Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from the list.. Use the correct tense or structure: carry out, cut down, get on, hold up, dip into, make up, bring out, break out, cu
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Exercises:
I Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from the list Use the correct tense or
structure: carry out, cut down, get on, hold up, dip into, make up, bring out, break out, cut off, get over, put out, work out, let down, turn out, lead to
1 Now, don’t us We’re counting on you to cook something really special for the party this Saturday
2 Over eating and lack of exercise can _ _ serious health problems in later life
3 Giving up my job to go and live aboard _ _ to be the biggest mistake I’ve ever made
4 He _ _ some story about catching the wrong train to explain his lateness
5 If you want to lose weight, you should _ _ on amount of dairy products you eat
6 Modern computers are capable of the most complex operations in micro-seconds
7 It’s no the sort of book you’d want to read from cover but it’s quite interesting to _ _ now and then
8 The start of the concert was _ _ by the late arrival of the group
9 The gas supply was _ _ for about four hours as they had to repair some leaking pipes
10 Toby’s _ _ really well at his new job He’s already been promoted twice
11 Quick action by the police prevented fighting from _ _ between rival groups of fans after the football match
12 I hear FIAT have _ _ a new model but I haven’t seen it yet
13 She _ _ the problem of lack of time by hiring a house-cleaner
14 Herbie asked them to _ _ their cigarettes as he is allergic to smoke
15 It is said that Isaac Newton _ _ the law of gravity after he’d been hit on the head by an apple!
Trang 2Key: 1 Let…down 5 cut down 9 cut off 13 got over
II Put in these forms: brought up against, face up to, get round to, go out into, look forward to, looks out over, went back on, put up with, take up on, looks up to, cut back on, come in for, make
up for, go through with, look down on
1 The government’s economic policies have a lot of criticism
2 You’ll have to work very hard today to _ the time you wasted yesterday
3 I should _ my problems and not try to avoid them
4 Do you think he’s really likely to his threat?
5 It was so stuffy indoors that I had to the fresh air
6 I’m feeling nervous I’m not giving my presentation
7 The government is to spending on the armed forces
8 He really his older brother
9 He _ his promise to tell nobody about this
10 I meant to do the ironing but I didn’t it
11 The house is on the top of the cliff and the English Channel
12 I left the job because I couldn’t my boss a moment longer
13 Actually, can I you _ your offer of a bed for the night?
14 Small boys often little girls and refuse to play with them
15 I had big ideas until I was the reality of the situation
Trang 3III workout the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences: let in , get off, throw away, stay in, come back, cross out, pay back, get on , turn up, fall over, take back, go off, lie down, go away , put off
1 I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to _ me _
2 Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to all evening
3 Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll you on Friday
4 The sidewalk is very icy Be careful you don’t
5 I was feeling so tired I had to on the bed for a while
6 I saw Martin the bus and go straight home
7 Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he is going to
8 The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to
9 I’ll have to these books to the library
10 Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to
11 Don’t that box We can use it again
12 If you make a mistake on the form, just _ it
13 I can’t hear the radio Could you it a little?
14 I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t
15 Never _ until tomorrow what you can do today
IV Complete each sentence using a phrasal verb that means the same as the words in brackets
1 The football match had to be because of the weather (cancelled)
2 The story Kate told wasn’t true She (invented it)
3 A bomb near the station, but no one was injured (exploded)
4 How long are you going to working? (continue)
Trang 45 George finally nearly an hour late (arrived)
6 We are going to _ an outing for our group (arrange)
7 A number of buildings are going to be to make way for the new road (demolished)
8 We need to make a decision today at the latest We can’t _any longer (delay it)
9 You can hardly on £100 a week (manage to live)
10 The noise is terrible I can’t _ (tolerate it)
11 For the sake of your health, you ought to alcohol (stop)
12 Teachers should encourage kids to for themselves (discover things)
13 I’m afraid the machine has (stopped working)
14 Our phone has been , so ring me on my mobile (disconnected)
15 We need to the situation (fully discuss)
V Rewrite the sentences, using the correct synonym of the underlined phrasal verbs: appear, cancel, consider, continue, delay, delete, demolish, discover, discuss, display, erect, examine, execute, occupy, omit, postpone, prepare, reduce, reject, represent, explode, resemble, return, stop, select, review, calculate, tolerate
1 You’ll have to cut down your living expenses a little Cut back (on) : giảm bớt (reduce)
2 I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you Suy nghĩ kỹ, cân nhắc (consider)
3 That company is going to put up a new building on this corner Dựng, xây dựng (erect)
4 The two girls take after their mother very much in appearance Giống (resemble)
5 Look each sentence over carefully Cross out the incorrect words Xóa (delete)
6 Mr Lam’s job seems to take up all of his spare time Chiếm (time, không gian, sức lực)
7 They are going to pull that building down Phá hủy, phá sập (demolish)
8 We had to call off the picnic because of the bad weather Hủy bỏ (cancel)
Trang 59 We heard the bomb go off five miles away Nổ (explode)
10 These books are overdue When are you going to take them back? Trở lại
11 When you make up that list for me, don’t leave any names out
12 We worked out how much of our salaries we would have to save each year tính toán (calculate)
13 That woman certainly tried hard to show off her abilities phô trương, khoe khoang (display)
14 When I was looking through my papers, I came across this picture Tình cờ gặp
15 I suggest that you talk the matter over with your boss first of all thảo luận; bàn luận (discuss)
16 Did the workers carry out the foreman’s instructions carefully? Tiến hành; thực hiện (execute)
17 Is the committee going to turn down his application for admission? Từ chối (refuse); bác bỏ, loại
bỏ (reject)
18 Should we go over the lesson now or put it off until later tonight? Xem xét; kiểm tra (examine); Hoãn lại (postpone, delay)
19 How many people do you expect to show up at the meeting tonight? đến (arrive)
20 I think this storm will hold up the flights ngừng (stop);hoãn lại (delay)
21 There are some pens here Why don’t you pick out one or two? Chọn, chọn ra
22 I tried to interrupt the two men, but they went on arguing anyway Tiếp tục
23 Trevor gave up playing football years ago Từ bỏ
24 Those three letters are an abbreviation They stand for something Tượng trưng cho
25 I don’t see how you can put up with such bad working conditions Chịu đựng
Key:
VI Replace the underlined works with a phrasal verb
1 We’ve arranged a meeting for next Tuesday Fixed up
2 Be careful! There’s a car coming Look out
Trang 63 The government is introducing a new tax on computers Bringing in
4 I was always nervous as the plane went into the air Took off
5 The problem isn’t going to just disappear Go away
6 Everything is so expensive Prices seem to be increasing all the time Going up
7 How did the accident happen? Come about
8 There used to be a restaurant here, but it went out of business a year ago Closed down
9 A: they’re going to demolish this beautiful old building Pull down- giving out
B: I know Some protesters were distributing leaflets about it
10 Tom often pays us short visits without warning Calls in(on)/ drops in (on) us
11 I didn’t expect to win the competition I only entered it for a joke Went in for
12 Before you accept this offer, please consider it carefully Think it over
13 We can’t continue if you don’t co-operate Carry on/ go on
14 He was offered a new job, but he refused it because he didn’t want to move house Turn it down
15 I’m sure we’ll all remember this holiday with great pleasure Look back on
VII Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first Use the words in brackets
1 I’m trying to find my diary (looking)
2 You’re too young to stop working (give)
3 This bag is Janet’s (belongs)
4 The police continued to watch the house (carried)
5 They talked about the plan (discussed)
6 I haven’t got any money left (run)
7 The staff all have great respect for their boss (look)
8 I wouldn’t tolerate such terrible conditions (put)
9 They’ll have to postpone the game (off)
10 I visited some old friends while I was in Manchester.(called)
11 I’m trying to reduce the amount of coffee I drink (cut)
Trang 712 We’re trying to arrange a holiday together (up)
13 The teacher was dictating so fast, we couldn’t go as fast as her (keep)
14 I always like to enter quiz competition (go)
15 We got some money from the insurance company, but nothing could compensate for losing my wedding ring (make)
16 I found this film quite disappointing (let)
17 I don’t think Jack’s story about seeing the ghost was true (made)
18 I’m boring with waiting for her to telephone (fed)
19 The fire suddenly started in the early hours of the morning (broke)
20 If you don’t know the number, you can find it in the phone book (up)
Key:
1 I’m looking for my diary
2 You’re too young to give up working
3 This bag belongs to Janet
4 The police carried on watching the house
5 They discussed the plan
6 I have run out of money
7 The staff all look up to their boss
8 I wouldn’t put up with such terrible conditions
9 They’ll have to put off the game/ put the game off
10 I called on some old friends while I was in Manchester
11 I’m trying to cut down (on) the amount of coffee I drink
12 We’re trying to fix up a holiday together
13 The teacher was dictating so fast, we couldn’t keep up with her
14 I always like to go in for quiz competition
15 We got some money from the insurance company, but nothing could make up for losing my wedding ring
16 I found this film let me down
Trang 817 I think Jack made up the story about seeing the ghost
18 I’m fed up with waiting for her to telephone
19 The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning
20 If you don’t know the number, you can look it up in the phone book
VIII Complete the sentences, using one of these phrasal verbs (in the correct form) Use a dictionary if you need
Go on/ cross out / turn up / break into / put off / come across / make up/
wear out / set up / see off / give up /show round / run out of / carry out /
put out / catch up / turn down / take off / cut down / blow up
1 Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to _ you _ ? show … round
2 The children _ a little poem and wrote it in the card Made up
3 Sue was offered a job as a translator but she _ it _ turn …down
4 His shoes are quite He’ll have to get a new pair Worn out
5 They have had to the football match because of snow Put…off
6 Kathy is going to Australia tomorrow I’m going to the airport to _ her _ see…off
7 He’s missed so much school that he’s going to find it very hard to _ catch up
8 It took firefighters three hours to the blaze Put out
9 Rachel knew that Rose would be worried if she didn’t _ turn up
10 They never seemed to things to say to each other Run outof
11 Terrorists had threatened to the embassy Blow up
12 Can you imagine who I while I was in Paris? Came across
13 An investigation was by the local police Carried out
14 A house in our neighborhood was _ last night Broken into
15 The doctor advised him to his working hours Cut down
16 If you make a mistake on the form, just it cross …out
17 Burton smiled and _ with his work Went on
18 He’s been feeling much better since he _ smoking Gave up
19 She _ her clothes _ and got into bed Took…off
Trang 920 Zedco wants to _ a new sales office in Germany set up
Multiple choice
1 Could you a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?
A Get on well B get on C hold on(chờ) D stand on
2 Extension 286? I’ll
3 For me, the film didn’t all the enthusiastic publicity it received
A Come up B live up C turn up to D live up to live up to : Xứng đáng với
4 Jack and Linda last week They just weren’t happy together
5 I’m Tom’s address Do you know it?
A Looking on B finding out C looking for D getting for
6 I can with most things but I can’t stand noisy children
A Put aside B put on C put up D put off
put up with sb/sth = to endure sb/sth : chịu đựng
7 If we don’t do something now, the birds are going to soon
A Die of B die with C die out(chết sạch) D die on
8 If you really want to lose weight, you need to eating desserts
A Give away B give up C put off D take off
9 I had to her request for a loan Her credit was just not good enough
A Turn on B turn off C turn down(từ chối) D turn into
10 I need to _ from work and take a holiday
A Go away B get away C relax on D run on
Get away from sth: thoát khỏi
11 It to be a beatiful night tonight!
Trang 10A Turned into B turned out C turned on D turned off
Turn out : hóa ra, thành ra
12 I want you to _ every bad word you’ve said about my brother
Take back one’s words: rút lại lời nói
13 When I was turning out my cupboard I this photograph of my uncle
A Came over B came round C came across D came into
Come across sb/sth: tình cờ gặp
14 He in German, but moved to the US at the age of 18
A Brought to B grew up (lớn lên) C turned off D went to
15 He the club on recommendation from his friend Jack
A Got in B got on C got by D got into Get into a club, team, school: gia nhập, nhập học
16 He _ unleaded gas and left on his journey
A Poured on B filled up with (đổ đầy) C filled up D poured with
17 He spent the entire night thinking and in the end _ a brilliant idea
A Received with B got up C came up with(đề xuất) D came out
18 We’re not ready yet, we are going to have to the meeting until next week
A Take off B put off(hoãn lại) C take on D go off
19 Let’s _ the grammar one more time before the test
A Go through B come over C go on D go over
Go over: xem lại, ôn lại
20 Look Jack, I’ve _ your bad behavior long enough!
A Put up B put through C put up with D get on well
21 Make sure to _ pick-pockets when you go to the market
Look/ watch out for sth/sb : coi chừng
Trang 1122 My sister _ my cats while I was away on vacation
23 Our flight was delayed, but we finally _ shortly after midnight
24 Our school _ for the summer holidays on the 10th of July
A Breaks up B breaks down C breaks off D breaks in
breaks off: tạm ngừng hoạt động
25 She promised to _ her cigarette smoking to five a day
26 The bus only stops here to _ passengers
A Get off B pick up(đón) C alight D get on
27 The child was _ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street
A Knocked out B knocked down C run out D run across
28 The exact questions she had prepared perfect answers for _ in the exam
A Came out B came in C came through D came up
come up: được nêu lên, đưa ra
29 There is just too much work to be done We’ll have to _ some new employees
A Get on B take on ( Sb: tuyển dụng) C take off D get off
30 We’d better stop soon Otherwise, we’ll _ of gas
31 We _ at six in the morning on our drive to the Grand Canyon
32 When I was staying in German last year, I _ quite a lot of German
33 After Joe’s mother died, he was _ up by his grandmother
Trang 1234 Unfortunately, I had to _ Bob for his poor performance
Tell off sb for doing sth: quở trách, phê bình
35 Unfortunately, our school had to _ the music department because of lack of funds
A Give up B do away with(loại trừ) C get away D take back
36 We are going for a drink now Why don’t you _ ?
A Follow up B follow after C come along(đi theo) D come with
37 When you go to New York, _ the bad restaurants offering cheap food
A Look for B look out for C look head D look on
38 Don’t worry about trying to catch the last train home, as we can easily _ you up for the night
Put sb up: thu xếp chỗ ở tạm
39 I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _ this morning
A Come on B ring out C go off(reo, kêu vang) D turn on
40 He furiously told the beggar to
A Clear up B clear off(cút xéo) C clear away D clear after
41 He tried to join the army but he was because of his poor health
A Tried out B put out C turned off D turned down
turn sb/sth down: từ chối
42 I was very unlucky My car was _ on my way home
A Broke B broken off C broken D broken down (hỏng máy)
43 Many elderly people have to live on the money they _ when they were working
A Laid up B put back C set up D put aside (để dành)
44 Old Mr Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _
45 The police disturbed a gang of men who were _ a chemist’s in Central London last night
Trang 13A Breaking into ( đột nhập) B breaking out C getting through D talking over
46 A new study group has been _ by the United Nations
47 All his plans for starting his business fell
Fall through : (thất bại)
48 Come _, children! Get your coats on or you’ll be late for school
49 Don’t _ up yet, you will soon be able to play the trumpet well
50 If it’s raining tomorrrow, we shall have to put _ the match till Sunday
51 He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he will _ someone crossing the street
A Crash down B knock down C turn over D come across
knock down/ knock over sb: húc ngã
52 I’ll call _ you at 6 o’clock
53 He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth
A Went in B went off C came out (lộ ra) D came through
54 He took the trouble to write _ the complete list for us
Write out: viết với đầy đủ thông tin vào…
55 He wanted to _ off all his work before he came to the cinema with us
56 Hello Is that 956782? Please put me _ to the manager
57 His father’s death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to _ it