Bài tập thêm về: Phrasal verbs and idioms - Cô Mai Phương

BÀI TẬP THÊM VỀ: PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS – CÔ MAI PHƯƠNG Number 1 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. 1. At last he understood. He undestood ______. A. in the end B. at least C. lastly D. at the finish 2. The boys put out the camp fire. The fire wasn`t ______. A. switched on B. on fire C. on D. alight 3. They had run away, so they had ______. A. dismissed B. disturbed C. displaced D. disappeared 4. The police wanted Tom to call at the station. They wanted him to call ______ them. A. at B. in C. on D. up 5. No one could account for it. They couldn`t ______ it. A. explain B. estimate C. interpret D. describe 6. Where did they ______? A. it put up B. their tent put up C. put up it D. put their tent up 7. The writer got on the bus but he didn`t know where to ______. A. get down B. get off C. get out of D. get over 8. I paid him a visit. I ______. A. visited him B. made him a visit C. did him a visit D. paid for a visit 9. Firemen have put out the fire. They have ______. A. controlled it B. checked it C. extinguished it D. turned it off 10.They discovered the cause of the fire accidently. They discovered it ______. A. by chance B. chancily C. fortunately D. luckily 11. Two men took the parcel off the plane. They ______. A. took off it B. it took off C. took off D. took it off 12. Peter must pay the money back. He must ______. A. pay it again B. pay it C. repay it D. pay it once more 13. He will take part in a race. He will ______ in it. A. be B. take place C. act D. do 14. At present they are visiting all parts of the country. They are doing this ______. A. now B. for a short time C. in future D. all the time 15. On the way, a young man waved to me; this happened ______. A. before the writer`s journey B. during the writer`s journey C. after the writer`s journey D. a long time ago 16. I looked for my bag. I ______ it. A. tried to look after B. tried to look at C. tried to find D. tried to see 17. He gave it back to me. He ______ to me. A. turned it B. returned it C. turned it back D. turned it round 18. "What a pity!" Susan exclaimed. Susan was ______. A. pleased B. glad C. sorry D. amused 19. Can I return these tickets? I want to ______. A. give them back B. give them in C. give them up D. give them up 20. You must give up fishing. You must ______ fishing. A. stop B. begin C. surender D. end Number 2 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. 1. They had made a mistake. They had been ______. A. mistake B. correct C. right D. wrong 2. He is the manager of the factory. He`s ______ it. A. charged it B. in charge C. charge D. in charge of 3. The operation lasted for over four hours. That`s how long it ______. A. went B. went on C. went over D. went off 4. He had a bad temper. He was in a bad ______. A. spirit B. mood C. feeling D. disposition 5. They made no effort to hide their amusement. They ______. A. didn`t try to B. didn`t afford to C. couldn`t afford to D. didn`t have a trial 6. I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. I took one ______. A. off B. out C. out of D. from 7. She would take charge of me. She was ______. A. dutiful B. commanding C. charging D. responsible 8. She told us to keep calm. She told us not to be ______. A. nervous B. angry C. irritated D. annoyed 9. He knocked him down with a sharp blow. He ______. A. beat him B. blew him over C. knocked him D. struck him 10. The policeman lost his temper. He ______. A. got nervous B. was in a bad mood C. lost his nerve D. was in bad humour 11. I decided to visit a fortune-teller. That`s what I ______ to do. A. made up B. made up my mind C. minded D. cared 12. This is an experiment. The astronauts will be trying something ______. A. on B. out C. in D. with 13. A plan was put forward by David. He _______ it. A. suggested B. intended C. aimed at D. planned 14. The British feared invasion. They were ______ it. A. in favour of B. afraid of C. happy about D. ready for 15. He set off down the main street. He ______. A. ran B. walked C. rode D. started his journey 16. Jumbo was holding up the traffic. He had ______ cars. A. picked up some B. sat on some C. stopped the D. held on to the 17. The police let him off. They ______ him. A. allowed B. permitted C. didn`t arrest D. didn`t finish 18. He may eventually get across the Channel. He may do this ______. A. next B. after C. finally D. even 19. The clock was erected after 1834. That`s when it was put ______. A. in B. up C. off D. down 20. He set up a new world record. He ______ a new record. A. did B. played C. created D. found Number 3 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. 1. I call you ______ as soon as I can. A. back B. off C. away D. out 2. The promoters called the concert ______ because the singer had a sore throat. A. away B. up C. off D. with 3. He called ______ his girlfriend to talk to her. A. up B. at C. in D. off 4. She checked each item ______ as she did her inventory. A. up B. off C. away D. with 5. Let`s check our hotel room ______ before we pay for it. A. out B. away C. up D. off 6. He lost the tennis match, so we will try to cheer him ______. A. off B. away C. on D. up 7. Clean all the countertops ______ before you leave the kitchen. A. out B. off C. away D. about 8. Did you clear ______ your desk drawers before you moved to your new office? A. up B. off C. out D. at 9. She cleaned ______ all the food she spilled onto the floor. A. up B. out C. of D. away 10. He will cross ______ each item as it is depleted. A. away B. off C. up D. with 11. He asked her ______, but she didn`t have time to visit him just then. A. out B. about C. in D. on 12. The mechanic broke the engine ______ its many components. A. up into B. into C. down into D. off into 13. He backed the truck ______ the edge of the cliff. A. away from B. out from C. from away D. from off 14. He asked her ______, but she said she already had a boyfriend. A. on B. out C. off D. in 15. The police backed the angry crowd ______ with their horses and bullhorns. A. off B. away C. out D. up 16. The couple broke ______ their engagement after they had a huge argument. A. up B. over C. off D. away 17. The owner broke ______ the team by trading its best players to other teams. A. off B. up C. in D. out 18. The new major will bring ______ a change in local government policies. A. with B. out C. up D. about 19. Many people wish that they could bring the good old days ______. A. on B. back C. in D. up 20. Parents bring ______ their kids the best way they know how. A. off B. up C. about D. with Number 4 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. 1. He easily sped the motorbike ______ when he shifted to a lower gear. A. on B. off C. with D. up 2. She started the engine ______ to see if it ran smoothly. A. out B. up C. off D. away 3. They took all the exhibits ______ after the show ended. A. down B. over C. in D. up 4. One of many household chores is taking the trash ______. A. up B. away C. out D. off 5. When the Republicans took ______ Congress, problems multiplied nationwide. A. up B. over C. on D. off 6. Sara said she took golf ______ so that she could meet more interesting people. A. on B. over C. back D. up 7. The workers tore the building _______ so a parking structure could be built in its place. A. up B. down C. off D. away 8. Try ¬¬¬¬¬¬ this bicycle to determine if you feel comfortable on it. A. out B. on C. off D. at 9. She turned the first offer ______ because she wanted more money for her house. A. off B. away C. out D. down 10. Did you remember to turn the lights ______ before you left the house? A. off B. in C. away D. over 11. They decided to name the new baby boy ______ Grandpa. A. of B. after C. with D. as 12. Robert and Bill argued over who would pick ______ the dinner check. A. up B. out C. in D. off 13. The hungry dog polished ______ all the food on the plate. A. away B. out C. in D. off 14. Mom told her little boy to put all his toys ______ before coming to dinner. A. out B. off C. away D. in 15. The couple put their wedding ______ until next year. A. off B. up C. on D. away 16. If you - kids don`t quiet ______, I`ll send you all to bed without dinner. A. away B. over C. down D. off 17. The criminal ripped 20 people ______ before the police caught him. A. off B. of C. out D. over 18. The summer power outage shut the air conditioning ______ throughout the whole neighbourhood. A. in B. down C. up D. out 19. Some people were born to talk. You can`t shut them ______. A. off B. up C. out D. away 20. You`d better show this car ______ before you get a speeding ticket. A. off B. out C. down D. over Number 5 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. 1. The gunman told the victim to hand ______ all his money. A. out B. over C. in D. off 2. Don`t throw your jacket on the bed. Hand it ______. A. up B. over C. on D. in 3. The supervisor told her to keep ______ the good work. A. over B. on C. with D. up 4. man is killing ______ all the fish in the sea. A. out B. away C. off D. up 5. If you leave ______ any information, the form will be returned to you. A. down B. out C. up D. away 6. Security is very important in this building. Don`t let anyone ______ unless they show you proper identification. A. in B. out C. off D. on 7. Look this document ______ carefully before you sign it. A. up B. on C. at D. over 8. If you don`t know what a word means, look it _______ in the dictionary. A. over B. up C. on D. at 9. I couldn`t make ______ all the words on the sign because my glasses were dirty. A. up B. out C. clear D. up with 10. Tony and Nancy always kiss and make ______ after their arguments. A. up B. off C. with D. up with 11. Cross ______ my name because I won`t be able to attend. A. out B. down C. up D. away 12. I cut ______ my calories in order to lose weight. A. off B. in C. back D. out 13. She will cut ______ the number of cigarettes she smokes. A. off B. in C. up D. down 14. Don`t cut ______ your nose in order to spite your face. A. up B. off C. out D. down 15. I dropped my son ______ at soccer practice before I went to the office. A. off B. down C. out D. in 16. Have you figured ______ how to solve the problem yet? A. out B. on C. in D. of 17. After you fill the application form ______, sign it and date it. A. on B. off C. out D. with 18. You should always fill ______ your tank when it gets down to a quarter full. A. off B. up C. in D. out 19. All students must hand ______ their homework the day after it is assigned. A. out B. on C. to D. in 20. The teacher handed the test ______ five minutes after class started. A. out B. in C. off D. about Number 6 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. 1. The daughter looked ______ her mother after her mom was sent home from the hospital with a broken hip. A. upon B. after C. on D. at 2. Why don`t you look ______ this situation and see if you can figure out a way to fix it without spending too much money? A. into B. on C. up D. out 3. Before you move out, you should nitify the post office ______ the new address you are moving to. A. of B. on C. at D. with 4. My grandfather passed ______ when I was only six years old. He had lung cancer. A. out B. over C. away D. off 5. Every day many of us have to put ______ people that we don`t like. A. on with B. off with C. up D. up with 6. Nancy ran ______ Bob while both were shopping at the supermarket. ... - tailieumienphi.vn