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82. He’s started school, hasn’t he? How is he doing

?

A) getting on

B) looking after C) showing up

D) taking up

83. This factory can produce

  fifty cars a day.

A) turn over

B) turn off

C) turn out

D) turn up

84. When do you expect to finish

?

A) get over

B) get out

C) get through D) get down

85. You may omit

  the second question.

A) hand in

B) leave out

C) take off

D) put out

86. Robert wanted to discuss a problem with his advisor.

A) take up

B) look up

C) talk over

D) get through

87. The tailor let out

  the waist of the jacket.

A) enlarged

B) shortened

C)  shrank

D) set free

88. She  passed out

  in a crowded bus.

A) got on

B) got out

C) fainted

D) stood

89. The municipality pulled down

  much of Ankara in the 1980s.

A) misused

B) suppressed C) discovered

D) demolished

90. He  proposed

  a very good suggestion.

A) put in

B) put down

C) put out

D) put forward

91. I refuse to put up with

  his actions any longer.

A) pretend

B) support

C)  endure

D)  consider

92. The meeting was postponed until next week.

A) put off

B) put away

C) put out

D) put up

93. My headache isn’t serious. It will disappear

  gradually.

A) break off

B) wear off

C) tear off

D) put off

94. To me it was a very funny story, but when I told it nobody

seemed to catch on.
A) laugh

B) be pleased

C) understand

D)  listen to it

95. Their rear windows overlook

  a lovely garden.

A) look out on B) are opposite     C) take in

D) are close to

96. The effects of the drug will wear off

  soon.

A) disappear

B) tolerate

C) heal

D)  prevent

97. This opportunity is too good to refuse.

A) turn down

B) turn away

C) turn off

D) turn over

98. The design of the new car seems excellent, but we haven’t

t

ested it on the road.

A) tried it out B) traded it in

C) tuned it up

D) thrown it off

99. He said he wasn’t interested in helping out, but I’ll try to talk

 him

round

.

A) persuade

B) scold

C) argue with

D) employ

100. Whenever George starts talking, Jim simply switches off.

A) falls asleep

B) leaves the room

C) stops listening

D) interrupts him

1.

If the car ______ once more, I’m going to get a new one.
A) breaks down

B) comes about

C) gives in

D) changes down

2.

Not one of the girl’s teachers could ______ her poor examination
results.
A) act out

B) answer back C) account for

D) ask after

3.

New students spend the first few days ______ themselves ______
the layout of the university.
A) calling / out

B) bringing / about

C) acquainting / with

D) carrying / on

4.

You go now and I’ll ______ you later.
A) catch up with

B) back up

C) go back on

D) come about

5.

We certainly didn’t ______ all this rain when we booked the
holiday.
A) hold out

B) back up

C) figure out

D) run into

6.

If you will just ______ me for a few moments, I’ll explain the
reasons behind the decision.
A) turn over to B) take up with C) bear with

D) care for

7.

He was glad he had ______ the first question.
A) took up withB) disposed of C) run into

D) got ahead

8.

Our advisors ______ the plan, saying that it would be too costly.
A) got over

B) got through with

C) got out of

D) came out against

9.

His new novel ______ in the fall.
A) shows up

B) takes up

C)  sets  out

D) comes out

10. She could ______ a year’s salary in a week if you let her.

A) put up with B) run through C) put aside

D) carry out

11. A row of back-to -back houses is being ______ to make way for

new flats.
A) pulled down B) held up

C) closed down D) turned up

12. I always try to ______ my friends when they’re ill.

A) care for

B) change up

C) call on

D) live on

13. How do you manage to ______ such a small salary?

A) live on

B) put down

C) keep on

D) hold on to

14. He often ______ his dinner so that he can get more work done.

A) hangs on

B) goes without

C) eats away

D) ends up

15. The river is _____ the bank _____ in several places.

A) eating / away

B) embarking / on

C) handing / over

D) letting / in

16. He was living in El Salvador when the war _____.

A) broke out

B) broke down C) broke up

D) broke into

17. If you have any questions while I’m talking, feel free to ______.

A) look on

B) come up

C) break in

D) look for

18. In both physical appearance and personality, John ______ his

father.
A) takes up

B) looks after

C) takes after

D) looks in

19. I was quite sad about my friend’s death, but slowly I ______ it.

A) got over

B) got out

C) got out of

D) came to

20. While he was looking on at the football game he ______ an old

classmate from high school days.
A) ran over

B) ran after

C) ran across

D) went into

TEST - 4

Test 4

Book 2 Part C