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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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