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108. You should ______ an insurance policy.

A) take up

B) give up

C) break off

D) take out

109. The troops easily ______ the rebellion.

A) went in for B) took over

C) put down

D) showed up

110. The plane is almost taking ______ . We had better be quick.

A) off

B) in

C) on

D) up

111. How are you ______ with your new job? Do you like it?

A) looking for

B) getting along

C) waiting on

D) taking over

112. The game was ______ on account of darkness.

A) got over

B) taken off

C) put out

D) called off

113. I  want to ______ these exercises before I give them to the

teacher.
A) keep on

B) count on

C) look over

D) point out

114. The  travel agent managed to ______ the problems about my

ticket.
A) stick to

B) go with

C) make out

D) sort out

115. Peggy wants to ______ ceramics when she retires.

A) look after

B) take up

C) wear out

D) do over

116. The gun ______ while he was cleaning it; it really frightened him.

A) went off

B) cut off

C) ran over

D) put up

117. Susan works so hard that no one in the office can ______ her.

A) put up with

B) go without

C) get along with

D) keep up with

118. They ______ the old building and built a new one.

A) tried out

B) put off

C) cut off

D) tore down

119. So many people came that there were not enough sandwiches to

______.
A) go around

B) pass for

C) show off

D) put on

120. We  seem to have ______ your size. Can you come back next

week?
A) sold out of

B) keep up with

C) sent out for

D) given away

Choose the best alternative to replace the underlined words.

121. We had to cancel the party last week.

A) break off

B) let off

C) put off

D) call off

122. Let’s  postpone

  the meeting till Friday.

A) put off

B) call off

C) hold off

D) carry out

123. I’ve had flu for a week now: I just can’t get rid of it.

A) shake it off

B) shake it out

C) shake it down

D) shake it up

124. His  father often criticizes him.

A) takes him off

B) runs him down

C) puts him off

D) lets him down

125. My father was raised in a small village.

A) called up

B) brought up

C) taken off

D) come out

126. You are never too late to start

  a new sport.

A) set up

B) take in

C) call up

D) take up

127. The meeting ended in disorder.

A) broke out

B) broke down C) broke up

D) broke off

128. His project has failed to be completed .

A) fallen through

B) fallen behind

C) fallen back

D) fallen off

129. She  pretended

  that she couldn’t swim.

A) turned out

B) made out

C) turned up

D) made up

130. My father has stopped

  smoking.

A) taken out

B) turned down C) given up

D) given back

131. When you make a promise you must fulfill it.

A) carry it out B) carry it on

C) carry it off

D) carry it over

132. When she got thinner she had to make

  her dress smaller.

A) make for

B) put off

C) make over

D) take in

133. He called me a liar and I told him if he didn’t apologize

 I’d punch

him on the nose.
A) make it out B) make it over C) put it back

D) take it back

134. I am getting fat; I ought to start

  tennis.

A) take up

B) make up

C) put up

D) set out

135. He was so astonished

  that for a moment he was lost for words.

A) worn out

B) taken aback C) brought up

D) break down

136. I have so much work to do that I can’t accept

 any more.

A) take in

B) take after

C) take up

D) take on

137. I didn’t feel like going to the dentist’s so I delayed

  going there

until I had a really bad toothache.
A) put off

B) put by

C) put on

D) put out

138. I really must buy a car so I’m going to save

  some money every

month until I can afford one.
A) put by

B) put up

C) put off

D) put on

139. His father died of lung cancer and the doctor attributed it

  to the

fact that he was a heavy smoker.
A) took it off

B) carried it back

C) thought it over

D) put it down

140. He just seems to spend

  money like water these days.

A) fall through B) go through

C) put off

D) give out

141. I had a wonderful idea to save money but it didn’t succeed

.

A) catch up

B) bring out

C) come off

D) come up

142. Please  visit me

  when you come to Ankara.

A) call me up

B) stand for me

C) look me up

D) look for me

143. That looks a nice flat. Shall we inspect

  it if it is for sale?

A) look on

B) look over

C) look to

D) look through

144. Being the second child of three, he tends to admire

  his elder

brother and despise

  his younger sister.

A) look over / look up

B) make up to / make over

C) make for / make up to

D) look up to / look down on

145. As we had a long way to go, we left

 at five in the morning.

A) set off

B) put up

C) stood for

D) set about

146. The  Prime Minister established

  a committee to discuss ways of

improving the Turkish economy.
A) set up

B) put out

C) kept up

D) found out

147. The factory has reduced

   its workforce by 50%.

A) cut back

B) cut off

C) set off

D) taken in

148. The editor had to omit

  several articles because of lack of space.

A) cut down

B) cut out

C) cut off

D) cut away

149. He  gave a lift

 to three students outside London and dropped

them off in Watford.
A) called up

B) brought up

C) took up

D) picked up

150. Our radio can receive

  the Voice of America very clearly.

A) get on

B) take off

C) pick out

D) pick up

Book 2 Part C

Test 4