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40. In some parks visitors are requested to keep ______ the grass.

A) off

B) aside

C) out

D) away

41. Keep ______ alcohol and don’t smoke.

A) at

B) with in

C) away

D) off

42. He kept ______ trying to annoy me and in the end I just hit him.

A) in

B) on

C) at

D) with

43. If you want to make a good impression ,it’s important to ______

your colleagues.
A) keep away from

B) keep in with

C) keep out of

D) keep on at

44. This nuclear power station let ______ a cloud of dangerous gases.

A) down

B) in

C) off

D) out

45. Instead of being sent to prison, The shoplifter was ______ with a

fine.
A) let away

B) let off

C) let loose

D) let out

46. The children had great fun ______ fireworks.

A) letting out

B) letting in

C) letting down D) letting off

47. I’ve just heard that John Parker - you remember who robbed a

house a few years ago- is being ______ this weekend.
A) let down

B) let out

C) let through

D) let off

48. The dog let ______ a yowl of pain when accidentally stepped on

its tail.
A) out

B) off

C) up

D) through

49. As the doctor arrived to attend to the girl who had fainted, the

crowd moved to one side to ______.
A) let him off

B) let him through

C) let him down

D) let him out

50. If you don’t know what the word means, you’d better ______ in

the dictionary.
A) look it over B) look for it

C) look it up

D) look into it

51. Our living room looks ______ the mountains.

A) up to

B) at

C) to

D) on to

52. ______ ! (Be careful) There is a car coming!

A) look at

B) look out

C) hold up

D) keep up

53. I’d like to ______ the house before I decide to rent it.

A) look over

B) look into

C) look out

D) look up

54. I ______ the paper for news of the proposed strike, but didn’t

find anything.
A) looked over

B) looked into

C) looked on

D) looked through

55. Was that true or did you ______?

A) make it up

B) make it out

C) make it off

D) make it over

56. I was ______ (moving towards) the post office when it suddenly

started to rain.
A) running down

B) taking up

C) get through

D) making for

57. I must get a new pair of boots. I’ve ______ my old ones.

A) worn off

B) worn down C) worn out

D) worn away

58. After working all day in the garden Homer was ______.

A) worn out

B) worn down C) worn off

D) worn away

59. Looking carefully, we made ______ a tall figure in the darkness.

A) out

B) over

C) up

D) off

60. We must ______ our minds about where to go for our holidays

this year.
A) make out

B) make off

C) make up

D) make for

61. Can you make ______ this prescription, please?

A) up

B) over

C)  for

D) off

62. Some working parents ______ being absent all day by giving

their children lots of presents.
A) make out

B) make out of C) make up

D) make up for

63. Heidi and John had a big quarrel but later ______.

A) made over

B) made off

C) made up

D) made out

64. I don’t believe a word you’re saying. I think you’ve made the

whole thing ______.
A) for

B) up

C) out

D) down

65. The other day I came ______ an advert for a job you might be

interested in.
A) through

B) over

C) across

D) around

66. How did you come ______ that cut on your chin?

A) by

B) down

C) in for

D) across

67. How is the new book coming ______, (progressing) Simon?

A) along

B) down

C) in

D) up

68. The policeman told the people to ______ when they stopped to

watch the accident.
A) hurry up

B) get away

C) go off

D) move along

69. Although she was only sixteen she looked a lot older. In fact, she

could easily pass ______ twenty-one.
A) away

B) for

C) in

D) off

70. We ______ from the hotel early the following morning.

A) called off

B) passed out

C) set off

D) turned off

71. Before we start the meeting today I’d like to ______ (distribute)

some notes I’ve made about the forthcoming advertising campaign.
A) let down

B) send out

C) pass out

D) give on

72. He stole one of the officers’ uniforms and managed to escape by

passing himself ______ as a guard.
A) by

B) out

C) through

D) off

73. All my hard work paid ______ in the end - I came top of the class

in the exam.
A) up

B) off

C)  out

D) in

74. He put six rings on the table and told her to ______ the one she

liked best.
A) pick off

B) pick out

C) pick at

D) pick on

75. Excuse me, sir, but may I ask how you came ______ (obtained)

these goods?
A) after

B) by

C) out

D) over

76. Laughing Boy (horse) ______ second in the 2.15 race at Ascot.

A) came in

B) came by

C) came over

D) came out

77. He ______ quite a lot of money when his parents died.

A) came over

B) came down C) came into

D) came on

78. There were so many people leaving the hotel that it took nearly

an hour to ______.
A) check up

B) check out

C) check in

D) check over

79. The police will check ______ your story, so tell the truth.

A) in to

B) out of

C) over

D) up on

80. Rosemary ______ a beautiful necktie for her husband’s birthday.

A) picked over B) picked on

C) picked out

D) picked off

81. Do you ever pick ______ hitch-hikers?

A) along

B) down

C) in

D) up

82. A: He still sucks his thumb, darling.

B: Yes, I know. It’s strange. I thought he’d have ______ it by now.
A) stop off at

B) get out of

C) grown out of

D) turn away from

Test 1

Book 2 Part C