400 adet pharasal verbs sorusu ve cevapları · test on phrasal verbs(by omar ... to ---- the fire...

400 Adet Pharasal Verbs Sorusu ve Cevapları 2010

400 Adet Pharasal Verbs Sorusu ve Cevapları YESDİL ESKİŞEHİR Sakarya cad. No: 6 Köprübaşı Tel: 222 234 26 27

2010

by OMAR HOCA www.se4.org

www.dilsev.com 27.07.2010

www.yesdil.com. eskişehir

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TEST ON PHRASAL VERBS(by OMAR HOCA)

1. It is known that moving parts in engines ---- much more quickly than stationary parts.

A) blow out

B) get out

C) give off

D) check out

E) wear out

2. I believe fire-fighters should have been called to ---- the fire in the city centre just after it started.

A) put out

B) catch on

C) come away

D) go over

E) hang up

3. When I heard some strange sounds from outside, I looked through the window to ---- what was going on outside.

A) drop in

B) find out

C) put on

D) look in

E) keep on

4. I couldn't understand the question in the test because I didn't know that "GMT" ---- Greenwich Mean Time.

A) puts forward

B) lives on

C) crosses out

D) comes along

E) stands for

5. They ---- the possibility of merging the two departments but did not find it feasible.

A) looked into

B) came by

C) got over

D) drew back

E) wore off

6. As it was getting late, we decided to---- the discussion at some other time.

A) put down

B) make out

C) lookup

D) carry on

E) point out



7. I was happy to see that I was ---- by my friends throughout the court case.

A) pulled down

B) let off

C) carried out

D) hung up

E) backed up

8. I knew I could never guess the answer so I ---- and stopped thinking about it.

A) came off

B) got at

C) put across

D) gave in

E) looked in

9. You have ---- too much work and I am afraid you will make yourself ill.

A) taken on

B) turned back

C) paid off

D) cleared up

E) called off

10. With both my hands full of shopping bags, I tripped and fell down just as I was ---- the bus.

A) drawing back

B) bringing up

C) going for

D) getting off

E) putting down

11. I won't go to school to ---- my history essay as I have got an extension from the professor.

A) pull out

B) hand in

C) rundown

D) pass out

E) layoff

12. We have to ---- for the station at nine o'clock tomorrow not to be late.

A) wear off

B) come before

C) set off

D) call on

E) break away

13. She was able to buy that house after she ---- some money when her grandfather died.

A) handed over

B) heard about

C) got over

D) came into

E) made for

14. I believe we have to ---- making a decision until next week, when we will have more information.

A) put forward

B) look on

C) pick up

D) put through

E) hold off



15. I ---- my old photographs in the attic, which made me very happy.

A) put aside

B) gave up

C) called off

D) came upon

E) broke in

16. A gentleman ---- me to hand me some papers I had dropped.

A) came out

B) went off

C) ran after

D) fell to

E) dropped off

17. Just after the accident, the crew of the sinking tanker were ---- by helicopter.

A) given away

B) figured out

C) wound up

D) tried on

E) picked up

18. I don't think it is a good idea to ---- now because you can easily finish the course.

A) try out

B) drop out

C) turn off

D) make out

E) get off

19. After the refugee crisis, the two governments ---- diplomatic relations.

A) came away

B) passed away

C) looked after

D) broke off

E) kept up

20. We were ---- at the entrance to the cinema because we hadn't got tickets.

A) turned away

B) put out

C) cheered up

D) brought out

E) dropped off

21. As I have taken a pill, the pain in my shoulder is ----.

A) backing up

B) checking out

C) wearing off

D) getting at

E) going for

22. When she gave the lecture, she kept contradicting herself, so I am not sure how much of her explanation you have ----.

A) come to

B) taken in

C) dropped in

D) given out

E) fallen out



23. She failed to ---- for work on Monday on grounds that she was ill.

A) go through

B) turn up

C) hand out

D) hear of

E) try out

24. Each month, my sister ---- some money for her retirement.

A) watches out

B) pulls out

C) takes after

D) puts aside

E) runs down

25. We had better ---- the house once more before we decide to buy it.

A) look around

B) wear out

C) try on

D) pull down

E) run out

26. I had to ---- walking in spite of the blisters until I found a suitable place to rest.

A) keep on

B) count on

C) blow out

D) cross out

E) go off

27. The large print ---- easier reading especially for those who have just started to learn reading.

A) takes apart

B) makes for

C) looks up

D) lays off

E) stands for

28. When the fighting broke out, George thought it was better to ---- before it was too late.

A) wind up

B) put off

C) get out

D) pass away

E) put forward

29. His poor clothes really ---- at the meeting because everyone else was wearing a suit and a tie.

A) ran down

B) put up with

C) stood out

D) turned into

E) held on

30. When they die, plants ---- gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.

A) try out

B) run after

C) tell apart

D) give off

E) look down on



31. Can you ---- Helen and see if she needs anything from the supermarket?

A) pull out

B) do away with

C) bring about

D) run down

E) look in on

32. I asked my friends, who were going out, to ---- while I got my coat.

A) break away

B) come across

C) go through

D) fall behind

E) hold on

33. After describing the planned improvements, our manager ---- to explain how much they would cost.

A) went on

B) let down

C) took for

D) turned up

E) looked after

34. The terrorists were threatening to ---- the embassy if their demands were not met.

A) work out

B) blow up

C) make up

D) fall off

E) set off

35. In the months that ---- her operation, she had become progressively more crippled.

A) put out

B) pulled through

C) looked after

D) came before

E) turned off

36. The increase in business activity was ---- by the fall in oil prices.

A) called at

B) crossed out

C) gone down with

D) brought about

E) looked into

37. We ---- to paint the whole house but finished only the front part.

A) took up

B) wound up

C) set out

D) turned down

E) pulled through

38. Production will start up again when these changes have been ----.

A) put through

B) told off

C) got off

D) fallen to

E) dropped in



39. At meetings, Joe always ---- with some trivial matter and holds up the proceedings.

A) gets up

B) gives out

C) hands out

D) figures out

E) breaks in

40. Last night, I must have ---- for a few minutes because I can't remember the end of the film.

A) drawn back

B) dropped off

C) called in

D) broken off

E) given up

41. George is finding it hard to ---- as he was off school for a while.

A) fall off

B) get to

C) catch up

D) check in

E) count on

42. I still can't understand how he can ---- on so little money.

A) get by

B) give in

C) pull through

D) take up

E) wipe out

43. According to the council's latest decision a children's home in the town will be ---- a residence for adolescent girls.

A) taken back

B) let down

C) made for

D) worked out

E) turned into

44. Due to serious conflicts between the share-holders, the company has been ---- and sold off.

A) kept on

B) broken up

C) figured out

D) dropped out

E) looked after

45. Glenn ---- from the previous headmaster, who had got retired after having worked for fifty years, in February.

A) kept up

B) ran away

C) brought up

D) took over

E) carried on

46. The doctor told me to ---- fatty foods to reduce the cholesterol in my blood.

A) find out

B) get across

C) keep off

D) break into

E) blow up



47. The tyre ---- as I was driving to work so I needed to stop and change it.

A) blew out

B) broke through

C) fell upon

D) went ahead

E) handed out

48. I always ---- my revision notes just before I go into an exam.

A) get up

B) go over

C) put across

D) turn down

E) stand by

49. The teacher ---- the test booklets and started the exam.

A) kept out

B) held off

C) ran over

D) passed out

E) turned off

50. The Russian relay team will again be ---- the gold medal at the Olympic Games.

A) looking up

B) putting off

C) going for

D) wearing off

E) cutting down

51. The baby has a temperature. I think we should ---- a doctor.

A) come off

B) break off

C) get at

D) send for

E) draw back

52. The competition between mobile phone companies seems to heat up. Nokia has just ---- a new, smaller phone.

A) given in

B) hung up

C) made out

D) set out

E) brought out

53. When I introduced Jane to Peter, it ---- that it was not necessary as they had known each other since they were children.

A) turned out

B) looked in

C) came off

D) broke out

E) pointed out

54. They ---- on the radio that the President had died.

A) looked into

B) took in

C) gave out

D) caught on

E) turned away



55. I will go to the dentist tomorrow in order to have a tooth----.

A) looked for

B) turned up

C) handed over

D) taken out

E) fatten out

56. Have you ---- Gatsby jumping into the pool with all his clothes on?

A) worn out

B) heard about

C) washed away

D) held on

E) checked out

57. In order to ---- the riot, the police had to use tear gas.

A) put down

B) come upon

C) get through

D) come away

E) stand for

58. We've ---- a slight problem with the instruction manual, but managed to solve it without talking to the service.

A) cleared up

B) called off

C) run across

D) gone over

E) put aside

59. The bus schedule in this neighbourhood is awful: You wait half an hour for a bus, then three ---- at once!

A) throw up

B) take up

C) show off

D) come along

E) run out

60. I always need to ---- things before f buy them. Otherwise, I can never be sure whether they will fit or not.

A) make up

B) come out

C) cross out

D) try on

E) watch out

61. Two police officers tried to restrain the man, but he ---- and ran into a nearby house.

A) blew up

B) crossed out

C) checked out

D) broke away

E) came out

62. The phone was placed there for people whose cars ---- or who had some kind of emergency or whatever.

A) broke down

B) got by

C) took off

D) worked out

E) let off



63. Increasing numbers of grandparents are taking on the task of ---- their grandchildren.

A) throwing up

B) taking away

C) dropping out

D) bringing up

E) pointing out

64. Having seen the decreasing sales figures, we ---- an expert to improve the situation.

A) called in

B) hung up

C) took down

D) set off

E) kept on

65. They sold fake jewellery for years before anyone ----.

A) let down

B) stood by

C) turned back

D) held off

E) caught on

66. Making my way round in the poor city, I ---- children sleeping under bridges.

A) backed up

B) came across

C) turned up

D) looked on

E) called off

67. I spent several hours telling him what a good project it was, and he finally ---- to the idea.

A) blew out

B) called at

C) came round

D) got off

E) put aside

68. When I ---- in a life-raft after several hours of unconsciousness, I told the rescuers about the collision of the ships.

A) told off

B) wound up

C) figured out

D) came to

E) stood for

69. Few people can ---- having a job for life, considering the financial crisis we are in.

A) count on

B) come about

C) fall out

D) look up

E) take in

70. He ---- from the window when he saw the car arriving.

A) put through

B) looked into

C) drew back

D) came by

E) turned over



71. We used to enjoy going to our local French restaurant but the standard has really ---- recently.

A) broken in

B) fallen off

C) given away

D) let off

E) taken out

72. As soon as the police arrived at the scene of the murder, they started to ---- every word the witnesses said.

A) get down

B) go by

C) call out

D) come away

E) drop out

73. When the phone rang, the woman ---- from her chair with the baby in her arms.

A) turned out

B) made up

C) gave off

D) got up

E) ran across

74. The children---- the food and ate if greedily as they were very hungry.

A) called on

B) drew up

C) looked in

D) stood out

E) fell on

75. Jane said that the children were ---- very well at school.

A) getting on

B) hearing of

C) running over

D) turning down

E) holding up

76. She had never thought of ---- work before she had the baby.

A) getting at

B) turning on

C) giving up

D) putting out

E) running away

77. I ---- my father's advice and bought the house anyway.

A) gave off

B) went against

C) set out

D) wore out

E) went up

78. The bomb squad had just arrived when the bomb ---- in a crowded street.

A) carried on

B) got out

C) kept away

D) went off

E) pulled down



79. The driver was forced to---- the car keys and was left standing on the roadside.

A) hand over

B) look round

C) fall through

D) check in

E) give in

80. They said they'd be delighted to ---- you again.

A) hold on

B) call off

C) hear from

D) bring out

E) put on

81. Scientists need to follow the current research in their area, but it can be difficult to ---- the flood of new publications that appear almost daily.

A) blow up

B) keep up with

C) call in

D) get along

E) make up for

82. During the holiday season, if you're planning to use the ATM's, try to do it as early as possible, since these machines ---- cash due to the heavy demand, especially at weekends.

A) cheer up

B) look back on

C) go through

D) run out of

E) find out

83. Investigators said they couldn't ---- how the burglars got into our neighbour’s gift shop and there didn't appear to be signs of forced entry.

A) break into

B) go off

C) figure out

D) tell off

E) wash away

84. If you increase your monthly payments by 3 % every year, your debt to the bank will be ---- in two years.

A) put down

B) wound up

C) looked on

D) turned up

E) paid off

85. Pizza Hut and Burger King have ---- their first franchises inside war-torn Iraq, even as many aid convoys waited on the borders for the war to officially end.

A) set up

B) taken off

C) looked up

D) crossed out

E) put off

86. Since the Incas didn't have enough weapons, the Inca Empire was so easily ---- by the handful of Spaniards who arrived with Pissaro in 1535.

A) showed up

B) run away

C) taken apart

D) dropped in

E) checked in



87. From unexpected debts to unemployment, there are many reasons why people can ---- paying their bills.

A) come before

B) fall behind

C) blow out

D) get off

E) take after

88. When the firemen arrived, the office building was full of smoke and they had to ---- the building because the door was locked.

A) fall to

B) bring out

C) get off

D) break into

E) hear about

89. When a missing child is reported to a law enforcement agency, the information is entered into a national database and can be easily ---- by anyone.

A) counted on

B) looked up

C) sent for

D) taken on

E) hung up

90. The little boy ---- a story about falling into the mud because he knew that his mother would be angry if she knew that he had been playing in it.

A) let down

B) looked into

C) made up

D) ran after

E) threw up

91. In order to avoid any mistakes, students should listen closely for any instruction as the teacher ---- the test.

A) hands out

B) lives on

C) holds off

D) checks out

E) breaks in

92. The US and the UK have advised their citizens to leave Iraq and the UN is ---- the families of UN workers in the country.

A) falling out

B) giving in

C) coming away

D) telling apart

E) pulling out

93. The movie Mad Max is the story of a young highway patrolman, who becomes a high-speed punisher when his wife and child are ---- by a biker gang.

A) looked out

B) paid off

C) run down

D) tried out

E) worked out

94. We had been ---- the menu for only a few moments when the waiter came to see if we were ready to order.

A) putting across

B) looking over

C) passing out

D) showing off

E) going up



95. On 17 June 1999, the Council adopted a resolution ---- by the German Presidency on equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

A) broken up

B) cut down on

C) got up

D) kept out

E) put forward

96. It was during the Thirty Years War that the deadly and contagious disease known as the Black Death ---- in Germany.

A) let off

B) stood by

C) turned away

D) broke out

E) put on

97. Haven Copper Company has ---- many ups and downs in its long history, including a devastating fire in 1986.

A) wiped out

B) put forward

C) looked out

D) gone through

E) given up

98. The BBC reported last year that the Wimbledon tennis tournament might be ---- due to the SARS outbreak in Japan.

A) gone against

B) fallen out

C) called off

D) got down

E) come by

99. Tool boxes are designed to keep tools out where you can ---- them easily.

A) catch up

B) go ahead

C) keep off

D) look to

E) get at

100. We had never had a computer before; that's why, we couldn't ---- where to plug in the cables while installing it at home.

A) run into

B) look back on

C) pass away

D) hold off

E) figure out

101. The man in charge ---- my address and phone number and said he would phone back if they found my coat.

A) took down

B) caught on

C) wiped out

D) turned up

E) showed up

102. As babies, the twins were so alike that they were impossible to ----.

A) make up

B) tell apart

C) look round

D) stand by

E) set up



103. When I got out of the car, I saw that we had ---- a rabbit.

A) thrown up

B) put aside

C) run over

D) lived on

E) looked out

104. The man said if he thought he could ---- it, he wouldn't pay any tax at all.

A) look back on

B) keep up with

C) go down with

D) get away with

E) catch up with

105. Nobody could recall how the problem ---- in the first place.

A) called out

B) put on

C) laid off

D) held on

E) came about

106. When we arrived at the hotel, we ---- at the reception desk and signed our names in the book.

A) put down

B) turned on

C) checked in

D) told off

E) set out

107. The average cost of living has ---- considerably recently.

A) looked over

B) given away

C) got in

D) pulled out

E) gone up

108. There were few students in the class as most of them had ---- flu.

A) got behind with

B) gone down with

C) looked down on

D) watched out for

E) kept up with

109. Although she hadn't studied much, she ---- her exams without too much trouble.

A) got through

B) counted on

C) put forward

D) came into

E) called in

110. The boy has said that he left home after he ---- with his parents.

A) came around

B) cleared up

C) came to

D) fell out

E) brought about



111. My neighbours have asked me to ---- their cat while they are away.

A) catch on

B) go over

C) wipe out

D) look after

E) take for

112. When they reached the picnic area, the children were told to ---- from the edge of the cliff as it could be dangerous.

A) pay off

B) look out

C) keep away

D) live on

E) hold up

113. This part of the country was a part of China until 1972 but then the control was ---- to Japan.

A) pulled down

B) looked through

C) turned over

D) put on

E) run down

114. The chairman said they would go faster in order to ---- the time lost during the discussions.

A) look out for

B) watch out for

C) go down with

D) look forward to

E) make up for

115. By breaking your promise not to smoke again, not only did you ---- your parents but you also lost your self-confidence.

A) come across

B) let down

C) hand in

D) hang up

E) cut down

116. The flow of Asians to Australia slowed dramatically in 1976, when the government ---- the number of new immigrants.

A) caught up with

B) cut down on

C) did away with

D) looked down on

E) came down with

117. The President's visit to certain schools was ---- due to security concerns.

A) crossed out

B) dropped in

C) handed out

D) put off

E) broken into

118. Many people came to America just because they ---- a new way of life, a new home for themselves and new opportunities for their children.

A) looked for

B) came into

C) got over

D) drew back

E) wore off



119. The police forces decided to move forward when they saw that the protesters ---- the barriers.

A) went off

B) checked in

C) broke through

D) got by

E) took out

120. The couple we met last night told us that they would be pleased to have us ---- their house whenever we feel so inclined.

A) pass out

B) look up

C) keep on

D) let off

E) call at

121. The hook ----the wall when I hung up my coat; that's why I put it on the sofa.

A) went over

B) came off

C) turned down

D) fell back upon

E) showed up

122. Our new manager is really clever, but not very good at ---- his ideas.

A) getting across

B) washing away

C) hearing of

D) looking over

E) checking in

123. We expect you to ---- your duties and obligations without complaints in this firm.

A) turn over

B) carry out

C) take off

D) run into

E) take apart

124. After stealing a large sum of money from a bank, the thieves were caught as they were ----.

A) turning off

B) going through

C) running away

D) calling off

E) putting out

125. Your daughter has a terrible pain, so you had better take her to hospital and get her ankle----.

A) blown out

B) got by

C) seen to

D) turned down

E) found out

126. My cousin ---- a promising career as a model to get married.

A) put forward

B) lived on

C) made up for

D) threw up

E) paid off



127. I was really enthusiastic at first, but I got bored with this job once the excitement ----.

A) turned over

B) sent for

C) ran after

D) looked to

E) wore off

128. Someone called the police a few minutes ago, so we all should try and ---- until help arrives.

A) wash away

B) hold on

C) pull out

D) look forward to

E) bring up

129. We ought to ---- some more coal before the price goes up.

A) break away

B) get in

C) go over

D) cross out

E) fall behind

130. The lawyer ---- some arguments which brought up doubt about the man's innocence at the court yesterday.

A) pointed out

B) broke away

C) dropped in

D) handed over

E) came down with

131. If you promise not to do it again, you will be ---- as it is your first offence.

A) run after

B) set up

C) held up

D) let off

E) went off

132. When we go to New York, we can ---- some of my relatives if we have time.

A) get across

B) get over

C) call on

D) come along

E) fall to

133. It is high time we looked for another tenant as Mr. Jones has ---- his rent again.

A) stood by

B) watched out for

C) got behind with

D) broken out

E) come into

134. In rural France, English language magazines are rather hard to ----.

A) look down on

B) break off

C) turn out

D) take after

E) come by



135. Since the new government took power, a lot of restrictions on imports have been ----.

A) turned into

B) done away with

C) run down

D) let down

E) got at

136. The advertisement's basic message ---- very well, so I don't think we have to make alterations.

A) blows up

B) gets across

C) goes against

D) wipes out

E) runs after

137. You should try to ---- as the news we heard today isn't so bad.

A) cheer up

B) drop out

C) wash away

D) put down

E) go through

138. In my opinion, refrigeration has ---- a complete change in people's lifestyles.

A) brought about

B) called at

C) gone up

D) come upon

E) turned away

139. The salesman seemed so honest and sincere that everybody was easily ---- when he was trying to sell the faulty goods.

A) blown out

B) cleared up

C) pulled out

D) taken in

E) taken back

140. I have terribly ---- my work as I have been ill for the last four days.

A) kept up

B) run into

C) taken out

D) fallen off

E) got behind with

141. They ---- the warehouse to build a new supermarket.

A) let off

B) put down

C) turned out

D) carried out

E) pulled down

142. Items need to be ---- in two days, or they are not changed.

A) called for

B) looked over

C) taken back

D) washed away

E) turned on



143. The poor farmer's little bit of land doesn't provide enough food to ----.

A) turn over

B) live on

C) pass out

D) pick up

E) come into

144. After her death, it ---- that she had lied about her age.

A) took down

B) told apart

C) came out

D) put forward

E) ran down

145. The truth ---- to be stranger than we had expected.

A) counted on

B) got on

C) gave off

D) turned out

E) heard from

146. When the business failed, we had to ---- our savings.

A) do away with

B) fall back on

C) get away with

D) look forward to

E) keep up with

147. As all the members ---- his resignation, the chairman decided to leave the company.

A) called for

B) gave up

C) fell through

D) went up

E) passed away

148. I have ---- some catalogues and chosen the presents I am going to buy for my family and friends.

A) come before

B) gone against

C) handed in

D) looked through

E) heard of

149. After the accident, the worst job ---- me and I had to call the family of the person who had been killed.

A) went off

B) turned into

C) paid off

D) came at

E) fell to

150. She thinks other people working in her office ---- her because she didn't go to university.

A) get down to

B) catch up with

C) get away with

D) look forward to

E) look down on



151. After quarrelling on a trivial matter, the couple decided to ----.

A) look after

B) call in

C) bring about

D) pull out

E) break up

152. The same bank was ---- twice in one week and the police believe the robbers were the same people.

A) come around

B) tried out

C) held up

D) run away

E) sent out

153. There was a notice in the park saying "---- the grass".

A) Look to

B) Take apart

C) Put through

D) Wind up

E) Keep off

154. I don't really ---- with my sister's husband, so I prefer to see my sister when he is not at home.

A) get along

B) show up

C) set up

D) tell off

E) turn back

155. I was hit on the head and ---- and when I regained consciousness, I was lying on the ground in a side street.

A) watched out

B) passed out

C) held on

D) looked round

E) broke away

156. My aunt has been---- by a virus which the doctors haven't been able to diagnose. She still hasn't fully recovered.

A) broken down

B) pulled down

C) got by

D) taken away

E) tried out

157. We are going to the cinema. Do you want to ----?

A) keep on

B) take on

C) stand for

D) pull out

E) come along

158. She was only just ---- the flu when she got a stomach bug.

A) picking up

B) setting off

C) looking out

D) getting over

E) letting off



159. The police ---- him but he managed to get away.

A) broke in

B) saw to

C) went after

D) took off

E) put down

160. I think I am ---- flu so I'd better take some vitamins.

A) getting down to

B) going on with

C) looking back on

D) putting out

E) coming down with

161. How much does it cost you to ---- your large house and garden?

A) keep up

B) run down

C) find out

D) tell apart

E) break through

162. We hung up a thick curtain to ---- the draught so that the baby wouldn't catch a cold.

A) look for

B) get by

C) turn into

D) keep out

E) hand in

163. We are ---- you to advise us on how to proceed.

A) living on

B) running over

C) wearing off

D) looking to

E) laying off

164. My friend says he is not ---- Christmas this year as he had some family problems last year.

A) picking up

B) breaking into

C) going ahead

D) trying on

E) looking forward to

165. You should ---- pickpockets while you are shopping.

A) get down to

B) look out for

C) take over

D) put down

E) run out

166. Nobody can ---- what their motives for the murder were.

A) make out

B) go after

C) keep out

D) come before

E) take on



167. I have lived on my own since my husband ---- five years ago.

A) got across

B) showed off

C) went for

D) came off

E) passed away

168. I was so ill that the doctors didn't even know if I was going to ----.

A) come across

B) make for

C) pull through

D) run across

E) turn down

169. The government needs to ---- the message that the economy is starting to recover.

A) put across

B) hand out

C) pull out

D) drop in

E) turn up

170. I am not going to ---- their smoking any longer as it really disturbs me.

A) look over

B) put up with

C) break off

D) pay off

E) cross out

171. I---- an old neighbour of mine at the shopping mall this afternoon.

A) ran into

B) broke out

C) got to

D) carried out

E) set out

172. Nobody knows how many invitations they are----.

A) putting off

B) running out

C) sending out

D) falling to

E) getting up

173. Do I have to make an appointment to see the doctor or do I just ---- at the surgery?

A) break up

B) get off

C) try on

D) take apart

E) show up

174. The painting was ---- a genuine Rembrandt even by the experts.

A) looked after

B) taken for

C) taken back

D) watched out

E) come at



175. Erika ---- her mother with her bad temper.

A) calls for

B) cheers up

C) puts forward

D) keeps on

E) takes after

176. I always go to the theatre but I have never thought of ---- acting.

A) taking up

B) getting along

C) clearing up

D) giving out

E) going over

177. They are ---- a new security system at the bank.

A) taking for

B) falling behind

C) looking up to

D) getting through

E) trying out

178. When the pipes burst, the water was ---- at the mains to avoid flooding.

A) got through

B) turned off

C) brought about

D) looked through

E) looked down on

179. It was reported that whole villages were ---- in the floods.

A) cut down

B) done away with

C) washed away

D) looked back on

E) kept off

180. Epidemics ---- the local population in the Middle Ages as there were not any injections.

A) kept up with

B) wiped out

C) caught up with

D) gave away

E) found out

181. Last month in Oklahoma the police killed a bank robbery suspect who ---- the officers with a knife.

A) kept on

B) came at

C) looked up

D) made out

E) took after

182. During the job interview after talking about the job in general, we ---- the specifics, such as the salary.

A) took out

B) stood by

C) put aside

D) got down to

E) sent out



183. Scientists ---- the idea of developing disposable contact lenses for diabetics that change colour when their glucose levels change.

A) passed away

B) came up with

C) went by

D) drew back

E) showed off

184. In all cultures, ---- a gift you are given is regarded impolite.

A) coming upon

B) getting on

C) turning down

D) bringing about

E) catching on

185. If you have a puppy, you shouldn't punish mistakes or ---- for barking as this can increase anxiety and will have an impact on his future life.

A) get through

B) call off

C) give up

D) hand over

E) tell off

186. Shortages of electricity and of coal have occurred unexpectedly throughout China in the past year as supplies fail to ---- increasing demand due to strong economic growth.

A) look down on

B) keep up with

C) point out

D) come down with

E) run down

187. Neighbours should ---- one another to make their community as safe as possible.

A) put forward

B) wear out

C) try on

D) turn back

E) watch out for

188. During international meetings headphones in the audience are ---- so all participants are able to hear the discussion.

A) made out

B) turned on

C) held on

D) laid off

E) taken up

189. In prison, they ---- his watch and everything he possessed.

A) set off

B) washed away

C) got behind

D) took away

E) came off

190. When you are ---- the cost of foods in a supermarket, you should look at the price labels on the store shelves under food items.

A) getting up

B) checking out

C) going ahead

D) clearing up

E) setting up



191. In 2001, some scientists ---- the complete genetic structure of the bacterium responsible for plague, which killed millions of people.

A) took after

B) worked out

C) showed up

D) put off

E) wore off

192. The wells Red Cross volunteers have ---- in Sudan are now assured to produce enough clean water for the entire population.

A) turned off

B) picked up

C) looked on

D) set up

E) kept away

193. The government in Bangladesh has ---- the Army to tackle terrorism and the unprecedented level of lawlessness.

A) shown up

B) called out

C) told off

D) pulled through

E) told apart

194. After the tornado in Wisconsin the police went door to door and had to ---- some places because they didn't get any answer.

A) hold up

B) come to

C) hand over

D) make up

E) break into

195. You can clean a paper stuck on the screen of your TV set by wiping it with a wet sponge until the paper ---- and then you should leave the TV set to dry.

A) comes away

B) puts off

C) turns back

D) works out

E) hangs up

196. If you make mistakes while preparing your laboratory report, you must ---- the mistakes by a single line.

A) put on

B) wind up

C) cross out

D) take up

E) wear out

197. Communication problems due to the lack of language cause many immigrant students to ---- and end up in classes with younger students.

A) hear from

B) set up

C) fall behind

D) look up to

E) put off

198. In my neighbourhood, there is a gift shop, an informal art centre and an open-air restaurant where small animals sometimes ---- to clean up leftovers.

A) put aside

B) throw up

C) make up

D) put forward

E) drop in



199. One of the biggest obstacles employees in big cities face today is finding reliable, affordable transportation to ---- work every day.

A) get to

B) pull down

C) live on

D) come out

E) go off

200. America's leading companies are willing to ---- vital technological secrets to the Chinese in order to win access to China's markets.

A) make out

B) give away

C) take after

D) hear of

E) run over

201. Everybody should ---- government in its endeavour to fight with unemployment.

A) back up

B) take apart

C) try on

D) show up

E) get up

202. Scientists hope to ---- soon in their fight against some serious diseases.

A) call for

B) break through

C) fall to

D) go by

E) turn down

203. The journey lasted longer than we expected as the ship ---- all the ports on the way to its final destination.

A) called at

B) kept on

C) looked over

D) turned out

E) came around

204. The police are ---- more clues in order to find who committed the crime.

A) coming along

B) hearing from

C) making up

D) looking for

E) taking away

205. You had better buy new clothes for you as they have ---- completely.

A) taken out

B) kept off

C) pulled through

D) turned back

E) worn out

206. I want to make sure that you understand I won't ---- this kind of behaviour any more.

A) live on

B) turn off

C) stand for

D) hear of

E) come out



207. I have ---- a few tasks but I am not sure if I will be able to tackle them.

A) cleared up

B) given up

C) taken on

D) turned into

E) put out

208. After they won the lottery, the first thing the couple did was to ---- on a round-the-world cruise.

A) look over

B) take away

C) run out

D) go after

E) set off

209. My sister ---- with her boyfriend over his ex-girlfriend so they are not speaking to each other now.

A) picked up

B) fell out

C) tried out

D) got down

E) called off

210. They managed to ---- the enemy's attack until they got help.

A) hold off

B) get out

C) go for

D) take after

E) throw up

211. Prices have ---- again, which will result in an increase in inflation.

A) taken away

B) turned over

C) kept out

D) gone up

E) looked in

212. When my sister noticed that I was looking at her, she ---- a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.

A) passed out

B) told off

C) wore out

D) came at

E) broke off

213. I tried to telephone you all afternoon but I just couldn't ----.

A) carry out

B) go up

C) get through

D) call at

E) break in

214. The students have been told that all the papers must be ---- not later than February.

A) crossed out

B) given in

C) heard of

D) called in

E) blown up



215. Although he had never studied French, he ---- what he knows while watching films.

A) gave in

B) picked up

C) took after

D) turned down

E) looked up

216. As he saw that the water was ----, he turned both tabs off.

A) running over

B) taking on

C) bringing out

D) going after

E) getting up

217. He was working here illegally and was terrified that he would be ---- to the police.

A) caught up

B) given off

C) turned over

D) found out

E) carried out

218. While I was sitting at my table, a waiter came over and told me if I could ---- my cigarette.

A) drop off

B) find out

C) put out

D) look in

E) keep on

219. For a westerner, it is not easy to ---- who is Chinese or Japanese easily.

A) blow out

B) tell apart

C) give away

D) check in

E) wear off

220. When the train broke down, all the passengers ---- and began to walk towards the town.

A) brought up

B) came around

C) got off

D) called out

E) went over

221. There was a lot of talk about the takeover, but it never ----.

A) looked up

B) stood by

C) tried out

D) came off

E) took over

222. If your new contract arrangements ----, the workers in your company will go on strike, I'm afraid.

A) drop out

B) live on

C) look over

D) make up for

E) fall through



223. For a workaholic, his job ---- everything else, so he doesn't give enough importance to his health.

A) looks in

B) takes for

C) shows up

D) comes before

E) calls out

224. Reliable staff is hard to ----; as a result, we should appreciate the work of our senior employees more.

A) draw up

B) come by

C) turn on

D) tell off

E) run over

225. The problem between the opposition leaders Was just a minor one, but it was ---- out of all proportion by the media.

A) turned off

B) blown up

C) brought up

D) dropped in

E) tried on

226. When the students learnt their exam results, they---- and felt more hopeful.

A) cheered up

B) got by

C) sent out

D) looked up to

E) held up

227. Someone ---- through an upstairs window and stole some jewellery last night.

A) held off

B) told apart

C) looked over

D) watched out

E) broke in

228. We are going on a picnic tomorrow unless it ---- because of the weather.

A) falls through

B) works out

C) winds up

D) gets down to

E) catches on

229. In our school, we have decided to ---- many of the traditional teaching methods and use more modern ones.

A) bring up

B) do away with

C) come along

D) look out for

E) come down with

230. The council have been ---- to stop the new road being built.

A) taken for

B) made out

C) turned out

D) pulled out

E) called upon



231. His own watch was broken, so my brother ---- asking me the time while we were driving into the town.

A) put down

B) handed over

C) pulled through

D) kept on

E) went for

232. I remember many interesting facts when I ---- my youth, don't you?

A) find out

B) break off

C) look back on

D) drop in

E) go up

233. My uncle showed me the building he used to work in and ---- his old office on the sixth floor.

A) passed out

B) told off

C) pointed out

D) put down

E) brought out

234. It started raining heavily yesterday; as a result, I ---- the nearest shelter.

A) ran out

B) made for

C) came at

D) paid off

E) stood for

235. The other day, I was ---- an antique shop when i found an old encyclopaedia.

A) looking round

B) taking apart

C) calling out

D) figuring out

E) crossing out

236. When that big company offered her a job, my sister, unfortunately, let the chance----.

A) tell off

B) pass away

C) run down

D) put out

E) go by

237. The heavy rain has ---- the work on the building site for three weeks.

A) broken away

B) given off

C) turned out

D) hung up

E) pulled out

238. The workers' secretive behaviour made me suspect that there was something illegal ----.

A) putting forward

B) catching on

C) going on

D) making out

E) holding off



239. The sales of our company usually ---- in August; that's why we close the factory for a month.

A) finds out

B) drops off

C) lays off

D) turns on

E) puts out

240. After a day rest, the mountaineers who had been climbing dangerous mountains for several days ---- again.

A) took up

B) set out

C) checked in

D) gave out

E) took back

241. The small seaside resort was ---- a major commercial centre when oil was discovered.

A) taken for

B) looked round

C) put down

D) turned into

E) heard about

242. I forgot to ---- my watch so of course it stopped.

A) wind up

B) bring up

C) break off

D) back up

E) get along

243. A crisis can ---- the best and the worst in people.

A) live on

B) stand out

C) hold up

D) bring out

E) get over

244. Alice only bought that sports car to ---- and prove she could afford one.

A) get up

B) draw up

C) show off

D) come by

E) call at

245. The police never ---- the mystery of the missing money.

A) got off

B) turned away

C) took after

D) ran after

E) cleared up

246. We can ---- with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staffs arrive.

A) take away

B) keep off

C) let off

D) get by

E) try on



247. A large crowd ---- as the band played but they were not singing with them.

A) ran across

B) took out

C) looked on

D) wiped out

E) put down

248. Did you ---- the fiasco at the party? They say there was nobody there.

A) turn over

B) put off

C) hear about

D) look for

E) cheer up

249. Their fans are waiting for the band's new album to----.

A) come out

B) call on

C) go for

D) give away

E) break up

250. At the end of the race his legs ---- and he collapsed on the ground.

A) brought up

B) got in

C) gave out

D) turned out

E) worked out

251. Instead of butter, I always ---- margarine or a low-fat spread.

A) back up

B) go for

C) call out

D) come to

E) hear of

252. If you keep working at this rate, you could ---- with a heart attack.

A) give in

B) look up to

C) wind up

D) send for

E) break away

253. The sudden breeze made the candles ---- and suddenly the room became dark.

A) make out

B) take in

C) set off

D) blow out

E) pay off

254. Forensic scientists are ---- the victim's flat in a search for clues about the murderer.

A) looking down on

B) running out

C) going over

D) wiping out

E) pointing out



255. I couldn't understand why I was ---- like that in front of everybody. I felt extremely humiliated.

A) pulled through

B) taken down

C) dropped off

D) handed over

E) put down

256. You should---- a chair and come sit next to me so I'll tell you all about what happened.

A) draw up

B) take over

C) pull down

D) pass out

E) lay off

257. As she had a poor eyesight, my grandmother ---- her glasses to read the letter.

A) got down

B) brought out

C) came along

D) put on

E) went by

258. I ---- several old friends when I went back to my hometown.

A) checked out

B) went over

C) got through

D) put off

E) ran across

259. You must ---- the shoes to see if they fit; otherwise, you have to bring them back.

A) get over

B) try on

C) turn into

D) wear off

E) show off

260. The company he works for has recently been ---- by a multi-national group and he is now afraid of losing his job.

A) fallen out

B) pulled out

C) watched out

D) taken over

E) worked out

261. The people of the province wished to ---- and form a new state.

A) bring up

B) call in

C) break away

D) draw back

E) take for

262. The police would like to ---- anyone who might have witnessed the crime.

A) wipe out

B) fall off

C) fall upon

D) hear from

E) keep up



263. I can do nothing more; I ---- because I can't answer that puzzle.

A) take after

B) give up

C) come to

D) look out

E) make out

264. They weren't the happiest days of our lives but somehow we ----.

A) pulled through

B) took up

C) went off

D) handed over

E) ran into

265. We may cancel the meeting if not all the members ----.

A) come around

B) show up

C) break down

D) turn off

E) come across

266. The fact that Natasha didn't ---- with her co-workers resulted in her being fired.

A) pass away

B) try out

C) send out

D) keep out

E) get on

267. The twins ---- their father; they have the same red hair, big feet and quick temper.

A) catch on

B) count on

C) hear from

D) take after

E) look to

268. Most of the office workers are on holiday so you'd better ---- and tell the manager you are going to be late.

A) call in

B) get down

C) go against

D) look forward to

E) show up

269. I'll be quick; I don't want to ---- too much of your time.

A) hold off

B) take up

C) give in

D) get along

E) drop out

270. I couldn't go out with my friends, because I had to---- the next morning.

A) figure out

B) call off

C) come by

D) wind up

E) get up



271. The door had to be ---- to reach the people trapped inside.

A) laid off

B) hung up

C) broken down

D) sent for

E) worn off

272. The room was so hot that I decided to ---- the heater.

A) turn off

B) put out

C) carry out

D) pick up

E) hear about

273. He invented an electric car, but it never really ----.

A) went through

B) took after

C) turned over

D) caught on

E) came to

274. I never expected those few items that I bought to ---- so much.

A) show off

B) come to

C) get off

D) hear about

E) take out

275. All passengers are advised to arrange their passport and visa before they ---- the plane.

A) come by

B) carry on

C) look round

D) break up

E) get on

276. I was still working on my project when the alarm ---- in the middle of the night.

A) went off

B) blew out

C) kept off

D) worked out

E) ran down

277. I like Jane's ----for a coffee and some chat some time.

A) coming upon

B) making up

C) calling in

D) turning out

E) seeing to

278. She was crying so much that I thought she would---- her lunch.

A) Lookup

B) bring up

C) drop in

D) turn away

E) make up



279. I tend to think that politics should be ---- of sport.

A) fallen to

B) turned on

C) kept out

D) stood by

E) made up

280. I stayed next to Kathy in the hospital all night because I wanted to be there when she----.

A) went off

B) set off

C) held off

D) came round

E) took in

281. The South African War, also known as the Boer War, ---- in 1900 after the English discovered diamonds and other mineral resources in these lands.

A) turned into

B) stood out

C) drew back

D) broke out

E) came by

282. In a newspaper the editorials are ---- before publication, and the editors have the right to publish or not publish once an editorial is submitted.

A) hung up

B) dropped in

C) kept on

D) passed out

E) looked over

283. Tourism conference in New York was ---- due to the attack on the Twin Towers on the 11th of September in 2001.

A) wiped out

B) put aside

C) called off

D) looked back on

E) set out

284. At the end of the competition the medals were ----, and the Zimbabwean Team walked away with three bronze medals and an unofficial fourth place out of eleven countries.

A) showed up

B) run over

C) counted on

D) got out

E) handed out

285. If you are looking for a telephone number, either it can be supplied by the directory inquiries or can be ---- in the telephone book.

A) gone against

B) cleared up

C) caught on

D) looked up

E) broken off

286. After the European immigrants settled in America, Native Americans ---- many hardships, such as giving up land, and having to change their culture.

A) cheered up

B) went through

C) fell out

D) gave out

E) passed away



287. The suspect was jailed for investigation three months ago after he killed a bar customer who ---- him with a knife.

A) came down with

B) went off

C) took after

D) came at

E) checked out

288. Solar powered fans, which can be installed in attics, are designed for energy conservation and they automatically ---- when there is enough sunlight.

A) give away

B) bring up

C) hear about

D) turn on

E) look after

289. There are only about 300 North Atlantic Whales, and every year a few are ---- by ships or wrapped up and killed by fishing gear.

A) looked to

B) run down

C) thrown away

D) put up with

E) taken over

290. Pockets were first made when the purse carriers realized that if they kept their purses inside their trousers, it would deter the pick-pockets by making it more difficult to ---- them.

A) lay off

B) look up to

C) let down

D) wear out

E) get at

291. The wind piles up sand around the Great Sphinx of Egypt, which is in a hot, dry desert, and often sand has to be ---- so it will not cover the Sphinx.

A) let off

B) handed in

C) taken away

D) gone on

E) seen to

292. If your neighbours start making noise, you can try ---- the police and request that they visit the neighbours and ask for the nuisance to cease.

A) calling out

B) keeping up

C) bringing up

D) standing for

E) telling apart

293. When a mirror is fixed to a wall with the incorrect adhesive, it might ---- and cause someone to suffer a severe cut.

A) pick up

B) take off

C) find out

D) come away

E) run into

294. In a dramatic rescue, a 2-year-old boy was ---- alive Wednesday after four days trapped inside his family's minivan, buried by an earthquake-induced landslide.

A) pulled out

B) turned into

C) stood for

D) blown up

E) fallen to



295. If you don't treat depression as an illness and get yourself ---- by a physician or psychiatrist, you run the risk of leaving a serious illness Undiagnosed.

A) broken up

B) made for

C) run out

D) held up

E) checked out

296. My workmates and I feel very happy when an old employee or customer of ours ---- to have a chat.

A) cuts down

B) drops in

C) goes against

D) hands over

E) checks in

297. Many scientists claim that the main resource the world is going to ---- because of the overpopulation is water.

A) bring up

B) call off

C) run out of

D) calm down

E) figure out

298. I don't mind being over-protected because I am the youngest after 3 brothers but it really ---- me when my brothers tell me who I should or should not talk to.

A) gets to

B) comes off

C) gets along

D) falls behind

E) looks after

299. After the construction of the Berlin Wall many families were ---- and were not reunited until 1989, when the Wall was pulled down.

A) brought out

B) called in

C) got over

D) come upon

E) taken apart

300. Some companies have ---- several thousand used computers to schools, universities, and libraries around the country.

A) given away

B) run after

C) cheered up

D) let down

E) gone through

301. If you are working at a company and some of your key employees ---- an illness, the result of this can sometimes be catastrophic.

A) look forward to

B) keep up with

C) go down with

D) get away with

E) catch up with

302. I ---- a beautiful poem in this book, which I want you to read.

A) went by

B) came upon

C) handed in

D) turned out

E) took down



303. The man ---- at the hotel under a false name in order not to be caught by the police.

A) pulled through

B) looked for

C) came across

D) went for

E) checked in

304. When a friend of mine ---- a fortune, instead of spending it on luxury items, he used it to finance expeditions of geographical exploration.

A) handed in

B) came into

C) gave out

D) counted on

E) worked out

305. In spite of the widespread opposition, the government ---- imposing new taxes.

A) carried on

B) put across

C) took down

D) looked up

E) passed away

306. The police officer ---- the addresses of everybody in case they should need them during the investigation period.

A) turned away

B) took down

C) passed out

D) made out

E) drew back

307. You have to ---- your report before the committee meeting this afternoon.

A) go up

B) drop in

C) cheer up

D) hand in

E) pull out

308. When I ---- that what he said was a lie, I decided to talk to him about it.

A) put out

B) took up

C) threw up

D) put off

E) found out

309. I haven't been able to stop smoking but at least I am trying hard to ----.

A) put on

B) look in

C) cut down

D) cross out

E) call out

310. It doesn't mean that you ---- everybody who counted on you just because you lost a game.

A) let down

B) came to

C) fell upon

D) broke up

E) gave in



311. My sister has had to ---- the kids by herself ever since her husband went abroad to work.

A) hang up

B) wind up

C) put aside

D) look after

E) look on

312. The officer in charge took my complaint seriously and said he would ---- the matter and promised to call me back as soon as possible.

A) look into

B) pull out

C) turn on

D) make up

E) run into

313. The team has to win nearly all the games from now on in order to ---- its less-than-expected performance so far.

A) look out for

B) watch out for

C) go down with

D) look forward to

E) make up for

314. When his car moved, all his fans ---- it just to able to see the pop-star once more.

A) ran after

B) washed away

C) turned into

D) gave out

E) got at

315. I think we will have to ---- buying a new refrigerator until I get a pay-rise.

A) come along

B) call on

C) put off

D) hear about

E) find out

316. Some people think that children should be ---- from the Internet altogether due to its uncontrollable content.

A) broken in

B) put down

C) taken away

D) kept away

E) turned off

317. You should never try to deceive your parents as you cannot ---- it.

A) keep up with

B) watch out for

C) get away with

D) look forward to

E) come down with

318. Some people ---- of the ordinary society claiming that it is not what they are looking for.

A) drop out

B) draw up

C) hand in

D) wind up

E) tell apart



319. I really want to learn how it ---- that you were late to work every day last week.

A) put on

B) came about

C) looked in

D) laid off

E) held on

320. As the concert hall was full, a lot of people had to be---- though they had tickets.

A) turned away

B) put forward

C) drawn back

D) called off

E) given up

F)

321. She had extraordinary flamed-coloured hair which made her ---- in a crowd.

A) stand out

B) throw up

C) hold off

D) look for

E) get down to

322. As you look awfully tired, you try to get some sleep and meanwhile I will ---- the children's breakfast.

A) bring up

B) call out

C) see to

D) make out

E) put forward

323. You can't keep ---- from your problems; instead, you should face them and find solutions.

A) taking after

B) pulling through

C) crossing out

D) breaking into

E) running away

324. I rang the bank and asked to be ---- to the overseas department, but as its lines were engaged all the time, I couldn't talk to them.

A) turned down

B) kept out

C) laid off

D) put through

E) given out

325. My grandmother can't hear very well, so please ---- the TV so that she can listen to the news as well.

A) break away

B) turn up

C) come at

D) count on

E) take away

326. People who were crossing from the other side were---- by the border guards.

A) cut down

B) turned back

C) taken apart

D) got over

E) gone over



327. Our plane didn't ---- on time; that's why, you had to wait for a long time at the airport.

A) take off

B) hold up

C) tell apart

D) make up

E) let off

328. He has failed to ---- my instructions on a number of occasions, so we have no other choice but to fire him.

A) wind up

B) break down

C) wear out

D) look in

E) carry out

329. The news about the takeover has ---- although it wasn't to become public until next month.

A) set up

B) kept away

C) counted on

D) got out

E) turned away

330. You shouldn't ---- that old map while you are doing your term paper as it might be out of date.

A) break up

B) take up

C) pull down

D) go by

E) show off

331. We were in the middle of the telephone conversation when she suddenly ---- on me.

A) stood by

B) hung up

C) picked up

D) put forward

E) went ahead

332. The roads were blocked due to the heavy rain, so we couldn't ---- until three o'clock in the morning yesterday.

A) get in

B) break up

C) go over

D) call out

E) pay off

333. We can ---- their party tonight if you don't have anything more interesting to do.

A) send for

B) keep off

C) look in on

D) turn on

E) get over

334. During the national holiday, the municipality wanted to entertain people by ---- fireworks.

A) getting by

B) catching on

C) taking apart

D) falling upon

E) letting off



335. The pollution in this river causes the water to ---- a bad odour.

A) set up

B) take away

C) let down

D) give off

E) bring up

336. Most people, when they get older, ---- their schooldays with fondness.

A) look back on

B) turn off

C) get down to

D) keep up

E) call off

337. You should ---- your concerns and get on with your job if you want to be promoted soon.

A) make for

B) put aside

C) take out

D) pull through

E) run across

338. The discussion between the people in high positions in our company has ---- a lot of interesting ideas.

A) taken for

B) thrown up

C) drawn back

D) turned off

E) kept out

339. We decided to go for a swim the other day, but bad weather forced us to ----.

A) pick up

B) work out

C) turn back

D) stand out

E) wash away

340. In some countries, you don't have to ---- your shoes when entering a house.

A) throw up

B) pass out

C) send out

D) try on

E) take off

341. You never tidy the bathroom after you take a shower. I'm tired of always having to ---- after you.

A) call in

B) get behind

C) clear up

D) make up

E) turn down

342. I called the company and told them to ---- their free sample to my address.

A) give up

B) turn into

C) go through

D) send for

E) check in



343. He's always ---- to his classmates, that is why nobody likes him.

A) getting behind

B) calling on

C) coming upon

D) showing off

E) putting aside

344. I more or less ---- pasta, but amazingly, I don't put on weight.

A) give out

B) live on

C) turn up

D) call for

E) take back

345. I have ---- all my papers, but I can't find the contract.

A) looked through

B) put off

C) called in

D) brought up

E) handed out

346. The manager hasn't been able to come to work for three days as she has ---- flu.

A) cleared up

B) come out

C) run down

D) look down on

E) come down with

347. All right, I ---- all my words. It wasn't your fault.

A) find out

B) come about

C) call off

D) count on

E) take back

348. Are you planning to ---- Paul's job when he leaves?

A) come out

B) get behind

C) go after

D) give in

E) put forward

349. If I lose my job, I'll have nothing to ----.

A) pull out

B) break through

C) come across

D) fall back on

E) look forward to

350. I wonder how Michael is ---- in his new job.

A) finding out

B) getting on

C) calling out

D) handing over

E) putting across



351. There was a tot of work to do, so they ---- immediately.

A) fell to

B) got by

C) came to

D) called off

E) went against

352. She is staying late at the office to ---- some reports.

A) get away with

B) come down with

C) took forward to

D) go down with

E) catch up with

353. It took him years to ---- the shock of his wife dying.

A) checkout

B) blow out

C) get over

D) count on

E) rundown

354. Mr. Garcia---- anyone who hasn't had a university education.

A) fate back upon

B) keeps up with

C) takes after

D) looks down on

E) brings about

355. After he quit smoking, my father seemed to have---- some weight.

A) put on

B) called out

C) made out

D) passed away

E) turned out

356. It's the sort of work that ---- a high level of concentration.

A) puts through

B) looks into

C) breaks into

D) calls for

E) tells off

357. Only one man tried to help us, the rest just ---- in silence.

A) went against

B) broke up

C) crossed out

D) looked out

E) looked on

358. I have ---- a list of candidates that I’d like to interview.

A) got over

B) pulled through

C) drawn up

D) turned up

E) broken into



359. Traffic was ---- for several hours by the accident.

A) held up

B) called off

C) put off

D) wound up

E) worked out

360. Everybody in the staff was happy to learn that they would be ---- for dinner in order to celebrate the increase in the sales.

A) carried out

B) taken apart

C) caught on

D) taken out

E) checked in

361. We could just ---- a building through the trees.

A) come into

B) go over

C) take off

D) let off

E) make out

362. The gang of youths ---- him, kicking and punching him in the stomach.

A) gave up

B) fell on

C) broke off

D) sent for

E) looked into

363. My boyfriend was so jealous that he wanted me to ---- all my male acquaintances and I just wouldn't do it.

A) give up

B) look on

C) break into

D) hand in

E) stand for

364. Attendance at my lectures has ---- considerably so I am planning to take some measures against absenteeism.

A) kept up

B) picked up

C) fallen off

D) drawn back

E) cheered up

365. He ---- and wept when he heard the news his father went into a coma.

A) checked out

B) took for

C) dropped out

D) broke down

E) wore off

366. Her dress was too long for me so it had to be ---- a couple of inches.

A) looked in

B) held up

C) run after

D) called for

E) taken up



367. The idea seemed to be good at first but it needed to be ---- in order to be accepted by everybody.

A) blown up

B) tried out

C) figured out

D) kept on

E) called in

368. I enjoyed the first hour or so of the film but I thought it ---- a little towards the end.

A) went off

B) broke out

C) took down

D) picked up

E) held on

369. The daily number of passengers by this line has ---- and they are planning to decrease the number of buses.

A) told off

B) taken away

C) called at

D) fallen off

E) given away

370. We worked really hard on the plan, but it never ---- anything.

A) went by

B) came about

C) fell back upon

D) kept on

E) came to

371. Fred was ---- an idiot by all the students in his class due to his clumsiness.

A) pointed out

B) taken for

C) called off

D) kept up

E) given out

372. The harsh light ---- the lines on her face and only then did I realize how old she was.

A) held up

B) showed up

C) crossed out

D) let down

E) put aside

373. I didn't want to ---- the fact that she was unemployed.

A) go off

B) check in

C) bring up

D) clear up

E) pull through

374. This plant ---- long roots and so it needs to be planted in deep soil.

A) sends out

B) blows out

C) takes up

D) sets up

E) picks up



375. Sally, our branch manager, resigned and ---- to one of her younger colleagues.

A) broke off

B) came into

C) got across

D) handed over

E) gave off

376. The bus went out of control and ---- a line of people.

A) paid off

B) came out

C) broke into

D) held on

E) ran into

377. Halfway through the party, a neighbor ---- to complain about the noise.

A) carried out

B) took away

C) wound up

D) came around

E) went by

378. Having examined Tom in detail, the doctor ---- a prescription for him.

A) fell to

B) made out

C) pointed out

D) took in

E) washed away

379. We ---- from taking our neighbours to court because we believe we can solve the problem between us.

A) went for

B) showed off

C) turned into

D) kept up

E) drew back

380. Two days after the death of his wife he ---- and needed to seek medical help.

A) got over

B) crossed out

C) broke down

D) pulled down

E) called at

381. The Prime Minister said in an interview that he wanted elections to ---- as planned in January even if violence prevented some citizens from voting.

A) do away with

B) go ahead

C) come at

D) pull down

E) turn into

382. The Chinese government indicated that Beijing had ---- business to prepare the city for the 2008 Olympic Games.

A) cut down on

B) passed away

C) got down to

D) dropped in

E) ran over



383. We all need someone to ---- us no matter how strong others think we are or we think we are.

A) pass out

B) stand by

C) wash away

D) take back

E) try out

384. As I have never ---- that holiday resort, I don't want to go there for my holiday.

A) come into

B) heard of

C) made up for

D) cleared up

E) got down to

385. It is a wonderful feeling to know that in just one year we will be completely debt free and even our house will be----.

A) worn off

B) put across

C) tried out

D) paid off

E) looked back on

386. The BBC News claims that the Beckhams may have ---- a story about an attempted kidnapping of their son to win public sympathy.

A) made up

B) carried on

C) fallen off

D) backed up

E) given off

387. If the price of gold stays below $260 per ounce, many gold mines will either close down or cut back production and ---- workers.

A) look back on

B) give in

C) go ahead

D) put off

E) lay off

388. Always knock on the door and await a reply before walking into someone else's room or office; otherwise, you will probably be ----.

A) fallen to

B) told off

C) got down to

D) come before

E) gone after

389. Teachers generally use a red pen to ---- the mistakes made in the students' papers.

A) hand in

B) run across

C) look back on

D) cross out

E) hear from

390. Everybody ---- his name as a possible chairman of the committee.

A) drew up

B) pulled out

C) looked after

D) put forward

E) found out



391. Despite the concerns of some engineers that the launch of the space shuttle was too risky, officials decided to ---- and sent the shuttle into space.

A) turn on

B) drop in

C) look down on

D) go ahead

E) take apart

392. A team of scientists in Antarctica are trying to ----how big an effect global warming is having on the ice there.

A) work out

B) give up

C) count on

D) get along

E) come off

393. Many young people ---- some football players and try to get dressed like them or to imitate the same hairstyle.

A) fall behind with

B) keep off

C) look up to

D) send out

E) call in

394. Scientists invented a cooker which is fitted with sensors to detect when the contents of the pan produces too much steam and automatically ---- the heat.

A) turns down

B) comes at

C) hears from

D) runs away

E) looks up

395. Around 400 BC a Greek man named Democritus ---- the idea that something could be cut into its smallest piece and it would still be the same object.

A) kept out

B) watched out for

C) came up with

D) ran down

E) turned over

396. It is difficult to find anyone who hasn't ---- HIV since most of us know it has reached epidemic proportions across the globe.

A) gone after

B) hung up

C) looked for

D) held on

E) heard of

397. My father always ---- me when I am depressed and tries to do anything for me when I need help.

A) turns off

B) stands by

C) takes in

D) gives out

E) wears out

398. The boat-manufacturing industry had huge declines in orders for boats and ---- many workers in order to compensate the profit loss.

A) laid off

B) took up

C) brought up

D) ran into

E) carried on



399. When lake levels are high, boaters ought to ---- logs and other debris from shore that have washed into the lake.

A) put out

B) get behind with

C) drop out

D) watch out for

E) call on

400. Every child needs someone to ---- and copy.

A) take down

B) look up to

C) run across

D) hold on

E) give in



1. E 26. A 51. D 76. C 101. A 126. D 151. E 176. A

2. A 27. B 52. E 77. B 102. B 127. E 152. C 177. E

3. B 28. C 53. A 78. D 103. C 128. B 153. E 178. B

4. E 29. C 54. C 79. A 104. D 129. B 154. A 179. C

5. A 30. D 55. D 80. C 105. E 130. A 155. B 180. B

6. D 31. E 56. B 81. B 106. C 131. D 156. B 181. B

7. E 32. E 57. A 82. D 107. E 132. C 157. E 182. D

8. D 33. A 58. C 83. C 108. B 133. C 158. D 183. B

9. A 34. B 59. D 84. E 109. A 134. E 159. C 184. C

10. D 35. D 60. D 85. A 110. D 135. B 160. E 185. E

11. B 36. D 61. D 86. C 111. D 136. B 161. A 186. B

12. C 37. C 62. A 87. B 112. C 137. A 162. D 187. E

13. D 38. A 63. D 88. D 113. C 138. A 163. D 188. B

14. E 39. E 64. A 89. B 114. E 139. D 164. E 189. D

15. D 40. B 65. E 90. C 115. B 140. E 165. B 190. B

16. C 41. C 66. B 91. A 116. B 141. E 166. A 191. B

17. E 42. A 67. C 92. E 117. D 142. C 167. E 192. D

18. B 43. E 68. D 93. C 118. A 143. B 168. C 193. B

19. D 44. B 69. A 94. B 119. C 144. C 169. A 194. E

20. A 45. D 70. C 95. E 120. E 145. D 170. B 195. A

21. C 46. C 71. B 96. D 121. B 146. B 171. A 196. C

22. B 47. A 72. A 97. D 122. A 147. A 172. C 197. C

23. B 48. B 73. D 98. C 123. B 148. D 173. E 198. E

24. D 49. D 74. E 99. E 124. C 149. E 174. B 199. A

25. A 50. C 75. A 100. E 125. C 150. E 175. E 200. B

201. A 226. A 251. B 276. A 301. C 326. B 351. A 376. E

202. B 227. E 252. C 277. C 302. B 327. A 352. E 377. D

203. A 228. A 253. D 278. B 303. E 328. E 353. C 378. B

204. D 229. B 254. C 279. C 304. B 329. D 354. D 379. E

205. E 230. E 255. E 280. D 305. A 330. D 355. A 380. C

205. C 231. D 256. A 281. D 306. B 331. B 356. D 381. B

207. C 232. C 257. D 282. E 307. D 332. A 357. E 382. C

208. E 233. C 258. E 283. C 308. E 333. C 358. C 383. B

209. B 234. B 259. B 284. E 309. C 334. E 359. A 384. B

210. A 235. A 260. D 285. D 310. A 335. D 360. D 385. D

211. D 236. E 261. C 286. B 311. E 336. A 361. E 386. A

212. E 237. D 262. D 287. D 312. A 337. B 362. B 387. E

213. C 238. C 263. B 288. D 313. E 338. B 363. A 388. B

214. B 239. B 264. A 289. B 314. A 339. C 364. C 389. D

215. B 240. B 265. B 290. E 315. C 340. E 365. D 390. D

216. A 241. D 266. E 291. C 316. D 341. C 366. E 391. D

217. C 242. A 267. D 292. A 317. C 342. D 367. B 392. A

218. C 243. D 268. A 293. D 318. A 343. D 368. A 393. C

219. B 244. C 269. B 294. A 319. B 344. B 369. D 394. A

220. C 245. E 270. E 295. E 320. A 345. A 370. E 395. C

221. D 246. D 271. C 296. B 321. A 346. E 371. B 396. E

222. E 247. C 272. A 297. C 322. C 347. E 372. B 397. B

223. D 248. C 273. D 298. A 323. E 348. C 373. C 398. A

224. B 249. A 274. B 299. E 324. D 349. D 374. A 399. D

225. B 250. C 275. E 300. A 325. B 350. B 375. D 400. B

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