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BT Phrasal Verbs and Idioms PDF
BT Phrasal Verbs and Idioms PDF
Number 1
Number 3
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.
Number 4
Number 5
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
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.
A. over B. across C. upon D. onto
7. No one turned ______ for the book signing, so the author was very disappointed.
A. in B. on C. over D. out
8. Sarah got a divorce from Peter because he expected her to wait ______ him hand
and foot. She told the judge that she was an independent woman, not a slave.
A. at B. on C. onto D. for
9. If you go hiking, you should watch ______ for poison oak and snakes. Both can
cause you problems.
A. over B. up C. out D. on
10. Experts say that working ______ doesn't have to be strenuous to be effective.
A. about B. up C. over D. out
11. Lets get ______ the bus at the next stop. We can visit the museum and catch
another bus in a couple of hours.
A. onto B. out C. in D. off
12. We got ______ the train at King Cross Station and rode it to Darlington.
A. on B. at C. to D. out
13. When the student got ______ the test, he gave it to the teacher.
A. over with B. through with C. through at D. over
14. If you're going to give ______ smoking, you must have a lot of will power.
A. away B. up C. in to D. off
15. After you write your report, give it to your boss. He will go ______ it and make
any necessary changes.
A. upon B. through with C. over D. with
16. Some men never grow ______. They act like little spoiled boys their whole lives.
A. out B. on C. up D. over
17. If you get on that roller coaster, you'd better ______ tight. It's fast and it's scary.
A. to hang on B. hang at C. hand in D. hang on
18. She kept ______ taking the real estate exam until she finally passed it and got
her license.
A. on B. onto C. in D. at
19. Kids have to walk fast if they want to ______ their parents on a stroll through the
park.
A. keep with B. keep up with C. keep on to D. keep over with
20. The sergeant in the army is always telling the privates to listen ______ whenever
he has something to say.
A. up B. on C. in D. off
Number 7
1. You'd better cut ______ animal fat if you want to lower your cholesterol level.
A. down with B. off with C. out in D. down on
2. Nancy asked the stranger if he would permit her to cut ______ line at the
pharmacy, as Nancy needed to her medicine immediately or she would vomit.
A. in B. in at the C. onto D. on
3. I wish my friends would call me first before they drop ______.
A. in B. out C. at D. off
4. I almost dropped ______ to sleep several times while the professor lectured about
the painting.
A. away B. in C. off D. out
5. Sales of the toy dropped ______ sharply when the TV news reported that a child
had swallowed part of the toy and almost died.
A. out B. over C. away D. off
6. he was still in high school when his father died. He dropped ______ because he
had to find a job to support his mother.
A. out B. off C. down D. by
7. Parents should teach their children very early not to fool ______ with matches.
A. off B. around C. about D. over
8. Poeple who don't get ______ their coworkers sometimes don't last long at their
jobs.
A. up with B. along with C. on to D. by with
9. At a crime scene, the police will tell you to get back. They don't want civilians to
interfere ______ the investigation.
A. at B. on C. with D. into
10. The boy was always getting ______ trouble as a youth. Then, to everyone's
surprise, he became a policeman.
A. into B. onto C. on D. with
11. The tennis player wore his elbow ______ from many years of playing.
A. off B. out C. away D. up
12. Use a clean paper towel to wipe the spilled milk ______ the countertop.
A. off B. out C. away D. up
13. Mankind has managed to wipe ______ many kinds of animals.
A. away B. off C. out D. over
14. A corporation might write a debt ______ if it looks uncollectible.
A. away B. out C. over D. off
15. My car broke ______ on the way to work, I had to call a tow truck.
A. down B. up C. off D. away
16. John used to call ______ Jane every Sunday evening when they first started
dating.
A. in B. on C. with D. at
17. Before you finish this project, check ______ you supervisor for further
instructions.
A. on B. on with C. back with D. up
18. As soon as we got to the motel, we checked ______.
A. at B. in C. on D. off
19. While looking for my nail clipper, I came ______ a knife that I thought I had lost.
A. at B. with C. up D. across
20. I don't like my friends to come ______ unless they call me at home first.
A. away B. over C. off D. on
Number 8
Number 9
1. They're going to tear down those old warehuses to ______ for a big new hotel.
A. make path B. do way C. do path D. make way
2. "You did a fine job on this research paper, especially on the bibliography." "Thanks.
I made a ______ of getting the bibliography exactly right. I did it over and ______
until it was perfect."
A. sense - again B. point - over
C. point - again D. sense - over
3. "Have you ______ this contract yet?" "Not yet. I'll try to read it this weekend."
A. looked over B. looked into C. looked up D. looked out
4. After ten minutes, the students ______ in their quizzes to the instructor.
A. gave B. had C. held D. handed
5. "Hellow, is Bill there?" "Yes, ______ a minute, and I'll get him."
A. hang on B. hang up C. hold on D. A and C are correct
6. The President visited the area to see the devastation ______.
A. on first hand B. at first hand
C. on first hands D. at first hands
7. "Will the concert start soon?" "It should get ______ any minute now."
A. on well B. on way C. through way D. under way
8. Living by the ocean really ______ your ______. Once you've lived there, you never
want to leave.
A. came in - heart B. get in - blood C. get in - heart D. came in - blood
9. Don't get so excited. Just ______ down and tell us what happened.
A. calm B. come C. relax D. rest
10. Don't try too hard. Don't ______ off more than you can ______.
A. eat - chew B. bite - swallow C. bite - chew D. eat - swallow
11. ______, Carlos is very punctual, but he was late tonight.
A. For a rule B. Like a rule C. As a rule D. For a rule of thump
12. "What did Professor Roberts say when you asked him if the final exam could be
postponed?" "He said that it was out of ____ because there's no time to reschedule
the test."
A. a question B. the question C. the solution D. hand
13. "I think Mark was cheating on that quiz." "That doesn't ______. Why should the
best student in the class cheat?"
A. add sense B. add logic C. add up D. add on
14. I was talking to my aunt when suddenly my cousin George ______ in on our
conversation.
A. interrupted B. broke C. went D. intervened
15. Their team won the game, but they ______ dominated it. It was a very close
game.
A. at no means B. by not means
C. not with any means D. by no means
16. That saleswoman ______ her clients at least once a month because she thinks
personal contact is important.
A. calls on B. visits on C. drops for D. depends on
17. I can't ______ if it's a man or a woman over there.
A. wear out B. pour out C. make out D. turn out
18. This song wasn't very popular when it was first recorded, but now it's starting to
___.
A. go on B. keep on C. stay on D. catch on
19. A good stereo system doesn't have to cost ______ and ______. You can find one
for a reasonable price.
A. an arm - a leg B. a hand - a leg
C. a finger - a toe D. a hand - a foot
20. "I'm depressed. I didn't do very well on the first quiz." "______! That quiz only
counted for 10 percent of the total grade, and I'm sure you'll do better on the other
tests."
A. Count up B. Count out C. Put out D. Put down
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