ADVANCED VOCABULARY REVIEW 8.4.

I. PHRASAL VERBS: Combine a verb on the left with its relevant particle on the right to make an appropriate
phrasal verb

agree – carry - meet – pass – phase - put x2 – run – see - settle about - back – down – for - in – off - over – out – to - with
1. The fire has PUT BACK: trì hoã n the opening of the theatre by several months.
2. We’ve PUT IN: chính thứ c đề nghị for a grant to repair the building.
3. I'm sorry if it doesn't MEET WITH: đạ t đượ c, đá p ứ ng your approval
4. He was PASSED OVER: bỏ qua for a cabinet job
5. Over the following three years, the use of the drug will be PHASED OUT: dầ n bị loại bỏ
6. The batteries are RUNNING DOWN: hỏ ng after years of usage.
7. Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to SETTLE FOR: đà nh chấ p nhậ n anything mediocre.
8. Can you SEE ABOUT: xem xét, xử lý việc j getting us a lift home?
9. We have AGREED TO: đồ ng ý their request for a full investigation.
10. Both actors have the stylish self-confidence needed to CARY OFF: Làm gì thà nh cô ng these roles.

do – give – jut – piece – put – run – see – smite – triumph about - away – over - out – through – to - together – up –
- tinker with x2
11. DO UP: Buộ c your shoelaces or you will easily fall.
12. I went through intense physiotherapy so that I would be able to walk down the aisle and GIVE AWAY: trao con gá i
cho chồ ng my daughter.
13. I'm glad the roof JUTTED OUT: thò ra and kept us dry during the brief storm.
14. The boss PUT ABOUT: Lan truyền the rumor that there was a major policy change.
15. The detective tried to PIECE TOGETHER: Chấ p nố i, rá p nố i the events leading up to the crime.
16. The professor RAN THROUGH: Dạ y lướ t chapter 4 because she felt it was the least important module of the class.
17. I'll SEE TO: Xử lý the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.
18. I've been TINKERING WITH: SỬ A (LOAY HOAY, LỌ MỌ ) the washing machine all afternoon, but nothing I do seems
to fix it.
19. They were SMITTEN WITH: Á M Ả NH NẶ NG, Ả NH HƯỞ NG NẶ NG terror at the crime scene.
20. Though considered an underdog since the beginning of the season, the young team TRIUMPHED OVER: Thắ ng tấ t
all and claimed the championship for themselves.

catch – come - miss – pound - put – run – set – settle – slip - work away - forward - in x2 – on x2 – out x2 – up x2
21. Why don’t you PUT IN: ĐỀ NGHỊ a claim for the damage?
22. We will be repeating the questions later, so you won’t MISS OUT: BỎ SÓ T
23. England RAN UP: Gặ p phả i against a formidable opponent last Saturday.
24. The band has yet to SETTLE ON: Chọ n (thố ng nhấ t) a name.
25. I finally CAUGHT ON to: hiểu what it was the guy was saying.
26. No witnesses to the accident have COME FORWARD: Ra trình diễn yet, despite the police appeal.
27. In winter, darkness SETS IN: thay đổ i so early.
28. I’d like you to …………………. the next set of guidelines.
29. We managed to …………………. early without letting the host know.
30. Everyone sang as Mother …………………. the family favourites on the piano.

bubble – churn - call – dish – duff – inveigh – set - sound x2 - tear against - forth – off x2 – on - out x2 – under - up x2
31. The proposed shopping centre has …………………. an angry response from local residents.
32. What is the canteen …………………. for us today?
33. There was a fight on a bus where some kids …………………. the bus conductor
34. Candidates will be …………………. voters during the months before the election.
35. Maria is always …………………. about politics.
36. There were politicians who …………………. immigrants to get votes.
37. He got in his car and …………………. down the road.
38. Their albums have been …………………. for a couple of years now.
39. He …………………. books every year
40. He was …………………. by a vicious dog.
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition/ particle
41. Apparently, they’ve since patched things …………………. with their father.
42. We will set you …………………. at your gates
43. Sue perked …………………. when she heard the news.
44. Campbell is always dressing his inferiors …………………. in public.
45. He straightened the shirt and tucked it …………………. his trousers.
46. Don’t worry about being lost. My secretary will see you …………………..
47. It's over. You need to put it …………………. you now, and make plans for the future.
48. We’re working to …………………. the list of possible suspects.
49. They had enough food to see them …………………. the winter.
50. Two local students later owned …………………. to the prank.
51. Now that the baby is eating solid food, she just gobbles …………………. anything we put in front of her.
52. After college, his father will be setting him …………………. with a position at the firm.
II. IDIOMS: Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word to make an idiom
1. He still believes that all women are goddesses under the …………………..
2. When …………………. came to shove, I always stood up for him.
3. If we all work together to organize the warehouse, we'll have it done in a day. Many hands make ………………….
work.
4. I've still got a few jobs to do around the ranch before I can call it …………………. for the day.
5. The thought of growing old depresses me. I'd rather die with my …………………. on.
6. If you keep working 80-hour weeks, you'll run yourself into the …………………. sooner than later.
7. He tried …………………. the wool over our eyes by hiding the profits in separate accounts, but we were quick to
catch onto his scheme.
8. Can you please …………………. the hatchet and make up with your sister already? I can't take the constant fighting.
9. Don't worry too much about what to feed the hikers. Hunger is the best …………………., and they're going to love
whatever you serve them.
10. In the early 20th century, a respected woman in high society dramatically …………………. down in the world if she
got divorced.
11. At the end of the day, though, their company is paying for the study, and he who pays the …………………. calls the
tune.
12. His behavior is at …………………. with the interests of the company.
13. All you have to do it climb up the rope and stand on the bar. Honestly, it's like falling off a …………………..
14. With another child on the way, it looks like we'll be living from hand to …………………. for the foreseeable future.
15. I don't care if I have to drive through a blizzard—we are getting to this wedding come hell or high ………………….!
16. What's the matter with you? Do you have a screw …………………., or what?
17. Don't sneak up on me like that, you frightened me out of my ………………….!
18. She’s still very angry, of course, but if you ask me it’s a case of least said soonest …………………..
19. If you insult me like that again, I'll knock your …………………. off!
20. Thanks for bringing me some extra cash—you really saved my …………………..
21. Just call us on this number if you have any problems, and we'll be back in the …………………. of an eye.
22. These politicians don't give two …………………. about the ordinary people.
23. I'm sorry, but that ridiculous rationale cuts no …………………. with me and will not change my mind.
24. The bosses are giving everyone an extra bonus this year, but I suspect it's a way of …………………. the pill with the
massive layoffs that are scheduled.
25. Come on, Jim, this is a party! Let your …………………. down and go a little wild!
26. I know they're offering you less money than you'd hoped for, but at least it's a good job—…………………. a loaf is
better than no bread.
27. A: "If only I'd invested in that company when they started up, I'd be a millionaire by now!" B: "Well, he who
…………………. is lost."
28. My partner had been cooking the books for years, and he left me …………………. the bag when the business
collapsed.
29. We've all moved on from that problem, so there's no use flogging a dead …………………..
30. The CEO was quick to bring the junior board member to …………………. after the latter spoke out of turn at the
annual general meeting.
31. When it comes to this job, you have to take the rough with the ………………….. It's hard, but it's worth it.
32. A: "Every time Henry gets paid, he seems to go on a spending ………………….." B: "Right? He always shows up at
work in a beautiful new designer suit within days of payday.
33. This promotion has meant I can provide for my family much more easily, but it's so demanding that I don't see
them all that much—what you gain on the swings, you lose on the …………………..
34. I know you think that the end …………………. the means, but stealing to feed the poor is still stealing.
35. We were on his tail until he gave us the …………………..
36. I'm on the road for three months at a time for work, so I've gotten pretty used to living out of a …………………..
37. We expect our writers to contribute about 15 articles per week, so you're going to have to pull your ………………….
up if you want to stay a part of this team.
38. I should have the report ready for you by this afternoon, I just need to come to …………………. with this new
software update first.
39. Getting strike-outs is the …………………. of the game when you're a pitcher.
40. I believe your statements about the city's homelessness problem have rather missed the …………………..
41. The serial purse snatcher came to a …………………. end when he encountered a little old lady trained in karate.
42. I hate to rain on your …………………., but I think your A in chemistry was actually a clerical error.
43. I don't want to go to the gala tonight, but my wife is eager to rub …………………. with the upper class.
44. Anna and Beth are together all the time these days—they're as thick as …………………..
45. I can't believe I let that guy take me for a …………………. like that.
46. Politicians have two skills: making empty promises and then …………………. the buck when they fail to deliver on
them.
47. We can't turn in a half-finished report, so we need to stay up all night and get it done. In for a penny, in for a
…………………..
48. I need to start getting more sleep at night, because lately I've had a memory like a …………………..
49. Don't come to the office this weekend. All work and no play makes Jack a …………………. boy.
50. With only one hit song, it was obvious that the young pop star was going to be just another …………………. in the
pan.
51. Jason has really turned over a new …………………. —he hasn't been in the slightest bit of trouble in months.
52. I didn't have any instructions for reassembling the machine, so it was just a case of trial and …………………. until I
got it right.
III. WORD FORM. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word form
1. Their parents had a …………………. streak and didn't approve of dancing. (PURITAN)
2. The crowd was held spellbound by her ………………….. (ORATOR)
3. They lacked the …………………. to pay for the repairs. (WHERE)
4. The company is now on a sound financial ………………….. (FOOT)
5. They knew all along that human …………………. had contributed to the deaths. (FALL)
6. They were becoming deeply …………………. by the government’s lack of concern. (BITTER)
7. The slave trade had an …………………. effect on world history. (ERADICATE)
8. He became chairman in …………………. to Bernard Allen. (SUCCESS)
9. They demanded adequate …………………. for their work. (NUMBER)
10. The name Chanel became a …………………. for elegance. (WORD)
11. We're prepared to play …………………. with the company if it means we'll be paid the appropriate amount for our
work. (BALL)
12. She had shown …………………. support for the cause. (FLAG)
13. A group of …………………. refugees stood waiting for food. (CAST)
14. …………………. is dangerous radioactive dust that is in the air after a nuclear explosion. (FALL)
15. The company employed lawyers to find …………………. in environmental protection laws. (LOOP)
16. The children of illegal immigrants will in many cases be born ………………….. (STATE)