off

63. He filled in the necessary forms and _______ for the job.
A. Appealed

B. asked

C. requested

D. applied

64. I absolutely _______ with everything that has been said.
A. Agree (đồng ý)

B. accept

C. admit

D. approve

65. I don’t think he will ever get ______ the shock of his father’s death.
A. Over (vượt qua được)

B. through

C. by

D. off

66. If we want to _______ up with them we’d better hurry.
A. Come

B. arrive

C. approach

D. catch (theo kịp)

67. She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her _______ because of her poor eyesight.
A. Up

B. back

C. down (từ chối)

D. over

68. If you want to have a pet you must be ready to look _______ it for several years.
A. At

B. for

C. after

D. over

69. Stephen always wanted to be an actor when he _______ up.
A. Came

B. grew

C. brought

D. settled

70. The butcher cut some steak, _______ it up and handed it to me.
A. Closed

B. wound

C. strung

D. wrapped ( sth : gói)

71. The completion of the tunnel has been held _______ owing to a strike.
A. On

B. off

C. over

D. up

Hold up sth : (làm chậm trễ)
72. The doctor advised me not to take ________ so much work in the future.
A. To

B. over

C. after

D. on (nhận một công việc)

73. The doctor says I’ll take a long time to get _______ the shock.
A. Past

B. above

C. through

D. over (vượt qua được)

74. The meeting had to be put _______ until a later date.
A. Away

B. on

C. off (hoãn lại)

D. up

75. The police have warned tourists to look _______ for pickpockets in the town centre.
A. Out (coi chừng)

B. up

C. down

D. forward

76. Their aim is to ________ up a new political party.
A. Strike

B. stand

C. set (thành lập, xây dựng)

D. show

77. There was a big hole in the road which _______ the traffic.

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A. Kept down

B. held up (làm chậm trễ)

C. stood back

D. sent back

78. These old houses are going to be _______ soon.
A. Laid out

B. run down

C. knocked out

D. pulled down ( phá dỡ)

79. If you want to join this club, you must ________ this application form.
A. Make up

B. write down

C. do up

D. fill in/ out (điền vào)

80. It’s high time Bill got a steady job and ________. He’s almost thirty.
A. Settled in B. settled down (ổn định cuộc sống) C. turned in

D. turned down

81. My daughter often ________ to see me at least once a week.
A. Calls up

B. drops in (ghé, tạt vào thăm)

C. goes up

D. comes on

82. They had never come ________ such a beautiful little village before.
A. At

B. across (tình cờ gặp)

C. off

D. back

83. They’ve _______ a new tower where that old building used to be.
A. Put up (xây dựng)

B. put down

C. pushed up

D. pushed down

84. We need to go to the market because we have _______ sugar this morning.
A. Shortened of

B. come short of

C. run out of (hết cạn)

D. finished off

85. When my tea cup is emty, I fill it ________ again if I’m still thirty.
A. Out

B. on

C. over

D. up (đổ đầy)

86. Paul poured some water on the campfire to put it _______ .
A. Out (dập tắt)

B. down

C. aside

D. off

87. They said the woman was so ill that it seemed unlikely she would ________ .
A. Take up

B. get off

C. pull through (bình phục)

D. come up

88. The children playing near the gate of the bulding were told to ________ ny the guards.
A. Go off

B. clear off (cút xéo)

C. get away

D. get out

89. According to the fairy tale, the handsome prince was _______ a frog by the witch.
A. Turned into (trở nên)

B. come into

C. fed up with

D. fed into

90. Go _______ this book because it has the information you need.

A. Over

B. by

C. off

D. on

91. Helen has gone out and she will not be _______ till midnight.
A. Off

B. along

C. back

D. away

92. Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet.
A. Out off/ on

B. up to/ up

C. away from/ for

D. on for/ off

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93. There is no food left. Someone must have eaten it _______ .

A. Out

B. up

C. off

D. along

94. The explorers made a fire to _______ off wild animals.
A. Get

B. keep

C. take

D. go

95. If something urgent has _______ up, phone immediately and I will help you.
A. Picked

B. come

C. kept

D. brought

96. The passengers had to wait because the plane _______ off one hour late.
A. Took

B. turned

C. cut

D. made

C. look on

D. look after

97. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out

B. look up

98. The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.
A. Come around

B. set up

C. made out

D. put on

99. Within their home country, National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies assume the duties
and responsibilities of a national relief society.
A. Take on

B. get off

C. go about

D. put in

100. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A. Put on

B. went off

C. go out

D. kept up

101. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.
A. Get through

B. put off

C. keep up with

D. go over

102. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.
A. Turn off

B. take on

C. get over

D. keep up with

103. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport.
A. Use up

B. do with

C. take up

D. go on

C. put out

D. brought up

104. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.
A. Stayed up

B. kept off

105. She got _______ her car to pick _______ some wild flowers.
A. From /on

B. in/at

C. off/ up

D. out/ for

106. The customer had tried _______ some blouses but none of them suited her.
A. At

B. with

C. in

D. on

107. If I get this report finished I will knock _______ early and go to the pub for some drink.
A. Up

B. over

C. on

D. off

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108. Boys! _______ away all your toys and go to bed right now.
A. Come

B. lie

C. put

D. sit

109. I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not _______ through.
A. Get

B. take

C. look

D. hang

110. The water supply of the building was _______ off because the pipes burst.
A. Handed

B. held

C. cut

D. paid

111. How are you _______ on with your work? – It is OK.
A. Calling

B. getting

C. laying

D. looking

112. Did your son pass the university entrance examination?
A. Make up

B. get along

C. go up

D. get through

113. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. Go along

B. count on

C. keep away

D. turn up

114. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. Calls on

B. keeps off

C. takes in

D. goes up

115. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the mouth because of the epidemic.
A. Take up

B. turn round

C. put off

D. do with

116. 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

117. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all.
A. After

B. along

C. up

D. over

118. She is not really friendly. She does not get on well _______ her classmates.
A. From

B. with

C. for

D. to

119. I would be grateful if you kept the news _______ yourself. Do not tell anyone about it.
A. From

B. to

C. for

D. at

120. I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.
A. Get

B. fall

C. throw

D. make

121. They were late for work because their car ________ down.
A. Got

B. put

C. cut

D. broke

122. The authority _______ down that building to build a supermarket.
A. Knocked

B. came

C. went

D. fell

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123. 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

124. 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

125. The women’s movement has affirmed women’s right to non-discrimination ________
education, employment and economic and social activities.
A. In

B. of

C. from

D. about

126. 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

127. 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

128. 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

129. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
A. Blowing

B. watering

C. preventing

D. watching

130. I cannot believe Peter and Mary ______ up last week. They have been married for almost
fifteen years. I hope they get back together.
A. Went

B. gave

C. looked

D. broke

131. It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain. By the time we got back to our
campsite, I was completely _______ out.
A. Worn

B. went

C. put

D. knocked

132. If you don’t have the telephone number now, you can _______ me up later and give it to me
then.
A. Call

B. stop

C. give

D. hold

133. What does “www” _______ for? Is it short for “world wide web?”
A. Sit

B. stand

C. lie

D. point

134. 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

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135. Jack is having his lawyer _______ up the contract to make sure that all of the legalities a
properly dealt with.
A. Go

B. look

C. get

D. draw

136. When you are finished using the computer, can you please _______ it off.
A. Take

B. turn

C. do

D. go

137. When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits.
A. Fell

B. exploded

C. called

D. rang

138. Look out. There is a rattlesnake under the picnic table!
A. Listen

B. Be careful

C. Go

D. Watch

139. Mrs. Jones’s husband passed away last Friday. We are all shocked by the news.
A. Got married

B. divorced

C. died

D. were on business.

140. 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

141. It took women a long time to struggle _______ the right to vote.

A. For

B. with

C. against

D. upon

142. I think women are suited _______ many important things, besides childbearing and
homemaking.
A. Of

B. on

C. for

D. about

143. Women are increasingly involved _______ the public life.
A. Of

B. in

C. with

D. from

144. If you have an old blanket, _______ it along so that we have something to sit on at the
beach.
A. Bring

B. go

C. put

D. keep

145. Although the team was both mentally and physically exhausted, they ______ on walking.
A. Stopped

B. kept

C. took

D. put

146. Before the plane ______ off, the flight attendant told everyone to fasten their seat belts and
put their chairs in an upright position.
A. Woke

B. brought

C. kept

D. took

147. Don’t forget to ______ your gloves on. It is cold outside.
A. Let

B. make

C. put

D. fix

148. If you don’t pay your rent, your landlord is going to kick you out!

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A. Lend you some money

B. play football with you

C. Give you a kick

D. force you to leave

149. Yesterday I ran into Sam at the grocery store. I had not seen him for years.
A. Met

B. visited

C. said goodbye to

D. made friends with

150. Let’s go over that report again before we submit it.
A. Dictate

B. print

C. read carefully

D. type

151. I will not stand for your bad attitude any longer.
A. Like

B. tolerate

C. mean

D. care

152. Shy people often find it difficult to ______ group discussions.
A. Take place in

B. take part in

C. get on with

D. get in touch with

153. They’ve _______ a research project to investigate the harmful effects of air pollution.
A. Brought in

B. taken on

C. set up

D. turned down

154. As a result of his father’s death, he ______ a lot of money.
A. Brought in

B. took out

C. set aside

D. came into

155. “To give someone a ring” is to _______ .
A. Call him up

B. marry him

C. admire him

D. pick him up

156. Never _______ till tomorrow what you can do today.
A. Take over

B. put off

C. push into

D. turn down

157. Let’s wait here for her; I’m sure she’ll ______ before long.
A. Turn down

B. turn off

C. turn up

D. turn over

158. When it started to snow he ________ his overcoat.
A. Took out

B. put off

C. took off

D. put on

159. You need more exercise; you should ______ golf.
A. Take up

B. take in

C. carry on

D. carry out

160. The firemen fought for three hours before they managed to ______ the fire.
A. Give up

B. put out

C. break off

D. cut back

161. Although they are poor, they have _______ five children well.
A. Grown up

B. taken up

C. brought up

D. pulled up

162. Sportsmen ______ their political differences on the sports field.
A. Take part

B. put aside

C. take place

D. keep apart

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163. When they ______ for the beach, the sun was shining, but by the time they arrived it had
clouded over.
A. Set off

B. went on

C. left out

D. moved up

164. When the lights _______, we couldn’t see a thing.
A. Put out

B. switched of

C. went out

D. turned down

165. He _______ the boys for making so much noise.
A. Brought up

B. put down

C. took back

D. told off

166. If we want to buy a house, we’ll have to _______ our spending.
A. Care for

B. cut back

C. let down

D. miss out

167. As the managing director dictating the letter, his secretary _______ what he was saying in
shorthand.
A. Filled out

B. took down

C. set up

D. put off

168. This morning traffic was _______ by an accident outside the town hall.
A. Held off

B. held out

C. held up

D. held in

169. If we continue to _______ the world’s resources at this rate, there will soon be none left.
A. End up

B. throw away

C. cut off

D. use up

C. get ahead

D. go over

170. Do you think this new fashion will _______ ?
A. Catch on

B. come back

171. “Have you met Henry recently?” “Yes, I _______ while I was in Paris.
A. Ran him into

B. ran into him

C. ran Henry into

D. ran after him

172. The government has _______ an inquiry to investigate bribery in local elections.
A. Set up

B. set to

C. set out

D. set about

173. The letters UNESCO ______ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organization.
A. Brings about

B. gets across

C. stands for

D. lights up

174. He took the car to his nearest garage so that a mechanic could _______ .
A. Look it up

B. look after it

C. look it round

D. look at it

175. He was arrested after _______ computer networks in several states.
A. Breaking out

B. breaking into

C. breaking down

D. breaking for

176. Army had fainted, but we managed to _______ with water from cold tap.
A. Bring her round

B. call her back

C. lay her down

D. clear her out

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