Phrasal Verbs: Test - 4

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Phrasal Verbs: Test - 4

If the car ______ once more, I'm going to get a new one.
- A) breaks down
- B) comes about
- C) gives in
- D) changes down
Not one of the girl's teachers could ______ her poor examination results.
- A) act out
- B) answer back
- C) account for
- D) ask after
New students spend the first few days ______ themselves ______ the layout of the university.
- A) calling / out
- B) bringing / about
- C) acquainting / with
- D) carrying / on
You go now and I'll ______ you later.
- A) catch up with
- B) back up
- C) go back on
- D) come about
We certainly didn't ______ all this rain when we booked the holiday.
- A) hold out
- B) back up
- C) figure out
- D) run into
If you will just ______ me for a few moments, I'll explain the reasons behind the decision.
- A) turn over to
- B) take up with
- C) bear with
- D) care for
He was glad he had ______ the first question.
- A) took up with
- B) disposed of
- C) run into
- D) got ahead
Our advisors ______ the plan, saying that it would be too costly.
- A) got over
- B) got through with
- C) got out of
- D) came out against
His new novel ______ in the fall.
- A) shows up
- B) takes up
- C) sets out
- D) comes out
She could ______ a year's salary in a week if you let her.
- A) put up with
- B) run through
- C) put aside
- D) carry out
A row of back-to -back houses is being ______ to make way for new flats.
- A) pulled down
- B) held up
- C) closed down
- D) turned up
I always try to ______ my friends when they're ill.
- A) care for
- B) change up
- C) call on
- D) live on
How do you manage to ______ such a small salary?
- A) live on
- B) put down
- C) keep on
- D) hold on to
He often ______ his dinner so that he can get more work done.
- A) hangs on
- B) goes without
- C) eats away
- D) ends up
The river is _____ the bank _____ in several places.
- A) eating / away
- B) embarking / on
- C) handing / over
- D) letting / in
He was living in El Salvador when the war _____.
- A) broke out
- B) broke down
- C) broke up
- D) broke into
If you have any questions while I'm talking, feel free to ______.
- A) look on
- B) come up
- C) break in
- D) look for
In both physical appearance and personality, John ______ his father.
- A) takes up
- B) looks after
- C) takes after
- D) looks in
I was quite sad about my friend's death, but slowly I ______ it.
- A) got over
- B) got out
- C) got out of
- D) came to
While he was looking on at the football game he ______ an old classmate from high school days.
- A) ran over
- B) ran after
- C) ran across
- D) went into
If you ______ your promise to stop smoking, you'll feel better and live longer.
- A) go into
- B) stick to
- C) turn into
- D) come to
Many poor people in the world have to ______ life's necessities.
- A) go without
- B) got over
- C) come to
- D) part with
Because of inflation, my weekly food bill now ______ $ 25.
- A) parts with
- B) gets over
- C) comes to
- D) goes through
Save your money. Don't ______ it too quickly.
- A) go through
- B) die down
- C) hold on
- D) touch on
He had an appointment with me but he never ______.
- A) turned into
- B) showed up
- C) came to
- D) look into
You really cough too much; you should ______ smoking.
- A) cut down on
- B) go through
- C) get around
- D) try for
I didn't know you were in town. It's strange to ______ you like this.
- A) look forward to
- B) run after
- C) run across
- D) put up with
To lose weight, you have to ______ sugar and other sweet things.
- A) cut down on
- B) look up to
- C) come up with
- D) be in on
If a child does not ______ his parents, they probably are not very good to him.
- A) come up with
- B) get rid of
- C) look up to
- D) get through with
The police are trying to ______ crime, but the underworld is very strong.
- A) do away with
- B) run around with
- C) be in on
- D) work up to
If you do your homework every day, you can ______ your classmates.
- A) look forward to
- B) live up to
- C) run around with
- D) keep up with
When I ______ my college years, I'm surprised that I graduated.
- A) look forward to
- B) look back on
- C) look out for
- D) do away with
It's bad habit to ______ lies about things which you know are wrong; no one will believe you.
- A) give away
- B) carry out
- C) bring up
- D) make up
Do you ever fail to do your duties or do you always ______ them?
- A) believe in
- B) live up to
- C) carry out
- D) clear up
When the noise ______ I began to speak.
- A) died down
- B) went without
- C) broke in
- D) made up
I tried to get through to him, but I couldn't ______ his misunderstanding.
- A) catch on
- B) clear up
- C) work up to
- D) catch up with
Despite his dislike of Jack, he had always ______ him if some other boy at school attacked him.
- A) kept up with
- B) carried out
- C) settled down
- D) stood up for
Did the committee ______ the problem carefully before deciding on it?
- A) get on
- B) touch on
- C) clear up
- D) talk over
Because of inflation, salaries can't ______ the high cost of living.
- A) hold on
- B) get ahead
- C) keep up with
- D) catch on
Right before a test, you should ______ your notes briefly to refresh your memory.
- A) touch on
- B) run across
- C) turn to
- D) run over
It's difficult for a person with a broken leg to ______ .
- A) get ahead
- B) go around
- C) come about
- D) stand out
The staff meeting ______ just before lunch.
- A) broke out
- B) broke into
- C) broke up
- D) brought out
The children were very well ______.
- A) gave up
- B) got off
- C) brought up
- D) gave up
The meeting was ______ as the chairman was ill.
- A) called for
- B) called off
- C) called up
- D) called out
He's a very bright boy, he's sure to ______ in his job.
- A) get about
- B) come out
- C) get out
- D) get ahead
He ______ all the doctors in the district with medical samples.
- A) called on
- B) was over
- C) broke up
- D) come into
Don't trust her, she always ______ her word.
- A) goes back
- B) goes back on
- C) gets over
- D) gets round
Is there enough coffee to ______ or shall I make some more?
- A) put forward
- B) make up
- C) set in
- D) go round
You must ______ with the sunray treatment, it's doing you good.
- A) make up
- B) go up
- C) go on
- D) put up
He's very bright, and ______ all the competitions.
- A) goes into
- B) gives out
- C) gives in
- D) goes in for
Time's up. You must ______ your examination papers now.
- A) get in
- B) go in for
- C) come up
- D) give in
He speaks very badly, I can't ______ what he is saying.
- A) make out
- B) put down
- C) go over
- D) get out
He's a terrible liar, he's always ______ stories.
- A) getting up
- B) putting through
- C) making up
- D) going over
He ______ everything I said.
- A) put down
- B) set out
- C) picked up
- D) looked to
The chairman ______ a very controversial idea which had little chance of being accepted.
- A) got on
- B) came up
- C) made for
- D) put forward
You're very late now we'll have to work very hard to ______ lost time.
- A) put off
- B) make up for
- C) make up
- D) set back
Most girls ______ their faces.
- A) make up for
- B) make up
- C) make for
- D) make off
The meeting has been ______ until next week.
- A) put off
- B) gone through
- C) set out
- D) taken off
George ______ a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down, but after a year or so his health and spirits picked up.
- A) went out
- B) ran after
- C) put back
- D) passed through
The hospital was near a main road so the patients had to ______ a lot of noise.
- A) made up for
- B) went down with
- C) put up with
- D) got over
She's very much fatter. I wonder how much weight she has ______.
- A) gone up
- B) made up
- C) put on
- D) taken on
The telephone operator ______ me ______ almost immediately.
- A) went / through
- B) put / through
- C) took / to
- D) got / into
When the chief surgeon suddenly announced he was going to leave, we were all ______.
- A) gone off
- B) put through
- C) set back
- D) taken aback
What do you ______ me ______ a fool?
- A) take / for
- B) take / in
- C) look / for
- D) look / after
When his father died he ______ the family business.
- A) went on
- B) put back
- C) turned out
- D) took over
I wasn't listening very attentively and suddenly realized I hadn't ______ what the doctor said.
- A) turned out
- B) made up for
- C) taken in
- D) put forward
His decision to close the factory ______ a series of protest meetings.
- A) set off
- B) put out
- C) put back
- D) turned out
When the man ______ after the operation he found himself back in bed.
- A) came on
- B) came in
- C) came out
- D) came round
Hospital doctors don't go out very often as their work ______ all their time.
- A) takes away
- B) takes in
- C) take on
- D) takes up
I'm afraid that old man won't live much longer, he seems to have ______ the struggle.
- A) given out
- B) given up
- C) given away
- D) given back
I was very ______ by the nurse's attitude, it really annoyed me.
- A) put out
- B) put up
- C) put by
- D) put aside
The secretary said she would ______ duty at seven o'clock this evening.
- A) be through
- B) be after
- C) be off
- D) be over
The old lady couldn't ______ because she had rheumatism.
- A) get about
- B) get in
- C) get on
- D) get behind
As there was a power cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to ______ the operation.
- A) call off
- B) call up
- C) call on
- D) call out
How many words ______ this sentence?
- A) go up
- B) fill up
- C) make up
- D) call up
More Turkish students should ______ a foreign language and follow it through until they know it well.
- A) take for
- B) take after
- C) take on
- D) take up
A week-old garbage usually ______ a terrible stink.
- A) give up
- B) gives off
- C) give on
- D) give in
This skirt is too long. I must ______ it______ .
- A) take / up
- B) turn / off
- C) get / over
- D) make / for
Her dress was too wide on the waist so she ______ it ______.
- A) took / up
- B) turned / away
- C) got / in
- D) took / in
She ______ the radio before answering the phone.
- A) took in
- B) turned down
- C) turned back
- D) put through
He couldn't find his keys so he ______ his pockets ______.
- A) turned / upside down
- B) took / out
- C) turned / on
- D) turned / inside out
Why don't you ______ your proposal at the next meeting?
- A) come to
- B) get over
- C) call up
- D) bring up
We have to ______ the first five lessons before the test.
- A) go over
- B) get over
- C) look up to
- D) turn into
The morning was wet, but ______ fine in the afternoon.
- A) turned out
- B) came to
- C) went into
- D) came back
After he got knocked down by the champion in the third round, it took him five minutes to ______.
- A) turn out
- B) go in for
- C) come to
- D) get rid of
I trusted him to pay me back but he ______ me ______.
- A) let / down
- B) put / down
- C) left / over
- D) kicked / off
We ______ at noon to have lunch.
- A) broke up
- B) broke off
- C) came about
- D) went over
I couldn't ______ all of it ______.
- A) bring / round
- B) get / on
- C) take / in
- D) go / over
Can you try to ______ what time the play starts on Saturdays?
- A) pick out
- B) pull up
- C) find out
- D) hold up
You might ______ your ideas much better if you planned what you wanted to say.
- A) get on
- B) look up
- C) carry out
- D) put across
When she heard the death of her husband, she _____ and cried.
- A) broke down
- B) broke off
- C) broke up
- D) broke out
I must ______. I'll call you again at the same time tomorrow.
- A) break off
- B) ring off
- C) answer back
- D) hang about
Let's ______ to work now.
- A) get on
- B) get down
- C) get off
- D) get up
The whole area was ______ by the storms and floods.
- A) cut off
- B) cut down
- C) cut through
- D) cut into
I wouldn't have noticed the mistake if you hadn't ______ it ______.
- A) looked /after
- B) put / off
- C) pointed / out
- D) checked / out
I can't ______ what the sign says. It is too far away.
- A) pass out
- B) cut out
- C) make out
- D) stand out
I want you to ______ the talking right now; I'm trying to read.
- A) run out
- B) carry out
- C) break out
- D) cut out
When the two of you have ______ your problems, we'll start again. I can't work with people who are arguing.
- A) drop out
- B) iron out
- C) dry up
- D) eat away
Five minutes after take off, the aircraft ______ at 30.000 feet.
- A) leveled out
- B) lifted of
- C) lined up
- D) made up
Is he telling the truth, or ______ it all ______ ?
- A) picking / up
- B) putting / up
- C) making / up
- D) taking/up
Two prisoners ______ of Midford Prison last night. They are armed and dangerous.
- A) ran out
- B) passed out
- C) broke out
- D) made out
She ______ when she heard the bad news. It must have been a terrible shock to her.
- A) passed out
- B) worn out
- C) called off
- D) bottled up
The article ______ the problem, but it did not discuss it in detail.
- A) brought on
- B) passed on
- C) called on
- D) touched on
His cold was ______ by the unexpected change in temperature.
- A) broken up
- B) brought on
- C) broken away
- D) broken down
The offer was so good that I couldn't ______ it ______.
- A) turn / down
- B) clear / up
- C) make / out
- D) hand / out
A bus crashed on the main highway this morning and ______ traffic for hours.
- A) held up
- B) cleared up
- C) made up
- D) blew up
It would be a good idea to discuss the plan. Why don't you ______ a meeting.
- A) take up
- B) set up
- C) make out
- D) pick out
You should ______ an insurance policy.
- A) take up
- B) give up
- C) break off
- D) take out
The troops easily ______ the rebellion.
- A) went in for
- B) took over
- C) put down
- D) showed up
The plane is almost taking ______ . We had better be quick.
- A) off
- B) in
- C) on
- D) up
How are you ______ with your new job? Do you like it?
- A) looking for
- B) getting along
- C) waiting on
- D) taking over
The game was ______ on account of darkness.
- A) got over
- B) taken off
- C) put out
- D) called off
I want to ______ these exercises before I give them to the teacher.
- A) keep on
- B) count on
- C) look over
- D) point out
The travel agent managed to ______ the problems about my ticket.
- A) stick to
- B) go with
- C) make out
- D) sort out
Peggy wants to ______ ceramics when she retires.
- A) look after
- B) take up
- C) wear out
- D) do over
The gun ______ while he was cleaning it; it really frightened him.
- A) went off
- B) cut off
- C) ran over
- D) put up
Susan works so hard that no one in the office can ______ her.
- A) put up with
- B) go without
- C) get along with
- D) keep up with
They ______ the old building and built a new one.
- A) tried out
- B) put off
- C) cut off
- D) tore down
So many people came that there were not enough sandwiches to ______.
- A) go around
- B) pass for
- C) show off
- D) put on
We seem to have ______ your size. Can you come back next week?
- A) sold out of
- B) keep up with
- C) sent out for
- D) given away

Choose the best alternative to replace the underlined words.

We had to cancel the party last week.
- A) break off
- B) let off
- C) put off
- D) call off
Let's postpone the meeting till Friday.
- A) put off
- B) call off
- C) hold off
- D) carry out
I've had flu for a week now: I just can't get rid of it.
- A) shake it off
- B) shake it out
- C) shake it down
- D) shake it up
His father often criticizes him.
- A) takes him off
- B) runs him down
- C) puts him off
- D) lets him down
My father was raised in a small village.
- A) called up
- B) brought up
- C) taken off
- D) come out
You are never too late to start a new sport.
- A) set up
- B) take in
- C) call up
- D) take up
The meeting ended in disorder.
- A) broke out
- B) broke down
- C) broke up
- D) broke off
His project has failed to be completed.
- A) fallen through
- B) fallen behind
- C) fallen back
- D) fallen off
She pretended that she couldn't swim.
- A) turned out
- B) made out
- C) turned up
- D) made up
My father has stopped smoking.
- A) taken out
- B) turned down
- C) given up
- D) given back
When you make a promise you must fulfill it.
- A) carry it out
- B) carry it on
- C) carry it off
- D) carry it over
When she got thinner she had to make her dress smaller.
- A) make for
- B) put off
- C) make over
- D) take in
He called me a liar and I told him if he didn't apologize I'd punch him on the nose.
- A) make it out
- B) make it over
- C) put it back
- D) take it back
I am getting fat; I ought to start tennis.
- A) take up
- B) make up
- C) put up
- D) set out
He was so astonished that for a moment he was lost for words.
- A) worn out
- B) taken aback
- C) brought up
- D) break down
I have so much work to do that I can't accept any more.
- A) take in
- B) take after
- C) take up
- D) take on
I didn't feel like going to the dentist's so I delayed going there until I had a really bad toothache.
- A) put off
- B) put by
- C) put on
- D) put out
I really must buy a car so I'm going to save some money every month until I can afford one.
- A) put by
- B) put up
- C) put off
- D) put on
His father died of lung cancer and the doctor attributed it to the fact that he was a heavy smoker.
- A) took it off
- B) carried it back
- C) thought it over
- D) put it down
He just seems to spend money like water these days.
- A) fall through
- B) go through
- C) put off
- D) give out
I had a wonderful idea to save money but it didn't succeed .
- A) catch up
- B) bring out
- C) come off
- D) come up
Please visit me when you come to Ankara.
- A) call me up
- B) stand for me
- C) look me up
- D) look for me
That looks a nice flat. Shall we inspect it if it is for sale?
- A) look on
- B) look over
- C) look to
- D) look through
Being the second child of three, he tends to admire his elder brother and despise his younger sister.
- A) look over / look up
- B) make up to / make over
- C) make for / make up to
- D) look up to / look down on
As we had a long way to go, we left at five in the morning.
- A) set off
- B) put up
- C) stood for
- D) set about
The Prime Minister established a committee to discuss ways of improving the Turkish economy.
- A) set up
- B) put out
- C) kept up
- D) found out
The factory has reduced its workforce by 50%.
- A) cut back
- B) cut off
- C) set off
- D) taken in
The editor had to omit several articles because of lack of space.
- A) cut down
- B) cut out
- C) cut off
- D) cut away
He gave a lift to three students outside London and dropped them off in Watford.
- A) called up
- B) brought up
- C) took up
- D) picked up
Our radio can receive the Voice of America very clearly.
- A) get on
- B) take off
- C) pick out
- D) pick up

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