This document contains 95 sentences with blanks that require a word to be selected to complete the sentence from the given multiple choice options. The sentences cover a variety of topics related to common English idioms and phrasal verbs. Some examples of phrasal verbs and idioms used in the sentences include "get around", "cut down on", "hand out", "carry on", "put up with", "stand out", and "make up for".
This document contains 95 sentences with blanks that require a word to be selected to complete the sentence from the given multiple choice options. The sentences cover a variety of topics related to common English idioms and phrasal verbs. Some examples of phrasal verbs and idioms used in the sentences include "get around", "cut down on", "hand out", "carry on", "put up with", "stand out", and "make up for".
This document contains 95 sentences with blanks that require a word to be selected to complete the sentence from the given multiple choice options. The sentences cover a variety of topics related to common English idioms and phrasal verbs. Some examples of phrasal verbs and idioms used in the sentences include "get around", "cut down on", "hand out", "carry on", "put up with", "stand out", and "make up for".
41. Oh boy, both kids have ________ the stomach flu? We're doomed.
A. gone down with B. stood in for C. take after D. looked up to
42. I ________ cycling to work at the beginning of the summer, and I haven't been healthier! A. put up with B. went in for C. kept pace with D. handed out 43. I'm too tired to ________ the details right now, but I'll give you the full story tomorrow. A. get through B. get off C. go into D. run on 44. Volunteers will come around and ________ pamphlets before the lecture. A. give out B. pass out C. hand out D. come out 45. The committee finally handed the proposal ________ to the mayor. A. off B. over C. on D. in 46. I'm going back to school because I always regretted ________ college. A. dropping out of B. catching up with C. going down with D. going back on 47. Ever since we gave your mother that key, she keeps ________ us. A. passing down B. cutting down on C. dropping in on D. going back on 48. That senator needs to ________ the times and stop saying things that are wildly inappropriate in today's world. A. keep up with B. cut down on C. go in for D. go on with 49. When I ________, I don't want an elaborate funeral. A. pass away B. go back C. cutoff D. get around 50. Due to new regulations ________ to us from our managers, I'm no longer authorized to give refunds for any reason other than defective goods. A. dropped in on B. passed down C. turned down D. cut off 51. They're always going to pass you ________ for promotions if you don't set yourself apart A. in B. on C. over D. up 52. Unfortunately, we'll have to ________ that old tree because the inspector thinks it could fall on our house in a bad storm. A. cut down B. turn down C. pass down D. come down 53. If the school board ________ funding for the arts, then what will become of the theater program? A. passes down B. cuts off C. hands out D. gets around 54. Mom is always using the phone in her office to ________ on my conversations! A. get in B. cut in C. turn in D. pass in 55. My doctor told me that I need to ________ eating fried foods in order to improve my cholesterol. A. cut down on B. get around C. handout D. go back on 56. It is hard to ________ town without a car. A. get aroundB. turn on C. pass over D. go beyond 57. It took her nearly four months to ________ that bout of pneumonia. A. make over B. make up C. get over D. go on 58. Once I ________ my last year of school, I'm taking a long vacation, that's for sure! A. make out B. put down C. go back on D. get through 59. My daughter has ________ sports all of sudden. A. brought out B. handed out C. gotten intoD. passed down 60. Ever since my husband lost his job, we've been just ________. A. getting by B. cutting down C. handing out D. going by 61. We're in the last row, so it's going to take us a while to ________ the plane. A. goby B. come in C. go out D. get off 62. Will you get Uncle Joe ________ the bus? He isn't sure where the stop is. A. in B. over C. on D. by 63. I've been working 14-hour days for the last two months, and I am seriously ________ fumes at this point. A. putting across B. getting through C. coming into D. running on 64. Are you boys looking for Mike? He just ________ toward the creek. A. took off B. put on C. ran off D. carried on 65. The store ________ bottled water and canned food after the government issued the hurricane warning. A. put up B. ran out of C. carried on D. set on 66. I really like my job, for the most part, but I do have to ________ a lot of tedious busywork. A. make up for B. go back on C. put up with D. make for 67. The most important thing when you are speaking in front of an audience to is make sure you put yourself ________ well. A. off B. on C. over D. across 68. I don't really feel like going out tonight. Let's just stay in and ________ a cheesy action flick. A. carry on B. make for C. account for D. put on 69. Why did I keep ________ working on this essay? Now I'll be up all night writing it. A. running on B. getting up C. putting offD. getting around 70. I recommend you ________ your bonus as a rainy-day fund for the future. A. go by B. get off C. put aside D. hand out 71. I decided to ________ all the decorations right after the party so I didn't have to do it the next day. A. come into B. fall back on C. go on withD. put away 72. No, put the chocolate ! You can't have any until dinner. A. over B. off C. on D. back 73. You'll need to speak to the sales department about that issue. Would you like me to put you ________? A. beyond B. on C. through D. up 74. They're ________ high-rise apartments all over town. A. putting up B. going through C. bringing back D. falling over 75. We're ________ Jen's brother for a couple of weeks while he looks for a new apartment. A. falling on B. putting up C. making for D. coming up 76. The rescue services are still trying to ________ the fires. A. go through B. come out C. put out D. go back on 77. My mom's family always got up at midnight on Christmas morning to open presents, and she has carried that tradition ________ with us. A. over B. off C. on D. in 78. This project has been floundering for a while, but with your shared passion for it, I'm confident that you two can carry it ________. A. on B. in C. out D. over 79. Sorry to ramble for so long-the subject of art just carries me ________! A. over B. away C. off D. on 80. We need some more chairs in here-can you guys carry those ones ________ to the table? A. on B. in C. over D. off 81. At the conference, the new president ________ her plan for reducing the carbon footprint of the country. A. make up B. carry away C. set out D. stand out 82. Can you believe he set the charity ________ when he was just 15? A. off B. on C. in D. up 83. I'm ________ for New York tomorrow to attend a business meeting. A. setting off B. making out C. standing up D. taking on 84. We all had to do extra work to ________ Harry, who was very tired from being out late the night before. A. carry up B. make up for C. get on with D. pick up 85. A: "How did you come up with that character? Is he based on someone you know?" B: "No, I just made him ________." A. out B. for C. off D. up 86. The committee is ________ scientists and politicians. A. made up of B. put up with C. run out of D. stood up for 87. The fearsome beast ________ the princess. We've called on all able-bodied knights to mount a rescue. A. took on B. made up for C. made away with D. looked after 88. The boys ________ the swimming pool as soon as the coach blew the whistle. A. made for B. looked up C. stood up for D. turned on 89. There, in the background—there's someone talking. If we turn up the volume we may be able to ________ what they're saying. A. call off B. stand out C. come into D. make out 90. It was decided that I would ________ my sister at the head of the company while she took her sabbatical. A. stand in for B. look forward to C. pickup D. give away 91. She had been sitting for so long that it was a pleasure to ________. A. come out B. stand up C. make for D. show off 92. A: "What do your company's initials ________.?" B: "Mason, Baxter, and Aiken. They're the three founders." A. care for B. account for C. stand for D. hold back 93. The picture's red frame makes it ________ against the green wall. A. stand out B. take over C. look up D. come into 94. We'll never make any progress if we don't have anyone in congress ________ our cause. A. looking forward to B. going back on C. making up for D. standing up for 95. Percy was changing so rapidly that no one could tell whom he would eventually ________. A. put on B. run off C. take after D. get on
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