300

21. If you ______ your promise to stop smoking, you’ll feel better

and live longer.
A) go into

B) stick to

C) turn into

D) come to

22. Many poor people in the world have to ______ life’s necessities.

A) go without B) got over

C) come to

D) part with

23. Because of inflation, my weekly food bill now ______ $ 25.

A) parts with

B) gets over

C) comes to

D) goes through

24. Save your money. Don’t ______ it too quickly.

A) go through B) die down

C) hold on

D) touch on

25. He had an appointment with me but he never ______.

A) turned into B) showed up

C) came to

D) look into

26. You really cough too much; you should ______ smoking.

A) cut down on

B) go through

C) get around

D) try for

27. I didn’t know you were in town. It’s strange to ______ you like

this.
A) look forward to

B) run after

C) run across

D) put up with

28. To lose weight, you have to ______ sugar and other sweet things.

A) cut down on

B) look up to

C) come up with

D) be in on

29. If a child does not ______ his parents, they probably are not very

good to him.
A) come up with

B) get rid of

C) look up to

D) get through with

30. The police are trying to ______ crime, but the underworld is very

strong.
A) do away with

B) run around with

C) be in on

D) work up to

31. If you do your homework every day, you can ______ your

classmates.
A) look forward to

B) live up to

C) run around with

D) keep up with

32. When I ______ my college years, I’m surprised that I graduated.

A) look forward to

B) look back on

C) look out for

D) do away with

33. It’s bad habit to ______ lies about things which you know are

wrong; no one will believe you.
A) give away

B) carry out

C) bring up

D) make up

34. Do you ever fail to do your duties or do you always ______ them?

A) believe in

B) live up to

C) carry out

D) clear up

35. When the noise ______ I began to speak.

A) died down

B) went without

C) broke in

D) made up

36. I tried to get through to him, but I couldn’t ______ his

misunderstanding.
A) catch on

B) clear up

C) work up to

D) catch up with

37. Despite his dislike of Jack, he had always ______ him if some

other boy at school attacked him.
A) kept up with

B) carried out

C) settled down

D) stood up for

38. Did the committee ______ the problem carefully before deciding

on it?
A) get on

B) touch on

C) clear up

D) talk over

39. Because of inflation, salaries can’t ______ the high cost of living.

A) hold on

B) get ahead

C) keep up with D) catch on

40. Right before a test, you should ______ your notes briefly to

refresh your memory.
A) touch on

B) run across

C) turn to

D) run over

41. It’s difficult for a person with a broken leg to ______ .

A) get ahead

B) go around

C) come about

D) stand out

42. The staff meeting ______ just before lunch.

A) broke out

B) broke into

C) broke up

D) brought out

43. The children were very well ______.

A) gave up

B) got off

C) brought up

D) gave up

44. The meeting was ______ as the chairman was ill.

A) called for

B) called off

C) called up

D) called out

45. He’s a very bright boy, he’s sure to ______ in his job.

A) get about

B) come out

C) get out

D) get ahead

46. He ______ all the doctors in the district with medical samples.

A) called on

B) was over

C) broke up

D) come into

47. Don’t trust her, she always ______ her word.

A) goes back

B) goes back on

C) gets over

D) gets round

48. Is there enough coffee to ______ or shall I make some more?

A) put forward B) make up

C) set in

D) go round

49. You must ______ with the sunray treatment, it’s doing you good.

A) make up

B) go up

C) go on

D) put up

50. He’s very bright, and ______ all the competitions.

A) goes into

B) gives out

C) gives in

D) goes in for

51. Time’s up. You must ______ your examination papers now.

A) get in

B) go in for

C) come up

D) give in

52. He speaks very badly, I can’t ______ what he is saying.

A) make out

B) put down

C) go over

D) get out

53. He’s a terrible liar, he’s always ______  stories.

A) getting up

B) putting through

C) making up

D) going over

54. He ______ everything I said.

A) put down

B) set out

C) picked up

D) looked to

55. The chairman ______ a very controversial idea which had little

chance of being accepted.
A) got on

B) came up

C) made for

D) put forward

56. You’re very late now we’ll have to work very hard to ______ lost

time.
A) put off

B) make up for C) make up

D) set back

57. Most girls ______  their faces.

A) make up for B) make up

C) make for

D) make off

58. The meeting has been ______ until next week.

A) put off

B) gone through

C) set out

D) taken off

59. George ______ a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke

down, but after a year or so his health and spirits picked up.
A) went out

B) ran after

C) put back

D) passed through

60. The hospital was near a main road so the patients had to ______

a lot of noise.
A) made up for

B) went down with

C) put up with

D) got over

61. She’s very much fatter. I wonder how much weight she has

______.
A) gone up

B) made up

C) put on

D) taken on

62. The telephone operator ______ me ______ almost immediately.

A) went / through

B) put / through

C) took / to

D) got / into

Book 2 Part C

Test 4