PHRASAL VERBS Exam

1. Everyone knows about the pollution problems, but not many people have _____ any
solutions.
A. come up with C. get round to
B. thought over D. looked into
2. Many factories break the anti-pollution laws and _____.
A. get away with it C. take it over
B. put up with it D. come round to it
3. Disposing of waste and rubbish is a hard problem to _____.
A. deal with C. put up
B. carry out D. get away
4. Most people in cities should _____ cycling instead of using cars.
A. take up C. rely on
B. set up D. get round to
5. Most governments seem to just _____ dealing with environmental problems.
A. put off C. do without
B. make up for D. take after
6. What time did you turn _____ last night?
A. in C. up
B. away D. over
7. He finally broke _____ his new shoes.
A. in C. on
B. off D. away
8. She got up when the alarm went _____.
A. off C. in
B. over D. up
9. Put _____ the cigarette, please. – I don’t like the smell of it.
A. out C. up
B. in D. off
10. Sixteen people showed _____ for her volleyball training session.
A. up C. through
B. on D. over
11. Were you brought _____ in the city or in the country?
A. up C. over
B. forward D. off
12. Your computer can sometimes let you _____.
A. down C. up
B. out D. off
13. No matter how she tries, she never _____ over her shyness.
A. gets C. sees
B. goes D. comes
14. Their marriage finally _____ apart after three months.
A. fell C. went
B. got D. moved
15.The police have been _____ in to deal with the riot.
A. called C. put
B. taken D. pushed
16. Don’t let him treat you badly. _____ him.
A. Stand up to C. Come down with
B. Get away with D. Keep on at
17. How many people _____ in the storm a few days ago?
A. passed on C. broke off
B. called by D. gave off
18. We can trust Jim. He is the kind of person who always _____ his promise.
A. stands by C. looks up to
B. comes up D. pays back
19. Success often _____ to luck.
A. boils down C. goes up
B. comes down D. depends on
20. I was _____ in a month in autumn 20 years ago.
A. taken up C. given to
B. put up D. brought forth
21. No witnesses to the murd r have come _____ and the police are struggling to solve the
crime.
A. forward C. across
B. around D. back
22. When they first met, Kate was quite taken _____ Jim.
A. with C. to
B. away with D. through
23. It is wrong to _____ poorer people.
A. look down on C. get away with
B. make off with D. put down to
24. Why don’t you _____ a more famous school?
A. go in for C. give for
B. put by D. move on
25. I _____ in the middle and missed the end of the film.
A. dropped off C. dropped outq
B. fell off D. fell out
26. The new magazine about maintenance will _____ tomorrow.
A. come out C. get out
B. take off D. go about
27. I was going to the football match when I was suddenly held _____.
A. up C. off
B. down D. away with
28. His aunt told _____ Hugh for making so much noise.
A. off C. over
B. down D. aside
29. I think a sip of wine can bring him _____.
A. round C. out
B. up D. forth
30. The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only _____ the hot, humid air.
A. stirred up C. turned into
B. poured through D. cut back
31. He _____ this city down so much that I don’t know why he doesn’t leave.
A. runs C. talks
B. pulls D. holds
31. They didn’t take _____ each other the first time they met.
A. to C. with
B. in D. out
32. It was a serious quarrel, and they took a long time to make it _____.
A. up C. through
B. over D. off
33. If the weather doesn’t clear up, we’ll have to knock _____ early; we can’t work in the rain.
A. off C. down
B. out D. up
34. All her hard work paid _____ in the end and she’s now very successful.
A. off C. out
B. back D. up
35. The hotel didn’t _____ my expectations.
A. come up to C. come down to
B. get up to D. get down to
36. Please bring the matter _____ at the next meeting.
A. forward C. away
B. into D. off
37. The meeting didn’t _____ until late.
A. break up C. cross off
B. hold down D. turn over
38. Don’t make up your mind at once, _____ it _____ with your lawyer first.
A. talk ... over C. go ... in
B. get ... up D. show ... up
39. We all were _____ by his disguise.
A. taken in C. brought up
B. got off D. given in
40. After the music had died _____, there was a storm of applause.
A. away C. off
B. out D. down
41. He takes _____ his father in many ways.
A. after C. on
B. in D. up
42. The Press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just
_____.
A. laughed it off C. turned it down
B. ran it down D. called it off
43. When the funds finally _____, they had to abandon the scheme.
A. petered out C. faded away
B. fobbed out D. clamped down
44. We are doing _____ our kitchen today and we could do _____ more paint.
A. up / with C. away / up
B. over / with d. without / with
45. George decided to step _____ from his position as company chairman.
A. down C. back
B. aside D. out
46. The police car drove into the car park and pulled _____ sharply.
A. in C. aside
B. up D. about
47. I’ve been meaning to get _____ repairing that fence for ages.
A. round to C. up to
B. out of D. on to
48. We finally managed to _____ our point of view.
A. bring her round to C. take her up on
B. fool her into D. fix her up with
49. There was so much noise that we could hardly _____ what the speaker was saying.
A. take in C. bring in
B. take up D. get out
50. If order keeps coming in like this, I will have to _____ more staff.
A. take on C. add up
B. gain on D. give up
51. We are looking for someone who can _____ with the rest of team.
A. fit in C. work off
B. act up D. get up
52. I would love to be able to _____ my children in the country.
A. bring up C. grow up
B. get up D. wake up
53. I warned them to _____, otherwise they would hit their heads.
A. bend down C. let down
B. put down D. lie down
54. The two boys _____ to the building easily because there was no security.
A. broke in C. came in
B. put in D. checked in
55. She was relieved to _____ of the party – it was so hot in there.
A. get out C. come out
B. run out D. break out
56. He will _____ leaving the door open – it drives me mad!
A. keep on C. carry on
B. go on D. hold on
57. We were so late, the plane nearly _____ without us!
A. took off C. went off
B. got off D. set off
58. He _____ her difficult behaviour even though it made him angry.
A. put up with C. hung on to
B. got on with D. looked forward to
59. Give me your blouse and I’ll see if the stain will _____.
A. come out C. get out
B. fall out D. go out
60. The horse was injured and had to be _____.
A. put away C. died out
B. given off D. done away with