PHRASAL VERBS

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer.

1. He knows where the boy was hiding but he didn't let
A. up B. off C. on D. in
2. He promised to deliver the stuff today and has let us again.
A. up B. on C. off D. down
3. It seems that the rain is letting
A. up B. on C. off D. in
4. The traffic was held by fog.
A. up B. over C. back D. out
5. Because of the heavy rain, today the meeting will be held until next week.
A. up B. back C. out D. over
6. I would have been here sooner but the rain kept me
A. back B. from C. on D. up with
7. Keep children from the fire.
A. in with B. from C. away D. back
8. It is the most important to keep your neighbors.
A. touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
9. He promised to keep us while he was abroad.
A. in touch with B. up with C. in with D. away from
10. I took him at once, and we have been friends over since.
A. after B. to C. over D. up
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
1. Our teacher told us that if we don't the environment, our grandchildren may not even be able to
carry on living.
A. look into B. look out for C. look after D. look for
2. He may have deceived you, but he didn't take me
A. in B. off C. over D. up
3. I can't make what he means.
A. up B. for C. out D. after
4. They are all making the exit.
A. after B. out C. for D. against
5. The pain will soon pass
A. away B. off C. over D. into
6. We must make some stories to explain our absence.
A. out B. away C. off D. up
7. I ran George in the library.
A. out of B. over C. through D. into
8. You need a rest; you look run
A. through B. over C. down D. up
9. He puts some money every week.
A. away B. up C. off D. out
10. Our dog has been run by a car.
A. over B. down C. into D. through
11. You may not like the noise, but you will have to put
A. up with B. aside C. by D. down
12. I promise to look the matter.
A. for B. after C. into D. up
13. Look ! It is falling.
A. over B. at C. for D. out
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14. The two countries have broken relations.
A. out B. up C. off D. into
15. Shall have to bring this matter at the next meeting.
A. round B. up C. off D. about
16. The new government has brought many changes.
A. about B. round C. up D. off
17. She used to be thin, but she is filled a lot.
A. in B. into C. up D. out
18. Let us do these regulations.
A. away with B. over C. up D. for
19. As I have just had a tooth , I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A. taken out B. crossed out C. broken off D. tried on
20. The woman when the police told her that her son had died.
A. got over B. fell apart C. looked up D. broke down
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer.
1. When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to their houses.
A. do up B. do through C. do over D. do in
2. Bob has a bad lung cancer and his doctor advised him to smoking.
A. turn up B. give up C. take up D. put up
3. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man the exit as quickly as possible.
A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up
4. The government is thinking of bringing a law to make it compulsory for cyclists to wear
crash helmets.
A. on B. up C. in D. round
5. Susan was alone in the house when the fire
A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away.
6. I think you need to your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn't get confused.
A. dawn on B. set out C. get on with D. give in
7. Susie and Fran us last night, so I had to quickly defrost a pizza.
A. turned up B. dropped in on C. came across D. went through
8. Rebecca on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital.
A. broke up B. got ahead C. faced up D. cut in
9. Is it a compulsion that the scheme next Friday?
A. carry out B. will carry out C. carried out D. be carried out
10. No one knows where Sam is living now. The last time that I was about four years ago.
A. ran into him B. ran him out C. ran him down D. ran after him
11. All his plans for starting his own business fell
A. in B. through C. down D. away
12. Whenever a problem , we try to discuss frankly and find solutions as soon as possible.
A. comes in B. comes up C. comes off D. comes by
13. The computer isn't working - it broke this morning.
A. out B. into C. down D. over
14. The final year at the secondary school is the time for teenagers to get thinking about
choosing jobs.
A. off with B. by in C. behind with D. down to
15. On Friday night, some of our friends came to the party and for the weekend.
A. fell behind B. waited up C. stayed on D. kept up
16. I have been looking this book for months, and at last I have found it.
A. over B. up C. for D. at
17. You can always Ann to give you sound advice.
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18. The new manager very strict rules as soon as he had taken over the position.
A. settled down B. put down C. laid down D. wrote down
19. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have any solution.
A. come up with B. looked into C. thought over D. got round to
20. The speaker fails to get his message to his audience.
A. around B. in C. across D. out
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer.
1. She is a friendly person. She gets all her neighbors.
A. up well with B. down well with C. on well with D. off with
2. Jack and Linda last week. They just weren't happy together.
A. ended up B. finished off C. broke into D. broke up
3. Brian asked Judy to dinner and a movie.
A. out B. on C. for D. of
4. Her contract in two months, so she's looking for another job.
A. runs down B. runs out C. goes out D. goes away
5. I'm not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being
A. tied in B. tied down C. tied up D. tied in with
6. It's a small lamp, so it doesn't off much light.
A. cast B. give C. shed D. spend
7. When I joined the army, I found it difficult to out orders from my superiors, but I soon got
used to it.
A. call B. carry C. miss D. take
8. If too many species out, it will upset the ecosystem.
A. disappear B. die C. go D. extinct
9. It is very important for a film or a company to keep the changes in the market.
A. pace of B. track about C. touch with D. up with
10. I'm saving all my pocket money to buy a new PlayStation.
A. out B. down C. up D. away
11. The effect of the painkiller is and I begin to feel the soreness again.
A. turning out B. doing without C. fading away D. wearing off
12. Children should be taught that they have to everything after they use it.
A. put away B. pick off C. collect up D. catch on
13. I can't walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out
14. People are advised to smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on
15. It took Ted a long time to get the breakup of his marriage.
A. over B. across C. along with D. through
16. The smell of the sea his childhood.
A. took him in B. took after
C. took him back to D. took it for granted
17. Despite all the interruptions, he with his work.
A. pressed on B. held on C. stuck at D. hung out
18. The new office block well with its surroundings.
A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off
19. It's a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother. She's very frail. I hope she
A. gets over B. comes round C. pulls through D. stands up
20. It was very difficult to what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.
A. pick up B. make up C. turn out D. make out
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 COMPARISION
Exercise 1: Cho dạng đúng của tính từ trong ngoặc
1. This chair is _____________________ than that one. (comfortable)
2. Your flat is_____________________ than mine, (large)
3. The weather today is ____________________ than it was yesterday, (hot)

4. The Nile is the____________________ river in the world, (long)

5. Chinese bicycles are ____________________ than Japanese ones, (bad)
6. Mathematics is ____________________ than English, (difficult)
7. Ho Chi Minh is the ____________________ city in Vietnam, (big)
8. He drives____________________ than his friend, (careful)
9. She sings____________________ in this school, (beautiful)
10. I read ____________________ than my sister, (slow)
11. Grace is____________________ girl in our class, (old)
12. This exercise is____________________ than that one. (easy)
13. He is twice ____________________ as you. (fat)
14. Nam is ____________________ student of all. (noisy)
15. My cold is ____________________ today than it was yesterday, (good)
16. This exercise is (easy) ____________________ of all.
17. This flower is (beautiful) ____________________ than that one.
18. He has twice as (many) ____________________ books as his sister.
19. Which is the (dangerous) ____________________ animal in the world?
20. English is not so (difficult) ____________________ as Chinese.
Exercise 2: Hoàn thành các câu sử dụng cấu trúc: "COMPARATIVE + AND + COMPARATIVE":
1. This subject gets ____________________ (hard) all the time.
2. I'm just getting ____________________ (confused).
3. It's becoming ____________________ (difficult) for me to keep up.
4. The textbook just gets ____________________ (complicated).
5. I spend ____________________ (much) time on my work.
6. My list of things to do gets ____________________ (long).
7. My problem are just getting ____________________ (bad).
8. I feel happy as my happy is coming ____________________ (close).
9. Eating and traveling in this city is getting ____________________ (expensive).
10. Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got ____________________ (good).
Exercise 3: Chọn câu trả lời đúng
1. In Vietnam, it is normally in the South than in the North.
A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hoter
2. The food is than the last time I ate it.
A. badder B. bad C. worse D. worst
3. Ho Chi Minh city is than Hanoi.
A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. biger
4. Her voice is than her sister’s.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. beautifully D. more beautifully
5. Her literature result is much than it was last year.
A. good B. well C. more well D. better
6. Cinderella danced than any other girls at the ball.
A. more graceful B. gracefuler C. gracefully D. more gracefully
7. This book is the of all.
A. bored B. boring C. more boring D. most boring
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8. Mary speaks English very
A. fluent B. fluently C. more fluently D. most fluently
9. Tom runs faster than John and David runs the in the group.
A. fast B. most fast C. fastest D. most fastly
10. There is nothing than going swimming in hot weather.
A. gooder B. good C. better D. best
11. Mary is responsible as Peter.
A. more B. the most C. much D. as
12. She is student in my class.
A. most hard-working B. more hard-working
C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working
13. He drives his brother.
A. more careful than B. more carefully
C. more carefully than D. as careful as
14. Tuan writes more with fewer mistakes than the previous term.
A. careless B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly
15. My father is happy because I get results at school.
A. bad B. good C. intelligent D. well
16. Peter does better at school because he works
A. harder B. more carelessly C. more lazily D. worse
17. He can do sums more and read faster.
A. badly B. quickly C. difficultly D. fastly
18. Jane is not her brother.
A. more intelligent as B. intelligent as C. so intelligent as D. so intelligent that.
19. She is a very pupil. She spends most of her time studying.
A. hard- working B. difficult C. hard D. easy
20. My English this term is than that of last year.
A. good B. gooder C. better D. best
21. you study for these exams, you will do.
A. The harder / the better B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best D. The more hard / the more good,
22. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that it is at night, plays his music!
A. the less / the more loud B. the less / less
C. the more late / the more loudlier D. the later / the louder
23. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become
A. more and more good B. better and better
C. the more and more good D. gooder and gooder
24. The Sears Tower is building in Chicago.
A. taller B. the more tall C. the tallest D. taller and taller
25. Peter is John.
A. younger and more intelligent than B. more young and intelligent than
C. more intelligent and younger than D. the more intelligent and younger than
26. San Diego is town in Southern California.
A. more nice and nice B. the nicer C. the nicest D. nicer and nicer
27. It gets when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. the coldest and coldest
C. colder and colder D. more and more cold
28. The faster we finish,
A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner
C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner
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29. Of all athletes, Alex is
A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified
C. the more and more qualified D. the least qualified
30. The faster Thanh walks,
A. more tired B. the more tired he gets
C. he gets tired D. he gets more tired
Exercise 4: Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi
1. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
Peter...........................................................................................................................................................
2. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
According to me, Maths ............................................................................................................................
3. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Mary ..........................................................................................................................................................
4. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
The Nile .....................................................................................................................................................
5. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
No mountain ..............................................................................................................................................
6. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
She is ........................................................................................................................................................
7. He works much. He feels tired.
The more....................................................................................................................................................
8. This computer works better than that one.
That computer............................................................................................................................................
9. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
The bigger..................................................................................................................................................
10. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
The sooner .................................................................................................................................................
11. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
The better....................................................................................................................................................
12. She gets fat. She feels tired.
The fatter ...................................................................................................................................................
13. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
The older....................................................................................................................................................
14. The children are excited with the difficult games.
The more....................................................................................................................................................
15. I meet him much. I hate him much
The more....................................................................................................................................................
16. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
The less......................................................................................................................................................
17. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
The more....................................................................................................................................................
18. He speaks too much and people feel bored.
The more....................................................................................................................................................
19. The growth in the economy makes people's living condition better.
The more.....................................................................................................................................................
20. People learn a lot of things as they travel far.
The farther .................................................................................................................................................