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100 CÂU HỎI TRẮC NGHIỆM CHUYÊN ĐỀ NGỮ ĐỘNG TỪ (PHRASAL VERBS)
(Kèm theo đáp án và giải thích)

STT CÂU HỎI ĐÁP ÁN & GIẢI THÍCH

The students were slow to catch _____, but gradually they * KEY: B
began to understand. * Catch on (= Understand): Hiểu được, nắm
A. in được
1 B. on
C. away
D. out
Through the dense fog in the habour, the captain and crew * KEY: B
were barely able to _____ the lights on the dock. * Make out sth: Nhìn thấy, nhận ra cái gì
A. see out
2 B. make out
C. look up
D. go ahead
Fiona is not very bright and has to work hard to _____ up * KEY: A
with the rest of the class. * Keep up with sb: Theo kịp ai, không thua
A. keep kém ai
3 B. bear
C. stay
D. hold
Rebecca _____ on our conversation to tell us that James had * KEY: A
just been rushed to hospital. * Cut in: Nói xen vào
A. cut in
4 B. faced up
C. broke up
D. got ahead
When she died, she gave _____ all her money to a charity * KEY: D
for cats. * Give sth away: Cho đi cái gì
A. on
5 B. off
C. out
D. away
They have changes the wording on the package to _____ the * KEY: A
new regulations. * Comply with sth: Tuân theo, tuân thủ theo cái
A. comply with gì đó
6 B. take up
C. call up
D. come to
Learning English isn't so difficult once you _____. * KEY: A
A. get down to it * Get down to sth: Nghiêm túc làm việc gì
7 B. get off it
C. get on it
D. get down with it
When Mr. Spendthrift ran out of money, he _____ his * KEY: D
mother for help. * Fall back on sb/sth: Phải cầu đến, phải nhờ
A. fell behind đến ai/cái gì
8 B. fell in with
C. fell upon
D. fell back on
The water company will have to _____ off water supplies * KEY: C
while repairs to the pipes are carried out. * Cut sth off: Ngừng cung cấp cái gì (điện,
A. take nước,…)
9 B. cut
C. break
D. set

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At first they refused but I managed to _____ them round to * KEY: D
my way of thinking. * Bring sb round (to sth): Thuyết phục ai đó
A. put (về điều gì đó)
10 B. force
C. push
D. bring
Before he goes to bed, me makes sure all the taps are _____ * KEY: B
off tightly. * Shut (sth) off: Khóa (máy nước); tắt, ngắt, cắt
A. stopped (điện)
11 B. shut
C. closed
D. dripped
Adam is so tall he really stands _____ in a crowd. * KEY: C
A. up * Stand out: Nổi bật
12 B. over
C. out
D. above
Half the people in the office have _____ a strange illness. * KEY: D
A. gone in for * Go down with sth: Bị mắc bệnh gì đó
13 B. gone along with
C. gone through with
D. gone down with
The police are going to _____ him very carefully. * KEY: A
A. check up on * Check up on sb: Theo dõi để nắm được ai
14 B. catch up on đang làm gì
C. hold out for
D. run away with
Mr Jones gave his sons some money to _____ them up in * KEY: B
business. * Set sb up: Cung cấp tiền cho ai
A. get
15 B. set
C. put
D. make
The teacher _____ the harder parts of the story. * KEY: C
A. cleared away * Clear sth up: Làm sáng tỏ điều gì đó
16 B. cleared out
C. cleared up
D. cleared off
The sky looks lighter. I think the weather is _____. * KEY: D
A. clearing away * Clear up: (Thời tiết) Mây, mưa dần biến mất
17 B. clearing
C. bettering
D. clearing up
Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting * KEY: D
tea ready? * Carry on (= Continue): Tiếp tục
A. turn to
18 B. carry out
C. come on
D. carry on
If you would like to wait a moment, sir, I will just _____ * KEY: A
your file on the computer screen. * Call sth up: Gợi nhớ điều gì; Truy xuất thông
A. call up tin được lưu trữ trên máy tính
19 B. pull down
C. bring in
D. pick up
I can lend you five pounds to help you _____ until you've * KEY: A
had time to go to the bank. * Help sb out: Giúp ai đó vượt qua khó khăn
20 A. out
B. up

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C. by
D. on
The completion of the tunnel has been held _____ owing to a * KEY: D
strike. * Hold up (=delay): Đình trệ, trì hoãn
A.on
21 B.off
C over
D up
You should have _____ your composition carefully before * KEY: D
you handed in it. * Go over: Xem kĩ lại
A. seen through
22 B. though of
C. looked in
D. gone over
I couldn't hear what Angel was trying to tell me over the * KEY: C
telephone, so I asked him to _____. * Speak up: Nói to lên
A. get up
23 B. do up
C. speak up
D. call up
When we _____ the taxi, I noticed that the metre already * KEY: B
had 7,50 YTL written on it. * Get into: Vào
A. got up
24 B. got into
C. got down
D. got on
The decided to _____ down their original plans for the * KEY: B
house and make it smaller. * Scale sth down: Làm cho cái gì trở nên nhỏ đi
A. change
25 B. scale
C. play
D. climb
The Russian writer Lev Tolstoy _____ his experiences as a * KEY: A
soldier in the Caucasus when he wrote his novella Hadji * Draw on: Sử dụng, tận dụng
Murat.
26 A. drew on
B. picked up
C. crossed over
D. thought back
In the Novella, Hadji Murat is an important figure among * KEY: B
the Chechens but he_____ the main leader Sheikh Shamil * Fall out with: Bất hòa
following an argument.
27 A. sets apart from
B. falls out with
C. cuts back on
D. keeps out of
I want you to _____ these instructions carefully. * KEY: D
A. take up * Carry out: Thực hiện
28 B. turn up
C. put out
D. carry out
Poor me! She is the one in charge of our team, so I have to * KEY: A
play _____ all her odd ideas. * Play along with: Làm cái mà người khác yêu
A. along with cầu bạn làm
29 B. at
C. about
D. off against
I think they are going to have a fight againts each other. * KEY: A
30 They go _____ each other furiously. * Go at sb = Attack sb: Tấn công ai

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A. at
B. in
C. to
D. on
It's not fair the way my sister is always _____ for special * KEY: A
treatment. * Single out sb/sth for sth: Lựa chọn ai/cái gì
A. singled out cho cái gì
31 B. picked out
C. taken on
D. laid aside
On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour * KEY: B
before she _____ again. * Come round: Tỉnh lại
A. came up
32 B. came round
C. came over
D. came forward
I think a couple of coffees will _____ off the meal nicely. * KEY: C
A. go * Round off: Làm thỏa mãn, làm trọn vẹn
33 B. send
C. round
D. wear
Their enthusiasm for the new plan has _____ out. * KEY: B
A. gone * Die out: Phai nhạt dần, tắt dần
34 B. died
C. failed
D. disappeared
We had intended to go out last night, but we were so tired * KEY: C
that we didn't _____ and we stayed at home at last. * Feel up to sth: Có sức mà làm cái gì
A. fight off
35 B. try it out
C. feel up to
D. get through
What chemical is this? It's _____ a horrible smell. * KEY: B
A. giving over * Give off: Bốc mùi
36 B. giving off
C. giving down
D. giving up
During one of his sea voyages, the Italian navigator Alise * KEY: A
Cadamcsto _____ the Cape Verde Islands. * Come across: tình cờ đi qua
A. came across
37 B. ran out
C. get up
D. keep to
The prices at the restaurant across the road have _____ * KEY: B
twice already this year soon. I won't * Go up: Tăng lên
be able to afford to eat there.
38 A. done in
B. gone up
C. got over
D. put on
She _____ a red jacket on. * KEY: A
A. had * Have sth on: Đang mặc cái gì
39 B. wore
C. dressed
D. got
The frightened horse began to _____ away from the snake. * KEY: A
A. shy * Shy away from sth: Né tránh/trốn tránh thứ gì
40 B. fear
C. throw

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D. tip
The possibility of our suffering a major defeat cannot be * KEY: D
_____ out. * Rule out (= exclude): Loại trừ, loại bỏ
A. rubbeb
41 B. erased
C. stroke
D. ruled
The Second World War _____ in 1939. * KEY: C
A. took out * Break out: nổ ra, bùng nổ
42 B. turned up
C. broke out
D. brought about
The team were eager to make _____ the loss of the previous * KEY: C
match. * Make up for sth: Đền bù cho cái gì
A. away with
43 B. off with
C. up for
D. up with
How would you know an Englishman_______ an American. * KEY: C
A. by * Know sb from sb: Phân biệt ai với ai
44 B. out of
C. from
D. with
When he died, he left his family well provided _____. * KEY: C
A. with * Provide for sth: Dự định trong tương lai
45 B. by
C. for
D. on
The government is putting _____ some radical social * KEY: A
reforms. * Put sth forward: Đưa ra thứ gì đó
A. forward
46 B. in
C. through
D. off
However, the Russians treat him suspiciously, so he _____ * KEY: B
the Russians fortress in order to return to the mountains. * Break out of: Trốn khỏi
A. gets away with
47 B. breaks out of
C. cracks down on
D. holds out for
Lions tend to _______ on large animals. * KEY: D
A. hunt * Prey on: Săn mồi
48 B. kill
C. chase
D. prey
The doctor asked Mr. Brown to keep _____ fried food * KEY: A
because of high amount of fat. * Keep off: Tránh xa
A. off
49 B. at
C. back
D. up
In their latest attack, terrorists have attempted to blow * KEY: C
_____ the White House. * Blow (sth/sb) up: Đánh bom (ai/cái gì)
A. through
50 B. over
C. up
D. down
The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes _____ for * KEY: C
51 a cup of coffee. * Come over: Ghé chơi

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A. off
B. to
C. over
D. on
I won't _____ these excuses any longer! I demand to see the * KEY: A
manager. * Put up with: Chịu đựng
A. put up with
52 B. put off against
C. put up for
D. put off with
He said he would contribute money but later he backed * KEY: D
_____ of it. * Back out: Nuốt lời
A. down
53 B. away
C. off
D. out
Don't forget to _____ your clocks _____ by one hour * KEY: D
tonight, as it's the last Saturday in October. * Set back: Đặt lại đồng hồ
A. clear-up
54 B. put-down
C. count-in
D. set-back
In the novel Zeno's Conscience, Zeno Cosini _____ some * KEY: B
events of his life at the insistence of his psychoanalyst * Look back on: Nhớ lại
A. comes down with
55 B. looks back on
C. gets by with
D. drops out of
If you want to be sure of receiving a copy of the magazine. I * KEY: B
suggest you _____ an annual subscription. * Take out: Nhận được , được cấp, phát (bằng,
A. put down giấy phép giấy đăng kí,...)
56 B. take out
C. write off
D. send up
Camille____the chance to play Joan of Arc in the local * KEY: C
theatre's production of Saint Joan, * Turn down: Từ chối
saying that she wouldn't be able to attend the rehearsals
57 A. set off
B. pulled away
C. turned down
D. rolled out
Jane's very modest, always _____ her success. * KEY: A
A. playing down * Play down: Xem nhẹ
58 B. turning around
C. keeping down
D. pushing back
If you have anything important to do , do it straight away. * KEY: B
Don't put it _____. * Put off (=deplay): Ngưng, trì hoãn
A. on
59 B. off
C. over
D. up
I agree with most of what you said, but I can't _____ your * KEY: C
idea of letting children leave school at 14. * Go along with sb/sth (= Agree with sb/sth):
A. catch up with Đồng ý với ai đó/cái gì đó
60 B. keep up with
C. go along with
D. put up with
61 The plane from Dallas _____ two hours late ,so I missed my * KEY: D

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connecting flight from Frankfurt to London. * Take off: (Máy bay) Cất cánh
A. took on
B. took in
C. take over
D. took off
_____ a minute! I can't find my key. * KEY: B
A. Keep on * Hold on: Đợi
62 B. Hold on
C. Go on
D. Carry on
The taxi drew _____ at the gate promptly at six o'clock. * KEY: A
A. up * Draw up (= Pull up; Stop): Đỗ xe
63 B. along
C. outside
D. over
Behaviourists argue that the ideas of Sigmund Freud are * KEY: D
not _____ by scientific evidence, and therefore, they reject * Back up: Ủng hộ
them.
64 A. run up
B. added up
C. thought up
D. backed up
We had to get a bank loan when the money finally _____. * KEY: D
A. gave in * Give out: Hết sạch, cạn sạch
65 B. gave off
C. gave over
D. gave out
It’s difficult to tell twins _____. * KEY: C
A. on * Tell apart: Phân biệt
66 B. out
C. apart
D. over
The baby was not pleased with all the last three nurses, but * KEY: D
she _____ her new nurse at once. * Take to (= Like): Thích
A. took over
67 B. took up
C. took on
D. took to
It takes about 2 hours, so we should _____ at about six * KEY: A
o’clock. * Get in: Đến nơi
A. get in
68 B. get in it
C. get it in
D. get on
The fall of the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera ____ * KEY: D
the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic. * Bring about: Dẫn đến, mang đến
A. set down
69 B. took up
C. pointed out
D. brought about
When the city of La Rochelle was besieged by French forces, * KEY: B
it managed to _____ them _____ for over a year before it * Hold off: Chống cự
surrendered.
70 A. see-through
B. hold-off
C. put-on
D. wear-out
I can’t say we’re friends. Actually, I don’t _____ with him * KEY: D
71 very well. * Get on (well) with sb: Có mối quan hệ tôt với

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A. get up ai
B. get in
C. get by
D. get on
The effect of the painkiller is ____ and I begin to feel the D wear off : mất dần tác dụng
soreness again.
A. turning out
72 B. doing without
C. fading away
D. wearing off
His emotional problems _____ from the attitudes he * KEY: A
encountered as a child, I think. * Stem from: Bắt nguồn từ
A. stem
73 B. flourish
C. root
D. sprout
I don’t think he will get _____ the shock in a short period of * KEY: A
time. * Get over (= Overcome): Giải quyết, đưa việc
A. over gì vào tầm kiểm soát
74 B. through
C. by
D. off
I’m not sure how old he is but he must be _____ for 70. * KEY: D
A. going off * Get on: Xấp xỉ, khoảng
75 B. going by
C. getting up
D. getting on
Mary is very _____ up and thinks she is superior to her * KEY: C
classmate. * Stuck up: Ngông nghênh ngạo mạn tự cao tự
A. turned đại
76 B. get
C. stuck
D. fed
The smell of the sea _____ his childhood. * KEY: C
A. took him in * Take sb back to sth: Làm cho ai nhớ về
77 B. took after
C. took him back to
D. took it for granted
Their tưacher told them to_____ up their quarrel ang be * KEY: D
friends again. * Patch up: Làm lành
A. stitch
78 B. mend
C. sew
D. patch
You'd better _____ your cigarette as it is extremely * KEY: A
dangerous to smoke in a petrol station. * Put out (= Extinguish): Dập (điếu thuốc)
A. put out
79 B. hang up
C. hold up
D. pull through
His words _____ up the image of a tropical paradise in my * KEY: B
mind. * Conjure up: Gợi lên
A. supposed
80 B. conjured
C. introduced
D. suggested
I’m surprised to hear that Wendy and Harry have _____. * KEY: C
81 They seemed very happy together when I saw them in * Split up: Chia tay
Munich last month.

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A. ended up
B. separate
C. split up
D. finished up
I don’t really _____ winter sports very much. * KEY: C
A. deal with * Go in for ( = Participate in): Tham gia vào
82 B. face up to
C. go in for
D. get round to
It's not fair the way my sister is always _____ for special * KEY: A
treatment. * Single out sb/sth for sth: Lựa chọn ai/cái gì
A. singled out cho cái gì
83 B. picked out
C. taken on
D. laid aside
They had to _____ the match because of the rain. * KEY: A
A. call off * Call off (= Cancel): Hủy bỏ
84 B. call up
C. call in
D. call on
One of the most miserable things that millions of families * KEY: A
have to suffer from wars is that wars have set brother _____ * Set sb against sb: Làm cho ai cãi vã, chống
brother. đối ai
85 A. against
B. about
C. apart
D. with
The government decided to _____ down on income tax * KEY: B
evasion. * Crack down on: Đàn áp thẳng tay
A. press
86 B. crack
C. push
D. snap
Wilson had made _____ an alibi for the time of the robbery. * KEY: B
A. over * Make sth up: Bịa đặt ra cái gì, dựng chuyện
87 B. up
C. into
D. out
When her milionaire father died, she came _____ a fortune. * KEY: C
A. for * Come into = Inherit: Thừa kế
88 B. at
C. into
D. with
He’ll be very upset if you _____ his offer of help. * KEY: C
A. turn away * Turn down: Từ chối
89 B. turn from
C. turn down
D. turn against
Joe is an orphan. He was brought _____ by his aunt. * KEY: B
A. About * Bring sb up: Nuôi nấng, chăm sóc ai
90 B. up
C. around
D. on
After the police had questioned him for 12 hours, Higgins * KEY: A
broke _____ and confessed. * Break down: Kiệt sức, suy nhược (sức khỏe,
A. down tinh thần,…)
91 B. up
C. out
D. through

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I know the dress is too long, but we can easily _____ it up. * KEY: B
A. bring * Take sth up: Làm ngắn lại
92 B. take
C. make
D. get
When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel * KEY: A
inclined to _____ their houses. * Do up sth = Decorate sth: Trang hoàng, trang
A. do up trí cái gì đó
93 B. do in
C. do over
D. do through
Politicians frequently _____ a lot of criticism. * KEY: C
A. come out in * Come in for sth: Gánh chịu trách nhiệm,
94 B. catch up with chịu sự chỉ trích
C. come in for
D. get up to
Have a piece of chocolate. I think there's enough of it to * KEY: D
_____. * Go round: Chia đều, phân phát
A. go down
95 B. go away with
C. go up
D. go round
It usually takes a little while to _____ in a new flat. * KEY: C
A. settle up * Settle down: An cư lạc nghiệp
96 B. settle on
C. settle down
D. settle through
It was the third time in six months that the bank had been * KEY: B
held _____. * Hold up: Ngưng, trì hoãn
A. over
97 B. up
C. out
D. down
Arm terrorists are reported to have taken _____ the * KEY: D
Embassy. * Take over: Tiếp quản, kế tục
A. up
98 B. to
C. into
D. over
No one liked the lecturer, so there was a gradual _____ in * KEY: A
attendance at his lectures. * Fall-though: Thất bại, không đi đến kết quả
A. fall-through nào
99 B. fall-out
C. fall-off
D. fall-in
The police are going to look _____ the disappearance of the * KEY: B
child. * Look into (= Investigate): Điều tra
A. around
100 B. into
C. through
D. after

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