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22. Several students fainted during the display but they were soon

brought ______ .
A) round

B) at

C) under

D) up

23. We live in a friendly community and everyone ______ each other

very well.
A) gets on with

B) gets up to

C) gets out of

D) gets down to

24. How are you ______ your studies? Do you feel that you are

making headway?
A) getting down to

B) getting ahead of

C) getting on with

D) get up to

25. How’s Pauline ______ in her new job?

A) getting by

B) getting through

C) getting on

D) getting along with

26. I ______ (visited) for a chat on my way home from work.

A) called in

B) got in

C) turned back

D) fell in

27. Do you think you could ______ the cleaner’s on your way home

tonight?
A) call down on

B) call in at

C) call away to

D) call out to

28. I’ve just heard that they’re ______ (increasing/raising) my rent at

the end of next month.
A) turning up

B) taking up

C) putting up

D) holding up

29. They ______ (erected/built) that block of flats two years ago.

A) set up

B) turned up

C) put up

D) put on

30. I find her husband unbearable, and I can’t imagine how she can

put ______ his awful behaviour.
A) on to

B) up with

C) down on

D) away from

31. I ______ (ordered by post) the catalogue two weeks ago, but it

still hasn’t arrived.
A) passed out B) sent for

C) called for

D) wrote for

32. Be careful with the bomb! The slightest touch might ______!

A) set it up

B) set it off

C) set it out

D) set it down

33. This strike has set us ______ months.

A) up

B) down

C) back

D) off

34. We ______ (began our journey) at 6.30 in the morning.

A) broke out

B) got away

C) set off

D) went off

35. Hello! Is that the Grand Hotel? Could you ______ the manager,

please?
A) put me up with

B) put me on to

C) put me in for

D) put me through to

36. The idea of a balanced diet is difficult to _________ to those who

know little about food values.
A) come across B) take in

C) make over

D) put across

37. A: Who was on the phone?

B: I don’t know. He ______ before I could ask.
A) hold back

B) rang off

C) got down

D) went off

38. My father was ______ (hit/knocked down) by a bus on his work to

work.
A) gone by

B) broken downC) got down

D) run down

39. The battery has run ______.

A) down

B) out

C) over

D) about

40. Because of possible bomb threats, the Queen has decided to

______ her proposed  visit to Northern Ireland next month.
A) call out

B) call away

C) call up

D) call off

41. My father was called ______ halfway through the Second World

War.
A) in

B) over

C) up

D) off

42. Do you think you could ______ these figures for me, just to make

sure they’re correct.
A) check over

B) check off

C) check in

D check through

43. I hope the weather will ______ before we leave for Brighton.

A) clear off

B) go off

C) clear up

D) go away

44. Oh, Miss Jones, would you mind ______ these figures again,

please?
A) going by

B) going into

C) going over

D) going after

45. Help yourself to an apple. I think there are enough to ______.

A) hand in

B) go round

C) have on

D) fix up

46. It looks as if the weather is beginning to ______ at last.

A) clear off

B) clear out

C) clear away

D) clear up

47. This is a word I have never come ______ before.

A) across

B) on

C) through

D) to

48. It must be spring; the leaves have started ______ (appearing) on

all the trees in the park.
A) breaking up B) bringing up C) coming out

D) coming down

49. The government may be hiding the facts now, but they are bound

to ______ sooner or later.
A) come back

B) come in

C) come out

D) come up

50. Why don’t you ______ (visit us) on Friday?

A) ring up

B) turn up

C) get back

D) come round

51. By the way, Jill, Gregory was asking ______ you (asking how you

are).
A) after

B) by

C) out

D) over

52. I’m afraid you’ve signed the agreement now, Mr. Blake. It’s too

late to back ______ it.
A) out of

B) away from

C) away with

D) down to

53. I tried hard but I simply couldn’t break ______ from my old habits.

A) into

B) away

C) down

D) off

54. How did you managed to come ______ even without a scratch?

A) round

B) out with

C) off

D) through

55. Many people ______ meditation to relax.

A) give up

B) make

C) take up

D) take out

56. I took ______ tennis again at the beginning of this year.

A) on

B)  with

C) by

D) up

57. Which shirt shall I ______ (wear) tonight?

A) take on

B) get on

C) go with

D) put on

58. Until I repay my bank loan, I’ll have to ______ my living expenses.

A) call off

B) cut down on C) get round

D) turn down

59. If you want to lose weight, you should ______ the number of

sweets and chocolates you eat.
A) come down with

B) take out of

C) cut down on

D) watch out for

60. The nights are beginning to draw ______ again. It was light this

time last week.
A) away

B) for

C) in

D) off

61. He drew all his money ________ the bank before he left.

A) of

B) off

C) out of

D) to

62. The taxi ______ (came to a stop) outside the station and an old

lady got out.
A) drew out

B) drew up

C) gave in

D) get down

63. I don’t think they’d really like it if we just ______ them (visited

them without telling them first).You know how they like to tidy
up before visitors come.
A) run out on

B) drop in on

C) call by

D) go along

Test 2

Book 2 Part C