PART 3 PHRASAL VERBS

PART 3: PHRASAL VERBS
EXERCISES
1. We are

down too many trees all over the world.

A. breaking

B. knocking

2. She has not yet got
A. by

D. cutting

het recent illness.
B. through

3. Everyone is going to take
A. place

C. pushing
C. over

D. out of

in the game.

B. part

C. participation

4. John was tidying the living room while I was cleaning
A. away

B. out

A. fear

C. get it in

B. throw

C. shy

B. get in

9. Don’t put
A. down

D. tip

with him very well.
C. get by

8. My sister loves watching TV but I’m not really
A. up to

D. get on

away from the snake.

7. I can’t say we’re friends. Actually, I don’t
A. get up

D. off

at about six o’clock.”

B. get in it

6. The frighten horse began to

the dirty dishes.

C. up

5. “It takes about 2 hours, so we should
A. get in

D. role

B. out of

D. get on

it. I much prefer reading a book.

C. in

D. into

until tomorrow what you can do today.
B. off

C. out

D. up

10. He used to like rock music when he was younger but now he’s gone
A. out of

B. off

C. away from

11. She tried windsurfing, but she didn’t take
A. over

B. to

C. on

13. I’m saving
A. in

B. by

D. up
one of the beautiful little villages.

C. through

D. en route

to buy a computer.
B. aside

14. Can you take these books
A. away

D. into

it at all.

12. While we were travelling in France, we passed
A. via

it.

C. up

D. out

to the library?

B. out

C. back

D. on

15. Do you know what time your train gets

? Let me know and I’ll meet you at the station.

A. on

B. in

C. at

16. The wolf ran

the forest and reached her grandmothers cottage before her.

A. across

B. through

C. along

D. to
D. over

17. A full scholarship to Harvard and you’re worried about leaving your job?
Get real! You’d be a fool to
A. pass

B. brush

up a chance like that.
C. turn

D. cast


18. If I

you again in my orchard, looking for pears, you’ll be sorry!

A. make eyes at

B. catch sight of

C. see through

D. take a view of

19. By the time they

at the concert, the tickets were sold out.

A. got through

B. turned up

20. As a cab driver, I
A. get by
21. I always

C. filled in

D. applied to

though I’d love a bigger pay check.
B. take on

C. get on

D. carry through

up all the new words in the dictionary.

A. look

B. search

C. seek

D. find

C. turned out

D. turned off

22. I’ve got to work late tonight - something has
A. come out

B. come up

23. They bought an old house,
A. redid it

and then sold it.

B. did it in

C. over did it

24. Phillips was so angry, he went
A. on

without saying a word - I haven’t seen him since.

B. to

C. off

25. I often wonder what people abroad make
A. from

B. of

A. away
28. You need to cut
A. up

C. for

D. by

C. catch out

D. catch over

.

B. catch up

27. Instead of throwing

D. at

Britain.

26. I don’t think that this fashion will
A. catch on

D. did it up

paper and glass, we can recycle them.
B. in

C. off

D. up

the onions into small pieces before cooking them.
B. down

C. through

D. into

C. ignored

D. closed down

29. After police found drugs there, the disco was
A. abolished

B. banned

30. The disposal of waste and rubbish is a hard problem to
A. carry out

B. put up

.

C. deal with

31. More people in cities should

cycling instead of using cars.

A. rely on

B. take up

32. Unless we

the problem, many animals could become extinct.

C. set up

A. faced up to

B. looked up to

C. turned up to

D. got up to

33. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have
A. thought over

B. got round to

C. looked into

D. come up with

34. For me, the film didn’t
A. come up

D. get away
D. get round to

any solutions.

all the enthusiastic publicity it received.
B. live up to

35. After travelling all day, he was completely

C. turn up to
.

D. live up


A. done in

B. done up

C. broken down

D. used up

36. There’s no need to throw that shirt away. It can easily be
A. cured

B. renewd

C. done up

37. While on holiday Walter and Daisy were caught
A. up in

.

B. into

D. mended

a military coup.
C. with

D. out of

38. Since no one bought tickets to the disco, we had to call it

.

A. off

D. away

B. down

39. George decided to
A. step aside

C. over

from his position as company chairman
B. step down

C. step back

40. The police car drove into the car park and
A. pulled in

B. pulled about

D. step out

sharply.
C. pulled aside

D. pulled up

41. I hardly ever see my host friend anymore, we were slowly

a part.

A. wandering

D. roving

B. hovering

C. drifting

42. Teachers aren’t forbidden from giving private lessons to students, but it is
A. scowled
43. He

B. glowered

C. grimaced

upon.
D. frowned

on a serious relationship at a very young age; naturally, it ended in tears.

A. got

B. embarked

C. climbed

D. boarded

44. As soon as my exams are finished, I’m

to the seaside to have a holiday.

A. taking on

B. taking away

C. taking off

D. taking over

45. Over the centuries, the feet of many visitors have worn
A. out

B. through

46. The defenders

the enemy until reinforcements arrived.

A. held down

B. held out

C. down

A. far from

B. ahead of

C. passing

B. up

D. giving over

economic measurement; it also has sentimental values.
C. beyond

49. I was near Jackie’s house this morning so I dropped
A. over

D. held off

the law, but if you don’t keep the noise down you’ll have to

B. laying down

48. The painting’s value goes

D. in

C. held way

47. I don’t want to sound like I’m
leave.
A. putting in

the steps to the castle.

D. outside
for a chat.

C. on

D. in

50. I should be able to fix your computer but I need some time to look

the cause of

the problem.
A. round

B. for

C. into

D. about

51. The caller waited impatiently while the receptionist tried to put her
A. over

B. up

C. out

52. Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been
A. tampered with

to the office.

B. broken into

D. through
.


C. touched up

D. taken out

53. I didn’t mean to lose my temper with you. I just got

A. taken

B. carried

away for a minute.

C. lost

D. moved

54. When questioned about the Government’s defence plans, the Minister gave very little
A. out

B. up

C. away

55. The President declared that time was

D. off

in the search for peace.

A. running in

B. running through

C. running up

D. running out

56. His business is going so fast that he must take
A. up

B. over

57. Fiona decided not to

more workers.
C. on

D. out

the exam in December.

A. take on

B. go in for

C. get round to

D. make for

58. She started the course two months ago but dropped
A. back

.

B. out

after only one month.

C. off

D. in

59. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have
A. got round to

B. looked into

C. thought over

D. come up with

60. If you run

Steve, give him my best wishes.

A. to

B. up

C. into

61. He was so mean that he couldn’t bear to

any solutions.

D. over

the smallest sum of money

for the charity.
A. pay off

B. let out

C. give in

62. While talking with native English speakers, we can take
A. on

B. up

63. We have to

these difficult circumstances.

D. part with
a lot of new words and structures.

C. in

A. take pride in

B. make account for

C. take account of

D. give way to

64. As the evening

on, I became more and more bored.

A. passed

B. drew

65. All her hard work paid
A. up
66. He

C. stuck

D. wore

in the end and she’s now very successful.
B. out

C. off

D. back

through with his plan although all his friends advised him to abandon it.

A. went

B. gave

67. The boys

when they saw the police.

A. ran off

B. made off

68. I am going to the party too, so
A. look for

D. over

B. look out for

C. made

D. put

C. gave off

D. made out

C. keep out for

D. give up to

me.

69. All his plans for starting his own business fell
A. through

B. down

C. in

70. Sales of the Chinese toys dropped
toxic lead had been found in painted toys.
A. away

.

B. down

D. away

sharply when the TV news reported that high levels of
C. off

71. It was so foggy that the driver couldn’t

the traffic signs

A. take out

C. keep out

B. break out

72. Hello. Is that 21035? Please put me

to the manager.

A. cross

C. over

B. up

73. While I was tidying up the attic, I

these ancient books.

A. came across

C. turned over

B. saw off

D. out
D. make out
D. through
D. put on

74. I’ll never forget the time when I

you at my boyfriend’s house last year.

A. took in

C. follow up

B. made up

D. ran into

75. My car has just broken down. Can you

me at around 7 tonight?

A. stand behind

C. call for

B. look after

76. It took Ted a long time to get
A. over

the breakup of his marriage.

B. along with

77. People are advised to_
A. cut down

78. Do you remember Daisy? I ran
B. down

79. You can

C. through

D. across

smoking because of its harm to their health.
B. cut down on

A. by

D. take off

C. cut off

D. cut in

her at the Fair yesterday.
C. across

D. in

the new words in the dictionary.

A. fill in

B. look up

C. put on

80. WHO stands

World Health Organization

A. as

B. for

C. of

D. take off
D. with

81. I arranged to meet Jim after work last night but he didn’t turn
A. off

B. up

C. on

82. It took me a very long time to
A. turn off

B. take on

the shock of her death.
C. get over

83. Bob has a bad lung cancer and his doctor has advised him to

A. turn up
84.

B. give up

smoking.
D. put up

C. Try out

D. Take up

! There’s a car coming!
B. Watch out

85. Can you

the opening times on the website?

A. look up

B. put on

86. Boy, stop reading.
87. We are

D. keep up with

C. take up

A. Look after

A. take

D. down

C. give up

D. fill in

the book down and go to bed.
B. put

C. set

out of fuel reserves, so we have to learn to economize.

D. pick


A. exhausting

B. finishing

88. I hear they are going to

C. running

D. working

the old cinema and build a supermarket.

A. go down with

B. do away with

C. cut down on

D. get away with

89. Do you think Ms. Brown will
A. sit

B. run

90. The train accident
A. sent back

for Parliament in the next election?
C. walk

the other trains’ departure by a few hours.
B. called off

C. delayed

91. The old manager has just retired, so Tom takes
A. in

D. Stand

B. on

D. retained
his position.

C. up

D. out

92. Van Gogh suffered from depression

by overwork and ill-health.

A. brought on

C. taken up

93. What made Peter

B. coming about

D. pull through

his family and his job? where did he go and why?

A. walk away on

B. leave out at

C. go off on

D. walk out on

94. I can’t

what he’s doing; it’s so dark down here.

A. show up

B. see through

C. look into

D. make out

95. Don’t worry about trying to catch the last train home, as we can

you up for the night.

A. take

D. set

B. keep

C. put

96. Scientists and engineers have invented filters and other methods of removing pollutants from
industrial wastes.

A. taking away

B. taking over

C. making over

D. making out

97. You can

the new words in the dictionary.

A. look for

B. look at

98. Michael could hardly wait to
A. sit down
99. The concert was
A. put out

B. turn back

C. look up

D. look after

his new bike.
C. try out

D. put on

because of the heavy rain.
B. called off

100. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to

C. run out

D. set off

what she missed while she was away.

A. catch up on

B. cut down on

C. take up with

D. put up with

101. I try to be friendly, but it is hard to

some of my colleagues.

A. get on with

B. watch out for

C. come up with

D. stand in for

102. Please,

and see US some time. You’re always welcome.

A. come around

B. come about

C. come to

103. I can’t find my dictionary at the moment. I hope it will

D. come away
up soon.


A. look

B. clear

C. come

104. The rotten oranges should be

D. turn

so as not to affect the others in the basket.

A. thrown out

B. thrown over

C. thrown back

D. thrown in

105. Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I’m

it.

A. seeing to

B. putting up with

C. standing for

D. getting over

106. The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach
A. got over

B. faced up to

our disappointment.
C. made up for

D. saw to

107. I could hear voices but I couldn’t

what they were saying.

A. turn up

C. make out

B. bring about

108. He spent the entire night thinking and in the end

D. try out
a brilliant idea.

A. came up to

B. put up with

C. put through to

D. came up with

109. The smell of the sea_him

his childhood.

A. brought/back

B. took /back

C. called /off

D. reminded/ of

110. A washing machine of this type will certainly

normal domestic use.

A. stand up for

B. come up with

C. get on to

D. take down with

111. Don’t pick

me just because you want someone you can blame.

A. on

B. at

C. out

D. up

112. The forecast has revealed that the worlds reserves of fossil fuel will have
A. taken over

B. caught up

113. The bomb

with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.

A. went up

B. went off

114. You have to study hard to

C. used off

.
D. run out

C. went down

D. went on

your classmates.

A. keep pace with

B. get in touch with

C. catch sight of

D. look out for

115. The purpose of a labour union is to improve the working condition,

and pay of

its members.
A. jobs are secure

B. to be secure

C. the job’s security

D. job security

116. Politicians frequently

lot of criticism.

A. come out in

C. catch up with

C. come in for

D. get up to

117. While talking with native English speakers, we can take

A. in

B. over

C. on

a lot of new words and structures.
D. up


118. Her husband is a real jerk. How does she
A. put through

B. put up with

him?
C. put away

D. put on

119. There was so much snow that our village was completely had
by helicopter.

and food to be brought in

A. gone out

D. cut off

B. let up

120. I am sorry I offended you. I
A. take back

C. broken down
what I said.

B. get back

C. come back

D. get away

121. If you need any support, you can rely on me to
A. set you down

B. face up to you

C. back you up

D. put you through

122. Before they
over.

for the beach the sun was shining, but by the time they arrived it had clouded

A. set off

B. went off

C. went out

D. left out

123. Just before closing, the barman asked the customers to drink

.

A. down

D. on

B. up

C. out

124. Before the children have their snacks at the day care center, they must
and toys in the plastic bins.
C. hand/back

all the crafts

A. put/ away

B. break/off

125. Beaches were

as police searched for canisters of toxic waste from the damaged ship.

A. sealed off

B. cut off

C. washed up

126. If you would like to wait for a moment, sir, I will just
A. pull down

B. bring in

127. She missed the picnic because she came
A. up with

B. up against

C. pick up
C. down with

A. taken up

C. taken over

129. Have you got a light? My cigarette has gone
B. down

D. call up

the flu.

the Embassy

A. out

D. kept out
your file on the computer screen.

128. Armed terrorists are reported to have
B. taken to

D. pack/off

D. up to
D. taken into

.
C. up

D. off

130. At first he didn’t agree, but in the end we managed to bring him
A. up

B. over

C. round

131. His handwriting is so bad that I can't make
A. up

B. off

C. out

A. give him in

B. give him away

C. give him out

D. give him up

133. You must be freezing - why don’t you sit by the fire and
B. hot

D. back

what he has written.

132. The thief wore gloves so that his fingerprints didn’t

A. heat

to our point of view.

C. warm

D. down
.

up a bit.
D. boil

134. Within their home country, National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies the
and responsibilities of a national relief society.

duties


A. take on

B. get off

C. go about

135. I hope I can

you to be there if I need any help.

A. let down

B. make out

C. get though

136. I am not sure how old he is but he must be

B. getting up

C. getting on

D. going off

137. The smell was so bad that it completely
B. took

US off our food.
C. got

138. Some drivers seem to expect everyone else to get
A. away from

D. count on

for 70.

A. going by

A. set

D. put in

B. out of

D. put
their way.

C. off

139. Our teacher tends to

D. after

certain subjects which she finds it difficult to talk about.

A. boil down

B. string along

C. skate over

D. track down

140. Monica was so angry about the noise her neighbors were making that she refused to
it anymore.
A. get away with

B. run away with

C. put up with

D. cut down on

141. You look really tired. You could

a week’s holiday, I think.

A. make for

C. do with

B. pass for

142. Though they had been robbed
A. of

all their money, they were able to come home.

B. away

C. up

143. Sue had been up late finishing her dissertation, so she decided to
A. sleep off

D. make with

B. lie in

C. rest on

D. off
the next morning.
D. stay over

144. It was the job of the security guard to
while the president was dining inside.

anyone suspicious hanging around the restaurant

A. get away with

B. look out for

C. check out of

D. kick out of

145. Though there was a huge amount of turbulence during the flight, the pilot managed to
the plane

without crashing it.

A. take/off

B. set/out

C. run/over

146. We intend to

with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one.

A. do up

B. do in

C. do away

147. Do you remember Daisy? I

A. by

149. They are planning to

D. do down

ran her at the Fair yesterday.

B. down

C. across

148. Since my brother is not experienced in computers, I have
may delete any of them.
A. passed away

D. touch/down

B. backed up

C. taken for

D. in
all important files in case he
D. made for

down their operation in Greece and concentrate on Eastern Europe.


A. wind

B. stretch

C. tie

D. roll

150. We need to
selling point.

the price of the product, which is relatively high, and focus on its quality as a

A. play down

B. settle down

C. back down

D. break down

151. When the U.S. and England proclaimed war against Iraq, the anti war protesters all around the world
practically all the roads to the famous squares.
A. set up

B. took over

C. turned over

152. It’s a shame they didn’t pick you, but it doesn’t
job in a different department.

A. cancel

B. strike

154. I don’t think this record will ever
155. She

D. draw

its share of UK car sales to 25% over the next two years.

B. out

A. get out

out the possibility that you might get a
C. rule

153. British Leyland is aiming to push
A. on

D. blocked off

C. up

D. through

C. catch on

D. put down

.

B. run off

modern art. She visits all the local exhibitions.

A. looks down on

B. goes in for

C. fixes up with

D. comes up against

156. In some parts of the world, the indigenous population has been completely
A. wiped up

B. wiped away

157. It was too late to
A. back up

B. back down

D. wiped off

C. back out

D. back away

its inventor Rudolf Diesel.

B. for

159. Governments should
A. bring about

C. wiped out

of the contract.

158. The diesel engine was named
A. after

.

C. to

D. following

international laws against terrorism.
B. bring in

C. bring up

160. She had just enough time to

D. bring back

the report before the meeting.

A. get through

B. turn round

C. dip into

D. go into

161. “Have you

this contract yet?” - “Not yet. I’ll try to read it this weekend.

A. looked out

B. looked into

162. They should

corporal punishment at school, if you ask me.

A. carry on

B. keep up

C. looked up

D. looked over

C. get back

D. bring back

163. He was tried for forgery in a law court but was lucky enough to

.

A. get through

D. get to

B. get by

C. get off

164. When decimal currency was introduced, one old lady in the village said
“I don’t think it will catch
A. on

round here.”
B. up

C. in

165. He hit the other boy again and again as his friends

D. out
him on.

A. egged

B. played

C. happened

166. The launching of the Soviet Sputnik in 1957
A. wrapped up

B. blew up

167. Labor unions and the company
A. carried away

B. caught up

D. grounded

a subsequent space race with the US.
C. touched off

D. finished off

in a confrontation over plans to curb benefits.
C. faced off

D. showed up

168. At first the children enjoyed the game, but it quite soon

A. died out

B. wore off

novelty.

C. went off

D. died down

169. Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first, she

to

be a champion.
A. came round

B. turned out

170. Jane is very modest and always

C. turned up

D. came out

her success.

A. pushing back

B. turning around

C. playing down

D. keeping down

171. I’m surprised to hear that Wendy and Harry have
I saw them last Oktoberfest in Munich.
A. finished up

B. split up

. They seemed very happy together when

C. ended up

D. separate

172. Parents of teenagers shouldn’t be too strict or too easy; they just need to
A. hang it up

B. hang out

C. hang in there

173. The summit was earlier to be held in March but was
India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
A. put off

B. dropped in

and wait.
D. hang together

due to the tsunami disaster that hit

C. crossed out

D. turned down

174. As I have put on weight recently, I have to get the tailor before

my graduation

ceremony.
A. took in

B. to take in

C. to taking in

D. take in

175. You’d better

your cigarette as it is extremely dangerous to smoke in a petrol station.

A. put out

B. hold up

C. pull through

D. hang up

176. The Australian Labour Party doesn’t currently have any politicians that would be capable of
successfully
the Prime Minister at the next federal election.
A. running for

C. running away with

B. running down

D. running against

177. Some of our volunteers would
A. act up

B. fit in

for teachers in the event of a strike.
C. fill in

178. The robbers packed the diamonds into a suitcase and
street.
A. rolled over
179. Don’t let time go
A. out
180. Has anyone
A. come in for

B. made off

D. work out
in a van that waited for them in the

C. carried away

D. put through

without doing anything about the situation.
B. by

C. off

a better solution to this problem?
B. come up with

D. over


C. come up to

D. come up against

181. The result didn’t

my expectations.

A. live up to

B. go back on

C. put down to

D. come up with

182. Many young people travel all over the world, and do all kinds of jobs before they
A. settle down

B. lie down

C. put down

183. Why does Kathy look so miserable? She is worn
A. out
184. I

B. off

.

D. touch down
from studying so hard.

C. down

D. away

the Arts Faculty at the University of London to study history.

A. got into

B. got on

C. got through with

185. After forty years in politics I think it’s time for me to
A. call off

B. call it a day

D. got from

.

C. cut it out

D. call on

186. Nicole is going to take extra lessons to

what he missed while he was away.

A. put up with

B. cut down on

C. take up with

D. catch up on

187. The rebels
prisoners.

the police station, killed twenty-three police officers and freed about fifty

A. got by

B. took over

C. came across

D. ran over

188. The coach takes every opportunity to
praise them.

his players, yet he ignores every opportunity to

A. get along with

B. approve of

C. compliment

D. criticize

189. As I have just had a tooth
A. broken off

, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours

B. tried on

C. taken out

D. crossed out

190. It is not easy for many civil servants to
high.

on their salaries as the inflation rates are extremely

A. wear out

C. get by

B. turn up

191. There is an easy way to
A. see to

D. run over

four species of wild cats living in this region by their tail patterns.

B. tell apart

C. back up

D. clear up

192. The first National Food and Nutrition Survey was most recent one was in 1992.
A. brought in

B. carried out

C. brought about

193. The manager scolded the new employee so fiercely that she
hurry.
A. took over

B. kept down

194. The smell of the sea

C. got down

D. figured out
in tears, and left the room in a
D. broke down

his childhood.

A. took it for granted

C. took him back to

C. took him in

D. took after

195. After her mother died, she was raised by her grandparents.
A. brought up

B. grown up

C. come into

D. put up


196. You should study hard to

your classmates.

A. feel like

B. catch sight of

C. keep pace with

D. get in touch with

197. Thunderstorm and lightning posted a significant threat to the safety of the performers on stage so
they had to
the show.
A. live on

B. give in

C. go on

D. call off

198. If a child knows that he can never

a bad behavior, he is less likely to do it.

A. get away with

C. keep up

B. put through

D. make out

199. Don’t worry we’ll have to wait a little longer because I’m sure he will
A. turn in

B. turn up

C. turn into

.
D. turn down

200. The new building at the corner of the street will be

because it hasn’t been built to be

earth quake proof.
A. pulled down

B. stood for

C. put out

201. When spring comes, people often feel inclined to
A. do in
202. He came

B. do up

D. looked after
their houses.

C. do through

D. do over

a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television interview.

A. off

B. over

C. in for

203. She started the course two months ago but dropped
A. back

B. off

204. Politicians frequently

D. out of
after only a month.

C. in
a lot of criticism.

A. catch up with

B. come in for

C. get up to

D. come out with

205. My mother always told me that I should
perceive them.

the things I believe in, regardless of how others

A. come up to

B. get along with

C. put up with

D. stand up for

206. He’s always been obnoxious and it’s about time someone
A. told him off

B. told him on

C. told against him

D. told him apart

207. “Have you finished painting the kitchen?” “Nearly, I’ll
A. finish it up

B. finish it off

C. finish it over

D. finish off it

208. Jim’s

D. out

.

tomorrow.”

flu again. That’s the third time this year.

A. gone down with

B. put up with

C. led up to

D. come up with

209. Jane came

a beautiful picture when she was tidying the room.

A. into

B. round

C. across

210. Why don’t you try praising your students occasionally instead of

D. pass
them all the time?


A. falling over

B. crying to

211. The bomb

in a crowded street.

A. went out

B. came out

212. The train accident
A. called off

C. rushing into

D. shouting at

C. came off

D. went off

the other trains’ departure by a few hours.
B. delayed

213. The Government hopes to

C. sent back

D. went off

its plans for introducing cable TV.

A. carry on

B. keep on

C. turn out

214. The boy was

by a family in the countryside.

A. brought up

B. bred

C. reared

D. carry out
D. grown up

215. Don’t worry about trying to catch last train home, as we can easily

you up for the

night.
A. keep

B. put

216. I just can’t

that noise any longer!

A. put up with

B. stand in for

C. take

D. set

C. sit out

D. stand up to

217. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you

.

A. get on it

B. get off it

C. get down to it

D. get down with it

218. It was very difficult to
A. pick up

what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.

B. make up

C. turn out

219. On hearing the news, she fainted and it was half an hour before she
A. came up

B. came round

C. came over

D. make out
again.
D. came forward

220. Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t

as usual.

A. ring off

D. take off

B. get off

221. Last nights concert did not
A. catch up with
222. I

B. stand in for

our expectations.
C. come up to

D. look up to

my Mum by cooking dinner for her.

A. cheered up

B. looked up

223. Paul, do you think you could
A. let me off

B. go me out

224. The policeman
A. took in
225. I
say.

C. go off

C. waited for

D. felt like

for the night? It’s a bit too late to go home now.
C. fall me out

D. put me up

C. put up with

D. made up

my details.
B. took down

a small fortune when my uncle died but I managed to squander most of it. I’m ashamed to

A. came up with

B. came into

C. came out

D. came in for

226. Although he hadn’t spoken French for many years, he picked it

again after a few weeks.

A. over

D. through

B. on

C. up

227. Shy people often find it difficult to

group discussion.

A. take part in

B. get on with


C. take place in

D. get in touch with

228. Unfortunately, the company closed down because it couldn’t keep

with rapidly

changing technology.
A. speed

B. peace

C. fast

D. pace

229. I’m going to stay at university and try to

off getting a job for a few years!

A. stay

C. move

B. put

D. set

230. I know we had an argument, but now I’d quite like to
A. look down

B. make up

.

C. fall out

D. bring up

231. The passengers had to wait because the plane
A. took

B. turned

off one hour late.
C. cut

D. made

232. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on

B. keeps off

233. We had our house
A. broken into

C. takes in

when we were away on holiday.
B. broke into

C. breaking into

234. I thought about the problem but I couldn’t
A. come up with

B. come across

C. come out
her success.

A. keeping down

B. turning around

C. playing down

D. pushing back

236. He’ll be very upset if you

D. come in for

his offer of help.

B. turn from

237. Please

D. to break into

a solution.

235. Janet is very modest and always

A. turn away

D. goes up

C. turn down

D. turn against

your cigarette. I am going to get choked

A. cut down

B. blow out

C. put aside

238. This book is so interesting that I can’t

D put out

.

A. give it down

B. pick it up

C. put it down

239. Sportmen

their political differences on the sports field.

A. take part

B. put aside

D. open it up

C. take place

D. keep apart

240. She ran in a marathon last week but

after ten kilometers.

A. dropped out

C. broke up

B. closed down

D. made up

241. It is not easy to get used to the new working environment but you have to try your best to
the difficulties.
A. go away

B. get away

242. My father decided to

C. get over
smoking after he had been smoking for

A. take up

B. get over

243. What are you

at? Can you make it clearer?

A. making

B. putting

C. give up

B. run up

D. put away

C. taking

244. People used to believe that oil and gas could never be
A. used up

D. go over

C. run out

D. getting
.
D. used out


245. When Bonaparte

, he made the right-hand traffic law of the land.

A. pushed along

B. came across

246. I haven’t come

C. got over

D. came along

any names for my little puppy.

A. up with

B. up against

C. upon

247. Please

your cigarette! I am allergic to smoke.

A. put out

B. turn in

C. get out of

D. away

D. go back

248. Everybody in the building woke up when the alarm

.

A. went out

D. got up

B. got off

C. went off

249. Several new office blocks are being

in our city.

A. put up

C. run up

B. pulled up

250. As scouts, we learn how to
A. set up

a fire and to find ways in the forests.

B. bring up

251. The factory has laid
A. out

C. build
C. on

252. In Asia, children are taught to
253. The wedding was

C. take in
C. called

254. You may be artistic, but I believe you are not cut
B. in for

255. I

D. get along

off when the bride failed to arrive.
B. made

A. down for

D. back

their teachers.

B. look up to

A. put

D. make up

500 workers due to their lack of material.
B. off

A. give up

D. drawn up

C. down to

D. given
the job at the theatre.
D. out for

Katie, an old friend on the way home from the office yesterday.

A. came into

B. broke into

C. ran into

256. When I told her the news, she

laughing.

A. broke out

C. burst into

B. burst out

D. went into
D. uttered

KEY – PHRASAL VERBS
1. We are

down too many trees all over the world.

A. breaking

B. knocking

C. pushing

D. cutting

Đáp án D
Giải thích: cut down (phrV): chặt hạ
Đáp án còn lại:
break down (phrV): hỏng/ sụp đổ
knock down (phrV): hạ, đo ván ai
push down (phrV): xô ngã, đẩy ngã
Dịch nghĩa: Tất cả chúng ta đang chặt rất nhiều cây trên toàn thế giới.
2. She has not yet got

A. by

het recent illness.
B. through

C. over

D. out of


Đáp án C
Giải thích: get over (phrV): vượt qua
Đáp án còn lại:
get by (phrV): xoay xở
get through (phrV): đi qua, trôi qua
get out of (phrV): thoát khỏi, ra khỏi
Dịch nghĩa: Cô ấy vẫn chưa khỏi bệnh.
3. Everyone is going to take
A. place

in the game.

B. part

C. participation

D. role

Đáp án B
Giải thích: take part in (v): tham gia

Đáp án còn lại:
take place (v): diễn ra
participation (v): sự tham gia; participate in: tham gia
role (n): vai trò
Dịch nghĩa: Mọi người chuẩn bị tham gia trò chơi này.
4. John was tidying the living room while I was cleaning
A. away

B. out

the dirty dishes.

C. up

D. off

Đáp án A
Giải thích: clear away st (v): dời đi, chuyển đi, loại bỏ
Đáp án còn lại:
clear up sth (v): dọn dẹp, làm sạch clear
out sth (v): đổ bỏ, làm trống cái gì clear
off (v): trốn chạy
Dịch nghĩa: John đang dọn dẹp phòng trong khi tôi đang loại bỏ những chiếc đĩa bẩn.
5. “It takes about 2 hours, so we should
A. get in

B. get in it

at about six o’clock.”
C. get it in

D. get on

Đáp án A
Giải thích: get in (phrV): đi vào
Đáp án còn lại:
Cấu trúc: It takes (sb) + time (to do sth): Mất bao lâu (của ai đó) (làm gì).
chủ ngữ giả “It” ở đây không thay thế cho từ nào cả get on: tiến bộ, phát triển
Dịch nghĩa: Chúng tôi đi trong khoảng 2 giờ vì thế tới 6 giờ chúng tôi mới tới nơi.
6. The frighten horse began to
A. fear

B. throw

away from the snake.
C. shy

Đáp án C
Giải thích: shy away from sth (phrV): tránh cái gì/làm gì vì sợ, căng thẳng
Đáp án còn lại:

D. tip


fear sth away (phrV): làm cái gì đó sợ chạy mất
throw sth away (phrV): vứt cái gì đi
Dịch nghĩa: Con ngựa hoảng sợ bắt đầu tránh xa con rắn.
7. I can’t say we’re friends. Actually, I don’t
A. get up

B. get in

with him very well.
C. get by

D. get on

Đáp án D
Giải thích: get on with (phrV): hòa hợp, thân thiện với ai
Đáp án còn lại:
get up (phrV): thức dậy
get in (phrV): vào tới
get by (phrV): xoay sở
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi không cho rằng chúng tôi là bạn bè. Tôi thực sự không hợp với anh ấy.
8. My sister loves watching TV but I’m not really it. I much prefer reading a book.
A. up to

B. out of

C. in

D. into

Đáp án D
Giải thích: be into sth/sb (phrV): say mê, chìm đắm trong ai/cái gì
Đáp án còn lại:
to be up to sb (phrV): tùy ai
to be out of sth (phrV): thiếu cái gì
to be not in it (phrV): không hề gì, không ăn thua gì
Dịch nghĩa: Chị gái tôi thích xem ti vi nhưng tôi thì không say mê nó lắm. Tôi thích đọc sách hơn.

9. Don’t put

until tomorrow what you can do today.

A. down

B. off

C. out

D. up

Đáp án B
Giải thích: put off (phrV): hoãn lại
Đáp án còn lại:
put down (phrV): đàn áp
put out (phrV): dập tắt
put up (phrV): để lên, đặt lên, giơ lên
Dịch nghĩa: Việc hôm nay chớ để ngày mai.
10. He used to like rock music when he was younger but now he’s gone
A. out of

B. off

C. away from

Đáp án B
Giải thích: go off (phrV): chán không còn thích như trước.
Đáp án còn lại:
go out of (phrV): ra khỏi

go away from (phrV): tránh xa
go into (phrV): lâm vào, rơi vào

it.
D. into


Dịch nghĩa: Anh ấy đã từng thích nhạc rock khi anh ta còn trẻ nhưng bây giờ anh ta chán nó rồi.
11. She tried windsurfing, but she didn’t take
A. over

B. to

it at all.
C. on

D. up

Đáp án B
Giải thích: take to (phrV): ham thích, say mê
Đáp án còn lại:
take over (phrV): chiếm đóng, tiếp quản
take on (phrV): đảm nhiệm, gánh vác
take up (phrV): chọn, bắt đầu một sở thích
Dịch nghĩa: Cô ấy đã thử lướt ván buồm, nhưng cô ấy không thích nó.
12. While we were travelling in France, we passed
A. via

B. by

one of the beautiful little villages.

C. through

D. en route

Đáp án C
Giải thích: pass through (phrV): ghé qua
Đáp án còn lại:
via (prep): theo đường
pass by (phrV): bỏ qua, không chú ý
en route: đang trên đường đi
Dịch nghĩa: Khi đến Pháp, chúng tôi đã ghé qua một trong những ngôi làng nhỏ nhắn xinh xắn.
13. I’m saving
A. in

to buy a computer.
B. aside

C. up

D. out

Đáp án C
Giải thích: to save up (phrV): tiết kiệm, dành dụm
Đáp án còn lại:
put aside = save up (phrV): dành dụm, tiết kiệm
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi đang tiết kiệm tiền để mua một chiếc máy tính.
14. Can you take these books
A. away

to the library?

B. out

C. back

D. on

Đáp án C
Giải thích: take sth back (v): trả cái gì lại
Đáp án còn lại:
take away (phrV): mang đi
take out (phrV): xóa sạch, tẩy sạch
take on (phrV): đảm nhiệm, nhận
Dịch nghĩa: Bạn có thể trả những cuốn sách này cho thư viện được không?
15. Do you know what time your train gets

? Let me know and I’ll meet you at the station.

A. on

C. at

Đáp án B

B. in

D. to

Giải thích: get in (phrV): tới đến (tàu, xe)
Đáp án còn lại:
get on (phrV): phát triển, lên
get at (phrV): ám chỉ
get to (phrV): bắt đầu
Dịch nghĩa: Bạn có biết mấy giờ tàu tới không? Hãy cho tôi biết và chúng ta sẽ gặp nhau ở nhà ga nhé
16. The wolf ran

the forest and reached her grandmothers cottage before her.

A. across

B. through

C. along

D. over

Đáp án B
Giải thích: run through (phrV): chạy qua, xuyên qua
Đáp án còn lại:
run across (phrV): tình cờ gặp
run along (phrV): chạy dọc theo
run over (phrV): trào ra, tràn ra
Dịch nghĩa: Con sói chạy xuyên qua khu rừng và đi đến ngôi nhà tranh của bà cô bé trước khi cô bé về.
17. A full scholarship to Harvard and you’re worried about leaving your job?
Get real! You’d be a fool to
A. pass

up a chance like that.

B. brush

C. turn

D. cast

Đáp án A
Giải thích: pass up (phrV): từ bỏ
Đáp án còn lại:
brush sth up = brush up on sth (phrV): ôn lại, xem lại
turn up (phrV): xuất hiện cast up (phrV): vứt lên, quẳng lên
Dịch nghĩa: Bạn đã nhận được một suất học bổng toàn phần tại trường Harvard và bạn cảm thấy lo lắng
khi từ bỏ công việc bạn đang làm phải không? Đừng suy nghĩ ngu ngốc (như vậy). Nếu từ bỏ một cơ hội
tốt như vậy thì đúng là bạn rất ngốc.
18. If I

you again in my orchard, looking for pears, you’ll be sorry!

A. make eyes at

B. catch sight of

C. see through

D. take a view of

Đáp án B
Giải thích: catch sight of (phrV): nhìn thấy cái gì

Đáp án còn lại:
make eyes at sb (idm): tán tỉnh ai
see through (phrV): thấy rõ, nhìn rõ bản chất
take a dim/poor/serious view of (idm): xem thường
Dịch nghĩa: Nếu tôi còn thấy cậu dòm ngó những quả lê trong vườn nhà tôi cậu sẽ phải hối hận đó.
19. By the time they
A. got through

at the concert, the tickets were sold out.
B. turned up

C. filled in

D. applied to


Đáp án B
Giải thích: turn up (phrV): xuất hiện, tới nơi
Đáp án còn lại:
get through (phrV): làm trọn, vượt qua
fill in (phrV): lấp chỗ trống, điền
apply to (phrV): đặt, áp dụng, ứng tuyển
Dịch nghĩa: Lúc tôi đến buổi hòa nhạc thì vé đã bán hết rồi.
20. As a cab driver, I
A. get by

though I’d love a bigger pay check.
B. take on

C. get on

D. carry through

Đáp án A
Giải thích: get by (phrV): xoay SỞ
Đáp án còn lại:
take on (phrV): đảm nhiệm, gách vác
get on (phrV): trèo lên, mặc, làm ăn
carry through (phrV): hoàn thành, thoát khỏi
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi sống bằng lương với nghề lái taxi nhưng tôi muốn kiếm nhiều tiền hơn nữa.
21. I always

up all the new words in the dictionary.

A. look

B. search

C. seek

D. find

Đáp án A
Giải thích: look up (phrV): tra từ, tìm kiếm
Đáp án còn lại:
search for (v): tìm kiếm
seek for (v): truy lùng
find (v): tìm kiếm
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi luôn tra từ mới trong cuốn từ điển này.
22. I’ve got to work late tonight - something has

A. come out

B. come up

C. turned out

D. turned off

Đáp án B
Giải thích: come up (phrV): xuất hiện, nảy ra
Đáp án còn lại:
come out (phrV): đi ra, tỏa ra
turn out (phrV): hóa ra
turn off (phrV): tắt
Dịch nghĩa: Vì sự cố nên đêm nay tôi lại phải đi làm.
23. They bought an old house,
A. redid it

and then sold it.

B. did it in

Đáp án D
Giải thích: do sth up (phrV): trang hoàng, trang trí

C. over did it

D. did it up

Đáp án còn lại:
redo (v): làm lại
do sth in (v): giết ai
overdo (v): làm quá mức
Dịch nghĩa: Họ đã mua một căn nhà cũ, tân trang lại và sau đó bán nó.
24. Phillips was so angry, he went
A. on

without saying a word - I haven’t seen him since.

B. to

C. off

D. at

Đáp án C
Giải thích: go off (phrV): ra di
Đáp án còn lại:
go on (phrV): tiếp tục
go to somewhere: đi tới đâu
go at sb (phrV): tấn công ai đó
Dịch nghĩa: Phillips rất tức giận, anh ấy đã bỏ đi mà không nói một lời nào - Từ đó, tôi không gặp anh ấy
nữa.
25. I often wonder what people abroad make
A. from

Britain.

B. of

C. for

D. by

Đáp án B
Giải thích: make of (phrV): hiểu nghĩa
Đáp án còn lại:
make from (phrV): làm từ
make for (phrV): hướng tới, hướng đến
make by sb (phrV): làm bởi ai
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi không biết người nước ngoài dịch nghĩa của từ Britain như thế nào?
26. I don’t think that this fashion will
A. catch on

B. catch up

.
C. catch out

D. catch over

Đáp án A
Giải thích: catch on (phrV): nổi tiếng, trở thành phổ biến
Đáp án còn lại:
catch up (phrV): theo kịp
catch out (phrV): bắt chợt ai đang làm gì
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi không nghĩ rằng phong cách thời trang này sẽ được mọi người ưa chuộng.
27. Instead of throwing
A. away

paper and glass, we can recycle them.
B. in

Đáp án A
Giải thích: throw away (phrV): vứt di
Đáp án còn lại:
throw in (phrV): ném vào

C. off

D. up


throw off (phrV): thả, bỏ đi
throw up (phrV): bỏ, thôi (việc)
Dịch nghĩa: Chúng ta có thể tái sử dụng giấy và thủy tinh thay vì vứt chúng đi.
28. You need to cut
A. up

the onions into small pieces before cooking them.
B. down

C. through

D. into

Đáp án A
Giải thích: cut up (phrV): thái
Đáp án còn lại:

cut down (phrV): cắt giảm
cut through (phrV): loại bỏ chướng ngại vật
cut in (phrV): ngắt lời, xen ngang
Dịch nghĩa: Trước khi nấu, bạn cẩn thái hành tây thành những miếng nhỏ.
29. After police found drugs there, the disco was
A. abolished

B. banned

C. ignored

D. closed down

Đáp án D
Giải thích: close down (phrV): đóng cửa hoàn toàn, sập tiệm
Đáp án còn lại:
abolish (v): loại bỏ, xóa bỏ
ban (v): cấm
ignore (v): phớt lờ
Dịch nghĩa: Sàn nhảy đã bị đóng cửa sau khi cảnh sát phát hiện có ma túy ở đó.
30. The disposal of waste and rubbish is a hard problem to
A. carry out

B. put up

.

C. deal with

D. get away

Đáp án C
Giải thích: deal with (phrV): giải quyết
Đáp án còn lại:
carry out (phrV): thực hiện
put up (phrV): dựng lên
get away (phrV): trốn thoát, ra khỏi
Dịch nghĩa: Rất khó giải quyết vấn đề loại bỏ rác và chất thải.
31. More people in cities should
A. rely on

B. take up

Đáp án B
Giải thích: take up (phrV): bắt đầu sở thích
Đáp án còn lại:
rely on (phrV): dựa vào
set up (phrV): thành lập, thiết lập
get round to (phrV): tán tỉnh ai

cycling instead of using cars.
C. set up

D. get round to


Dịch nghĩa: Nhiều người ở thành phố bắt đẩu thích việc đạp xe hơn là lái ô tô.
32. Unless we

the problem, many animals could become extinct.

A. faced up to

B. looked up to

C. turned up to

D. got up to

Đáp án A
Giải thích: face up to (phrV): đối mặt với, đương đầu
Đáp án còn lại:
look up to (phrV): kính trọng
turn up (phrV): xuất hiện
get up (phrV): thức dậy
Dịch nghĩa: Nếu chúng ta không đối mặt với vấn đề này, nhiều loài động vật có thể bị tuyệt chủng.
33. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have
A. thought over

B. got round to

C. looked into

D. come up with

any solutions.

Đáp án D
Giải thích: come up with (phrV): nảy ra, nghĩ ra
Đáp án còn lại:

think over (phrV): suy nghĩ, cân nhắc
get round to (phrV): lừa phỉnh, tán tỉnh
look into (phrV): xem xét kỹ, nghiên cứu kỹ
Dịch nghĩa Mọi người đều biết về những vấn đề ô nhiễm nhưng không phải ai cũng có thể đưa ra giải
pháp.
34. For me, the film didn’t
A. come up

all the enthusiastic publicity it received.
B. live up to

C. turn up to

D. live up

Đáp án B
Giải thích: live up to (phrV): tốt như mong đợi
Đáp án còn lại:
come up (phrV): đạt tới, được đặt ra
turn up (phrV): xuất hiện
Dịch nghĩa: Đối với tôi, bộ phim không đáng nhận được sự quan tâm của công chúng.
35. After travelling all day, he was completely
A. done in

B. done up

Đáp án A
Giải thích: do sb in (phrV): giết ai, làm ai kiệt sức
Đáp án còn lại:
do sth up (phrV): trang hoàng

break down (phrV): hỏng hóc
use up (phrV): tận dụng, dùng hết

.
C. broken down

D. used up


Dịch nghĩa: Anh ấy hoàn toàn bị kiệt sức sau khi đi cả ngày.
36. There’s no need to throw that shirt away. It can easily be
A. cured

B. renewd

.

C. done up

D. mended

Đáp án D
Giải thích: mend (v): vá, sửa chữa
Đáp án còn lại:
cure (v): chữa trị
renew (v): làm mới
do sth up (phrV): trang hoàng
Dịch nghĩa: Không cần phải vứt chiếc áo đó đi đâu. Nó có thể được vá lại một cách dễ dàng.
37. While on holiday Walter and Daisy were caught
A. up in

B. into

a military coup.
C. with

D. out of

Đáp án A
Giải thích: catch up (phrV): đuổi kịp, bắt gặp
Dịch nghĩa: Walter và Daisy bị bắt trong cuộc đảo chính quân sự khi họ đi nghỉ.
38. Since no one bought tickets to the disco, we had to call it

.

A. off

D. away

B. down

C. over

Đáp án A
Giải thích: call sth off (phrV): hoãn, hủy cái gì
Đáp án còn lại:
call down (phrV): gọi xuống, xỉ vả
call over (phrV): gọi qua
call away (phrV): gọi đi, mời di
Dịch nghĩa: Chúng tôi đã không tới sàn nhảy do không ai mua vé.

39. George decided to
A. step aside

from his position as company chairman
B. step down

C. step back

D. step out

Đáp án B
Giải thích: step down (phrV): rút lui
Đáp án còn lại:
step aside (phrV): bước sang bên
step back (phrV): lùi bước
step out (phrV): bước ra ngoài
Dịch nghĩa: George quyết định rút khỏi vị trí chủ tịch tập đoàn.
40. The police car drove into the car park and
A. pulled in

B. pulled about

sharply.
C. pulled aside

D. pulled up

Đáp án D
Giải thích: pull up (phrV): dừng lại
Đáp án còn lại:

pull in (phrV): kéo về
pull about (phrV): lôi đi kéo lại, giằng co
ull aside (phrV): kéo sang bên

Dịch nghĩa: Xe cảnh sát đi
vào khu đỗ xe và đột ngột
dừng lại.