PRACTICE EXERCISES pirectons: In each of the questions, a word has been used ir entences in four different ways. Choose the option cor- sepoding tothe sentence in which the usage of the word is incorect or inappropriate, Test 1 1. Account (@) How will you account of the money you spent? (b) He couldn't account for his absence from col- lege. {€) How will you account for such a big difference? {(@) Hari was able to account for his actions. Act (2) When you read a story or a poem to your child, act it out with him or her. (b) This computer’s acting up again (©) The children were acting over because their mother wasn't there (@ The script itself is well written and well acted out by the cast. 3 Add (2) This just doesn't add up (©) Slowly add in flour, baking powder and salt Mix until well blended (©) She added up the bill. (9) These are quite expensive though, by the time You've added in border taxes 4. Answer () Don’t answer back to your mother. (©) You are answerable for your mistakes {} Yow have to give me an answer (9 Answer up, or you will be punished. Ask (@) ‘The next day, her brother came to ask after her. (b) I'll ask around and see if there's a room vacant somewhere (©) I'll ask her over in to dinner next weekend. (@) This is the third time he’s asked me out Back (a) The company only backed in after a worldwide campaign by activists (0) He backed out at the last moment, (©) We had to back up a long way and try a different route, (@) Five witnesses backed him up. Blow (a) don't understand, I's not like her to blow up over a silly little row like that. (b) The politician is keeping a low profile until the scandal blow over. (©) More volunteers are needed to blow up balloons. (@) I blew out the candles and we ate cake. Break (@) When he told her he didn’t love her anymore, she broke down, (b) I was extremely stunned when May and Brad broke off their engagement. (©) The meeting broken up around 10 o'clock. (@) The two criminals broke out of prison yesterday. Bring (a) Looking at the photos brought back @ lot of ‘memories of my visit to the place. (b) It isn’t easy to bring up children nowadays. (©) Madonna is just bringing out a new record. (@) The early rains will bring a much needed relief from the heat.10, 13 cat (@) Cam you ask her to call me back, please? (©) We had to call in a doctor. (©) 1's too late to call off the ceremony now: (@) Call up me when you get there Cary (a) She got carried away in the shop and spent all her money on new dresses (b) He carried on as if nothing had happened. (6) It’s going to be difficult to carry out that plan. (2) If things get carried on the way they are, you'll Jose your job. - Check (@) arrived in Lucknow a few days ago and checked into the Taj Hotel. (b) I will check out of the hotel after breakfast. (©) You should check out your pockets before you leave home, (@) Quickly check out of the hotel before they charge you for an additional day. Clear (a) The boy asked his friends to clear off before his father arrived. (b) During the night the fog cleared off. (©) I think this misunderstanding will be cleared up soon. (4) Clear up the mess before you leave. Come (a) Thad no idea what had happened to me when I ‘came round. (b)_ As new jobs come up, we will contact students ‘who have signed the contract. (©) Ram came up with a very good plan. (d) When we came together we make things happen. Cut (a) For years, the country was part of the Soviet Union and was cut off from the rest of Europe. (b) People with diabetes are usually advised to cut down on sugar. (6) We will take a cut in our salaries. (d) The tree was damaged in the storm so they had to cut down it Die (a) ‘The rumours will soon die down (b) Sadly this tradition died out in the early 1800s. (c) The strong colour will die out with washing. (d) As we moved away from the sea, the sound of the waves died down, 17. Do (a) Tspent a month doing up the fat quite nice now. (b) The death penalty has been done gy countries. 2 0 may (6) Do your best and leave the rest to, ©) wacnyn cag Rot 18, Drop 7 (a) Ben finally dropped off to st (6) 1 thought I'd drop in and sa (©) We will drop you off at the (@) The fielder dropped off the 19, Bat 804 thing iy leep after mig Y hello, ext shop, catch, ni, (a) She really enjoys eating out (b) Eat out your vegetables! (©) The journalist had to eat true story came out, (a) We won't eatin tonight. 20, Fall UP his words when (@) She felled down and hur her kn (b) It’s seat to have a frend t il bck og (©) Why does he alway il for he wrong (€) The building is falling apart, an: 21. Help (a) This syrup will help ease your pain (b) I can’t help the colour of my skin (©) Ranjit may help him with the (@) Do you really expect me to 22. Reason beer inthe rcge ‘help you in this? (a) Your stand is beyond all reason, (b) Has she given you any reason forher resigns? (© There is no reason why you sho! ef is, (@) How do you deal with a friend who docs listen to a reason? 23. Paper (8) Your suggestions look great on the pap, be are absolutely impractical (©) Do you know how many tres are kil mat a truckload of paper? (©) So far I have been able to paper over the agreements among my brothers. (@) Dr. Malek will read a paper on eriministe of politics 24. Business (a) L want to do an MBA before going into Ws (b)_ My wife runs profitable busines ints =41 oy fee adverse wil Se as mack Basi (@) Hs as we have now ig tows spnd YOU mon ah my bs Nw a yours re made a bude nthe share mak. (2 yas seer luck tat brought 2 bundle of boy eas to where [ was Iying wounded oy Tmpnewtor bby was unde of joy er the family co, nubile operators are ofering& bundle of a Boal Benes Bolt 4. The shopkeeper showed us a bolt of fine oe «a pcoul ot more, Be made atl fr the «Fea you pls tt te doo? The thief was arrested before he could bot from the scene of the crime, 7. Nar (0) 1 got there just after you let ~ a near miss! {py She and her nea friend left early {o) The war led t0 a near doubling of oil prices. (a) They came near to tears seeing the plight of the victims. Hand (0) Thave my hand full, I cannot do it today. {b) The minister visited the jal to see the breach at fit hand (©) The situation is getting out of hand here! (@) When the oof of my howe was blown away, he was willing to lend me a hand. For (a) He has a great eye for detail (b) We are waiting for the day: (6) Tcant bear for her to be angry. (4) Ht couldn't be done for ever. Run (3) I must run fast co atch up with him, (©) Our team scored goal against the run of play (6) You cant run over himself like that. (@) This film isa run-of-the-mill production. Bhkle (©) After the long hike our knees were beginnit agate Saginning (© The horse suddenly broke into & buckle. a 33 34, 35, Phrsal verbs 661 (€) Sometimes, an earthquake can make a bridge buckle (2) People should lear to buckle up as soon as they ‘get into a cat 2. Hand (@) He was handing out free tickets forthe concert, (b) The minister handed in his resignation when it was known that he was implicated in the scandal Have things changed since the hand over of sovereignty from the British to Koreans? (@) Hand up your coat and come and join us. Hang @ 3) © © Hang over a minute; I need to talk to you. Don't hang up: I need to speak to your sister. ‘You should not allow your son to hang around in the street after dark. She was hanging on to each word that I was speaking Fil (2) ‘She gave me a form and told me to fill it i, (b) She filled up the Kettle with water and made ‘everyone a cup of tea (©) The glass was filled to the brim. (@) Fill out the details of your resume. Get {(@) The boy tried to catch to the butterfly but it got away. (b) The word got around that she was going to change her job. (©) How are you getting over with your studies? (4) U'lL tell her when she gets back @ Test 2 In each question, the word atthe top is used in four different ways, numbered | t0 4. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. 1 Break (a) My boyfriend and I broke up before | moved to ‘America. (end a relationship) (b) We broke bread during the Thanksgiving dinner. (©) The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking. (@) broke up in a rash after our camping tip Do (a) Do your best, it always works. (b) My teacher wants me to do my essay over be- ‘cause she doesn't like my topic ____d(©) Do your coat over before you go ouside. The snow is falling heavily! (@) Is time to do away with all ofthese old tax record Get (@) 1 tried to get my pont across to the judge but she wouldn' listen (6) We worked so hard this year that we had to get away fora week, (©) My grandfather can get away fine in his new wheeichai. (8) This weather is geting me down Hang (@) Hang in tere 'm sure you'll finda job very (©) Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes! (©) Instead of going othe party we ae just going to hang up at ey place (d) He didn’t say goodbye before he hung up. Keep (@) Keep on sirring until the lguid comes toa boil (b) Medicines should always be kept out from chil- dren (©) Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room. (@) Ifyou keep those results up you will gt into a great college . Cat (a) The phone company cut off our phone because we didn’t pay the bill (b) My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried, (©) The doctors cut down his leg because it was severely injured. (@) 1 cut this ad out of the newspaper. Give (a) My boyfriend didn’t want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave up, (b) They were giving out free perfume samples at the department store. (©) 1am giving up smoking as of January Ist, (4) My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up. Hand (a) I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin. (b) T have to hand out my essay by Friday. (6) We will hand out the invitations at the door. (@) The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons, 9. Tum (@) Your mother wasts you to turn the and come for dinner STV dog (b) Tust tun lef atthe end of the will reach my house, sreet and you (©) Gan yo tom he sic Thin cam 2 fate (@) Our cat tured up after we ove the neighbonthod 10, Hold Ut posters up at) (@) A man in a black mask held the en sk held the bank up tis (b) Hold onto your hat because i outside. (©) Please hold on while I transfer Department, W'S Very windy ‘YOU to the Sales at his grandfather's (2) ‘The clerk will mak prices down later in the dy. (b) They can clearly mark the boundaries up wit red tape. (©) The manager will mark up the prices thatthe clerk marked down, @ 1 wall buy a Tot more if you mak he ps jown, 12, Talk, (@)_A good partner can talk you through some tough places. (b) She was able to talk the young child out af jumping into the pool (©) Sit in the driver's seat while I talk you through the controls. (€)_ We talked over the problems in ou relatioshins, ‘but couldn't sort things out 13. Jack (a) We jacked the ear up and changed the 97 (b)_ Don’t listen to him — he abways jacks pool (©) jacked my job in because my boss refas! © give me a raise. : (a) Once the tourists arrive, the restaurants josh their prices 14. Look : (@) Thhave to look after my sick grande (b) Ever since we stole that chocolate bs has looked down on ms, , red dress for (©) V'm looking into a hui (@) I'm looking forward to the Christ the wong teak — |yg, Rt oy Let's He runs wil ended up in jail ge youre ater a of om seo aya didn't support his family oy Tet ran avay bese er pets beat her rough our lines for the schoo! play. ith a rough erowd, no wonder he y est 3 _yqpestion the word atte ops used in different ppeoshqnestion "Choose the option in which the usage OPRIATE, mee (oy We'd beter scout up a replacement for het {b) [scouted round for a bargain. (0) The researcher spent months scouting for the {6 We scouted around to find the best price 3, Send (a) sent my food back because it was overcooked: {b) The police were sent in to quell the riot as the potters had started burning eas and wrecking shops. {c) The fotbol striker was sent off for arguing with the referee's decision. (a) They sent for a fact lst t0 all their existing 4 Hag (0) You can hang out your jacket in the front closet (6) What are you doing? ~ I'm just hanging out (©) Dow’ hang up. I'm going to change phones. (@) Mari and Freya usually hang around the beach afer school, 5 tol (9) Te pace held the demonstrators back while ‘he politicians entered the building, (6) We should hold back on making dinver until do I Re ae (©) The teacher hold Frank back a year, #0 he o ann teh grad. i eo othe dog of Wh ee Pras! Verbs 663 6. Pass (a) Jennifer passed on the work to someone else. (b) After batling cancer for several years, he finally passed out at the age of 87. (©) edt paste ik wach off «ek (@) We need to pass our exams 7. Pick (a) Diane picked out a lovely dress for the dance (b) What time are you going to pick me up? (©) Business is really picking out this quarter. (a) Ws possible to pick up enough English in two ‘weeks to get by on your trip to Los Angeles 8, Eat (a) The heavy rains ate away at the sandstone elif (b) Ken ate on the cookies. (©) We usually eat in instead of going out for dinner. (@) They eat out once a week. 9, ZIP (a) He was being stupid inthe meeting, so we told him to zip around. () We zipped around the supermarket to get the shopping done. (©) The motorbike zipped by the ears stuck in the traffic jam. (a) He told me to zip it, so I said nothing, 10. Come (a) [just know the manager would come and solve the problem. (b) They come up as very ride, (©) No one can come up with a good advertisement for the toothpaste. (€)_ Bob has come up with a welding torch and some serap iron, 1, Stop. (a) After the terrorist attacks on London, tourists stopped coming fora while (b) Tedida’t have time to talk so 1 told him to stop back later when I had some free time, (© I stopped behind after the meeting to talk 1 Bill. (@) F'm going to stop in Jim's house on the way home. 12, Bang (a) He banged the door while going out (b) He's always banging on the counter (©) He's banging on in the kitchen, (@) She banged the ear agaist 18 Kit igt cae sting Mick abou and people are struggling. coy Ta he dg i comes te me Sic eked the dow down «> aden tv w Hk the tl 14, Tag 15 16. 17, 18, 19. (a) He tagged the clothes with the correct price tags. (b) You're off to the cinema; can we tag on? (©) He tagged me in a few comments on facebook. (4) The post was tagged with keywords. Jump (2) a jump at the chance to go and live in Japan. (b) He jumped over the hurdle in the race. (©) The cat jumped off the sofa to catch the mouse, (@) Everyone jumped at me and tried to kill me ‘when I raised the issue. Tune (@) I had just tuned in to a TV show when my sister ‘came back home. (b) 1 just love this tune. (©) He's tuned out his car for the race, (@) Make sure you tune in to next week's show. Blow (a) My parents blew up when they found me smok- ing. They were so angry. (b) 1 couldn't light the campfire. The wind kept blowing it up. (©) The wind blew the smoke back down the chim- ney into the room, (d) To blow a balloon, you have to blow hard into it. opt (a) 1 opted for an endowment mortgage and lost a lot of money. (b) 1 opted for tea because I don’t drink coffee. (©) The US opted out of an arms deal with other countries. (4) If you want them to notify you of updates, you have to opt out. Ride (a) Her skirt rode up when she sat down. (b) They managed to ride off the recession. (b) They managed to sit through the journey, even though it was a bumpy ride. (©) She got on her horse and rode off. 20. Rake (@) She's raking in (©) It’s the only cee itin, (2) His deicaton Dia wp (©) I marked off the ite oF areat prchasing them, OH list a gets (©) They marked out the pith, (@) Her speed marks her (©) The army rolled by when (@) Roll on Friday! tes saeco 23. Mess, is (@) The children were mess femote contol and bake MT (©) They messed withthe d tract fell through, eA ecm, (© She's been messi She's been mesing wih hse (®) They messed up the kitchen 24. Rush (a) They rushed away when the police aed (©) Zain rushed out to get to his medical apisinen (©) They don’t want to be rushed into giving answer and have asked for more tne (@) They rushed out to catch the fist ain of te season. 25. Fasten (a) Fasten your seatbehs, (b) We fastened it down to keep the wind f= blowing it away. (©) They have fastened up the speech asa sure ‘of inspiration. (d) He fastened the latch of the doo 26. Wave (a) They waved at us when they passed by (b)_ Don’t wave at people you don't koow () We waved her down atthe sion (4) The accident was bad, but the police w= | _—| Les fay Te tiger Feapt at the dee. (6) ea of fit is what it takes. 10 ook before you lee 1 eae onthe chance o vist Amr at Mee wore ating on tp om an inrmer Mig and caught the gan red-handed. an ects upon ceri pros 0) # ‘out I think I might have {eo My computer's acting gy The ated ont the story on stage Finish ‘They finishes goto the all-n (py We went out for {We attended som project. (She fii Tum (a) She tured up an hour late {b) Please turn up the musies i's {o) Tum off the lights please b (a) Hundreds of fans were turned awa football stadium. Ak (a) My mother is always asking after you. (by Pll ask around and see if anyone has seen your 14 off all the chocolates and had to ight store to buy some more dinner and finished out in aelub 1e workshops and finished the o shed with him a few months ag0. too loud. ore you leave. yy from the ca () Lets ask tothe teacher our question. (@) John has asked Mary out several times. 2. Pat (a) Could you put off the light please? (b) The meeting was put off because of the strike (Postpone/arange a later date) (6) Please don’t put yourself out for us. (Go 10 & lo of trouble'be inconvenienced.) (8) We put you up if you'd like to come for the weekend Get (8) Some people manage to getup early. (©) Ws te to get down to some serious work! (Me quand gt on with your homework Chari had the “fu but he wo = but he got rid of it (2) Chie 1 are quick wo pick up @ new language. () Can you pick me ou atthe sation? Phrasal Ves 665, (©) Wil you help me pick ot a handbag to go with ny oti? (@ The other children were always picking on Charlie because of his red hair. coe