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3.
A) answer
B) reception
C) welcome
D) consent
4.
A) civil
B) reception
C) honeymoon D) religious
5.
A) engagement B) reception
C) wedding
D) propose
6.
A) bride
B) bridesmaid
C) bridegroom
D) wife
7.
A) bride
B) bridesmaid
C) bridegroom
D) husband
8.
A) civil consentB) reception
C) honeymoon D) engagement
9.
A) juice
B) toast
C) water
D) lemonade
10. A) wedding
B) reception
C) honeymoon D) engagement
GOING SHOPPING
If you want to buy a ready-made (or we sometimes say off the
__1__) jacket, first find the jackets in the shop and look at the __2__
inside to see the size, material and make. For the price, look at the
price-__3__. To see if it will __4__ you, you can __5__ the jacket in
front of a mirror. If necessary a(an) __6__ will help you. You pay the
__7__, who you will find at the __8__ desk. He or she will take your
money, put it in the __9__ and give you your change. Make sure you
also get a(an) __10__, which you should keep and bring back to the
shop with the jacket if something is wrong with it and you want to
__11__ it or ask for a(an) __12__ of your money. In clothes shops you
pay the fixed price, of course. You don’t __13__. Or you can wait until
the __14__, when many goods are reduced in price. If you don’t like
shops, you can stay at home, look at catalogues and newspaper
advertisements and do your shopping by __15__ order.
1.
A) peg
B) made
C) record
D) tag
2.
A) list
B) receipt
C) bill
D) label
3.
A) paper
B) receipt
C) tag
D) bill
4.
A) go
B) adapt
C) tag
D) fit
5.
A) try up
B) try in
C) try on
D) try out
6.
A) cashier
B) assistant
C) worker
D) bargain
7.
A) assistant
B) cashier
C) worker
D) bargain
8.
A) cash
B) refund
C) order
D) sales
9.
A) till
B) wallet
C) bag
D) case
10. A) receipt
B) paper
C) label
D) tag
11. A) refund
B) repay
C) exchange
D) label
12. A) repay
B) refund
C) order
D) sale
13. A) agree
B) bargain
C) argue
D) discount
14. A) refund
B) bargain
C) exchange
D) sales
15. A) cash
B) shop
C) mail
D) sales
SPORTS FACILITIES AND ATHLETICS
There’s a big new sports centre near my home. There are football
__1__ tennis and basketball __2__ swimming __3__ a sports hall
with two boxing __4__ and even a skating __5__. There is also a
separate athletics __6__, where 20,000 __7__ can watch the track
__8__ on the track and the __9__ events such as jumping and throwing,
in the grass centre. The __10__ get ready in modern changing rooms
and the __11__ time and measure the events with modern equipment.
A huge electronic __12__ shows the results.
1.
A) courts
B) rings
C) pitches
D) pools
2.
A) pools
B) courts
C) rings
D) pitches
3.
A) pools
B) courts
C) rings
D) pitches
4.
A) pitches
B) rings
C) pools
D) courts
5.
A) pools
B) courts
C) stadium
D) rink
6.
A) pool
B) court
C) stadium
D) ring
7.
A) audience
B) spectators
C) watchers
D) viewers
8.
A) matches
B) plays
C) events
D) shows
9.
A) area
B) central
C) track
D) field
10. A) athletes
B) players
C) gamblers
D) officials
11. A) athletes
B) viewers
C) spectators
D) officials
12. A) scoreboard B) television
C) video
D) cinema
FOOTBALL
I play football for my local __1__ against other sides in the area.
Of course the __2__ aren’t paid, we’re just __3__. But anyway we
__4__ very hard in the evenings and we’re lucky because we can use
the __5__ of a local school. On the day of the __6__ we arrive early,
change, and put on __7__ suits to keep warm. Then the __8__, dressed
in black, calls the two __9__ to the centre to __10__ a coin to decide
who will play in which direction. Not many people come to watch the
game. We usually have a(an) __11__ of only one or two hundred. But
we enjoy it, whether we win, lose or __12__.
1.
A) group
B) team
C) side
D) squad
2.
A) referees
B) friends
C) players
D) spectators
3.
A) specialists
B) professionals
C) referees
D) amateurs
4.
A) train
B) try
C) coach
D) test
5.
A) theater
B) gymnasium C) pool
D) court
6.
A) contest
B) team
C) play
D) match
7.
A) track
B) match
C) play
D) game
8.
A) trainer
B) player
C) referee
D) coach
9.
A) trainers
B) captains
C) referees
D) coaches
10. A) fling
B) give
C) toss
D) throw
11. A) audience
B) spectator
C) group
D) crowd
12. A) draw
B) tie
C) defeat
D) beat
TELEVISION
Mass __1__ is a phrase often used to describe ways of giving
information and entertainment to very large numbers of people. It
includes newspapers, advertising and radio and, of course, television.
In most countries people can __2__ to any of three or four different
__3__. Do television programs influence our minds? Do they __4__
us? Is the news completely __5__ (neutral) or is it __6__ (considered
from one particular point of view)? Don’t the __7__ for alcohol, food
and other goods condition our minds? Even the __8__ going on week
after week telling the story of one family or group of people sometimes
make us want to copy the life-style we see on the screen. Also __9__
which give people big prizes for answering simple questions can
make us greedy. Some programs are watched by tens of millions of
__10__.
1.
A) press
B) information
C) media
D) entertainment
2.
A) button
B) switch
C) control
D) change
3.
A) channels
B) objectives
C) buttons
D) medias
4.
A) indoctrinate B) switch
C) treat
D) motivate
5.
A) subjective
B) objective
C) partial
D) biased
6.
A) objective
B) subjective
C) fair
D) impartial
7.
A) products
B) publications C) commercials D) comments
8.
A) movies
B) documentaries
C) commercials
D) soap operas
9.
A) documentaries
B) soap operas
C) commercials
D) quiz shows
10. A) viewers
B) spectators
C) audience
D) crowd
Book 2 Part B
Everyday Vocabulary
279
NEWSPAPERS
A newspaper makes its money from the price people pay for it
and also from the __1__ it carries. A popular newspaper with a(an)
__2__ of over five million daily makes a lot of money. Less serious
newspapers are probably read just for __3__. They have big __4__
above the news stories, funny __5__ to look at and __6__ photos of
violence. The __7__ columns are full of stories of the private lives of
famous people. No one takes the political __8__ of such papers very
seriously. On the other hand, in a free country where there is no
__9__, serious newspapers are read principally for their news, sent to
them by their __10__ round the world and by the big news __11__.
People also
read these newspapers for their __12__ of new books,
films and plays and for their __13__, which represent the opinion of
the newspaper itself about the important events and issues of the
moment.
1.
A) editorials
B) advertising C) circulation
D) censorship
2.
A) editorial
B) advertising C) circulation
D) censorship
3.
A) review
B) advertising
C) entertainment
D) correspondent
4.
A) reviews
B) headlines
C) subtitles
D) gossip columns
5.
A) cartoons
B) headlines
C) gossip columns
D) jokes
6.
A) amusing
B) funny
C) hilarious
D) sensational
7.
A) cartoon
B) view
C) gossip
D) circulation
8.
A) circulation
B) views
C) entertainment
D) sensations
9.
A) editorial
B) advertising C) circulation
D) censorship
10. A) reviews
B) editorials
C) speakers
D) correspondents
11. A) firms
B) centers
C) companies
D) agencies
12. A) reviews
B) headlines
C) entertainment
D) correspondents
13. A) editorials
B) advertisings
C) circulations
D) gossip columns
JOURNEYS
1.
For general advice about travel, go to a travel ______.
A) center
B) agent
C) place
D) manager
2.
One day I would like to do the ______ by train and ship across
Russia to Japan.
A) trip
B) voyage
C) journey
D) cruise
3.
We’re going on a ______ of Europe, visiting 11 countries in five
weeks.
A) holiday
B) tour
C) voyage
D) flight
4.
We went on a three-week ______ round the Mediterranean. The
ship called at Venice, Athens, Istanbul and Alexandria.
A) trip
B) holiday
C) flight
D) cruise
5.
He once went by ship to Australia. The ______ took 4 weeks.
A) travel
B) tour
C) voyage
D) flight
6.
I’m going on a business ______ to Paris next weekend.
A) trip
B) travel
C) journey
D) cruise
7.
Air France ______ 507 from Paris to New York will be taking off in
ten minutes.
A) cruise
B) tour
C) voyage
D) flight
8.
The ______ from Heathrow Airport to the centre of London takes
about 45 minutes by underground.
A) flight
B) trip
C) journey
D) cruise
9.
On our first day in New York we went on a three-hour ______ of
the city by bus, which showed us the main sights.
A) cruise
B) tour
C) voyage
D) flight
10. During our stay in Paris we went on a day ______ to Disneyland.
A) trip
B) travel
C) journey
D) cruise
ARGUMENT
I’ve always had a feeling of __1__ towards my older brother John,
because he always received more attention from our parents. There
has always been __2__ between us. And now that I’m more successful
than he is in my job, he is __3__ of me. We’ve never actually had a
__4__, just the occasional __5__, but we’ve never got on well. And
his wife likes to make things worse. She’s a real __6__, a nasty,
argumentative, quarrelsome, __7__ woman. I’ve heard her __8__
John continually to get a better job, a bigger house, a nicer. car.
1.
A) disagreement
B) agreement
C) nag
D) resentment
2.
A) jealous
B) friction
C) nag
D) resentment
3.
A) aggressive B) row
C) troublemaker D) jealous
4.
A) battle
B) row
C) war
D) match
5.
A) disagreement
B) agreement
C) nag
D) resentment
6.
A) beautiful
B) confused
C) troublemaker D) sympathetic
7.
A) aggressive B) humble
C) modest
D) thoughtful
8.
A) agree
B) tell
C) nag
D) resent
SADNESS
When Susan’s cat was killed by a car she burst into __1__ and
began to __2__ so loudly that the neighbors next door heard her. She
was __3__ by the __4__. Her mother tried to __5__ her but Susan’s
__6__ was so great that it was three days (and three __7__ nights)
before she began to __8__ enough to eat normally. Even then she
talked to no one and was silent and __9__ for weeks. I think she’ll
always __10__ her pet.
1.
A) sobers
B) heart
C) tears
D) grief
2.
A) sob
B) tear
C) giggle
D) grief
3.
A) heartdestroyed
B) heartbroken
C) heartburn
D) amazed
4.
A) recovery
B) loss
C) lost
D) lose
5.
A) comfort
B) recover
C) withdraw
D) miss
6.
A) joy
B) heart
C) tear
D) grief
7.
A) sleepy
B) sleepless
C) asleep
D) sleeping
8.
A) recover
B) comfort
C) withdraw
D) restore
9.
A) bashful
B) shy
C) withdrawn
D) outgoing
10. A) forget
B) lose
C) remind
D) miss
BIRTH
When a woman is __1__
a baby, we say that she is __2__ Babies
are __3__ either at home or in the maternity __4__ of a hospital. It is
the job of a doctor or a __5__ to __6__ new babies. The proud __7__
must soon decide what to __8__ the child. For the first six months of
their lives most babies are taken out in __9__ and sleep in __10__. At
eight months or so they learn to __11__ along the floor, and they can
usually walk soon after their first birthday.
1.
A) delivering
B) calling
C) expecting
D) parenting
2.
A) pregnant
B) midwife
C) maternity
D) crawling
3.
A) expected
B) born
C) called
D) crawled
4.
A) ward
B) center
C) point
D) institution
5.
A) surgeon
B) parent
C) midwife
D) nurse
6.
A) deliver
B) expect
C) bear
D) bring
7.
A) pregnants
B) surgeons
C) midwife
D) parents
8.
A) deliver
B) call
C) tell
D) say
9.
A) cars
B) prams
C) trolleys
D) streetcars
10. A) beds
B) prams
C) cots
D) wards
11. A) sneak
B) climb
C) creep
D) crawl
Everyday Vocabulary
Book 2 Part B
280
DEATH
The body of a person who has died is taken in a special car called
a __1__ to the __2__ service, which is conducted by a __3__. The
relatives and friends of the __4__ person, who are called the __5__
are there. Then the wooden coffin is buried in a grave in the __6__ or
cremated in a __7__. When people get older they usually make a
__8__ and __9__ their money and other things to their family and
friends. When a man dies, it is usually his __10__ who __11__ his
property.
1.
A) vehicle
B) hearse
C) coffin
D) funeral
2.
A) funeral
B) cemetery
C) wedding
D) priest
3.
A) mourner
B) cemetery
C) dead
D) priest
4.
A) mourners
B) widow
C) dead
D) priest
5.
A) mourners
B) widows
C) funerals
D) priests
6.
A) cemetery
B) funeral
C) deadgarden
D) coffin
7.
A) cemetery
B) crematorium C) funeral
D) vehicle
8.
A) funeral
B) cemetery
C) widow
D) will
9.
A) sell
B) deliver
C) leave
D) take
10. A) funeral
B) hearse
C) widow
D) will
11. A) delivers
B) owns
C) leaves
D) inherits
ADVERTISING
Advertisements are everywhere, from columns of small __1__
advertisements for houses, jobs cars etc. in newspapers to big __2__
on walls and enormous advertisements on __3__ by the side of the
road. The job of the advertising __4__ is to __5__ the products of the
firms who employ them. They design eye- __6__ advertisements and
make television __7__ to __8__ us to buy, buy, buy.
1.
A) classical
B) class
C) classified
D) classic
2.
A) hostels
B) posters
C) commercials D) agencies
3.
A) hoardings
B) commercials C) hostels
D) agencies
4.
A) centers
B) agencies
C) commercials D) agents
5.
A) produce
B) stick
C) classify
D) publicize
6.
A) persuading B) keeping
C) holding
D) catching
7.
A) classicals
B) agencies
C) commercials
D) documentaries
8.
A) persuade
B) refuse
C) accept
D) publicize
ART
One of the most __1__ things anyone can do is to make a work of
art, whether it’s a/an __2__ making a __3__ or a __4__ painting
pictures. __5__ artists do it for their own satisfaction and
pleasure, but __6__ artists have to make a living from their art
and they are dependent on __7__ to sell their __8__ in city
__9__. I myself have three Picassos, a Botticelli and a Van Gogh.
They’re __10__ not originals, but they’re all I can afford.
1.
A) creature
B) creative
C) creation
D) professional
2.
A) carpenter
B) painter
C) architect
D) sculptor
3.
A) sculptor
B) creature
C) work
D) sculpture
4.
A) dealer
B) painter
C) sculptor
D) architect
5.
A) amateur
B) specialist
C) professional D) special
6.
A) amateur
B) novice
C) professional
D) non-professional
7.
A) dealers
B) painters
C) architects
D) sculptors
8.
A) galleries
B) creatures
C) works
D) workers
9.
A) galleries
B) centers
C) shops
D) stores
10. A) models
B) reproductions
C) genuine
D) restores
PHOTOGRAPHY
A lot of people buy a/an __1__ just to take holiday __2__. They
have __3__ made and put them in a/an __4__ or sometimes they
prefer __5__ which they can show on the wall or screen with a/an
__6__ Other people are more serious. They __7__ and print their
films themselves in their own darkroom at home. If they want big
pictures they make __8__.
1.
A) printer
B) scanner
C) album
D) camera
2.
A) snaps
B) slaps
C) prints
D) projects
3.
A) prints
B) slides
C) albums
D) cameras
4.
A) printer
B) slides
C) album
D) camera
5.
A) prints
B) slides
C) albums
D) cameras
6.
A) snap
B) scanner
C) enlarger
D) projector
7.
A) build
B) develop
C) energize
D) project
8.
A) snaps
B) developments
C) enlargements
D) projection
MILITARY SERVICE
In some countries military service is __1__. All young men and
sometimes young women must spend a year or two in the __2__ (In
most countries nowadays they don’t have to. All members of the
armed services are __3__) To be a soldier you join the __4__ to be a
sailor you join the __5__ and to be an airman you join the __6__. If
you are good at your job and can take responsibility, you might get
__7__ and become a/an __8__.
1.
A) comfortable B) compulsory C) free
D) voluntary
2.
A) forces
B) powers
C) strengths
D) storehouse
3.
A) non-willing B) opposed
C) volunteers
D) compulsories
4.
A) army
B) group
C) navy
D) battle
5.
A) army
B) battle
C) navy
D) war
6.
A) airways
B) air traffic
C) air power
D) air force
7.
A) expansion
B) growth
C) increase
D) promotion
8.
A) private
B) officer
C) volunteer
D) soldier
POLICE
Alan is now old enough and tall enough to __1__ the police
__2__. At first, of course, he’ll be an ordinary __3__ of the lowest
__4__. He’ll wear a/an __5__ and go out in the streets keeping in
touch with the police station with his __6__. Then he’d like to be a/an
__7__ in __8__ investigating serious crime.
1.
A) enter
B) join
C) rank
D) connect
2.
A) center
B) power
C) rank
D) force
3.
A) lieutenant
B) policeman
C) detective
D) soldier
4.
A) point
B) place
C) rank
D) row
5.
A) clothes
B) jacket
C) suit
D) uniform
6.
A) walkie-talkie
B) mobile phone
C) camera
D) telephone
7.
A) private
B) policeman
C) detective
D) officer
8.
A) plain clothes
B) uniform
C) suit
D) trousers
Book 2 Part B
Everyday Vocabulary
281
SECURITY WORK
I run a __1__ firm which offers a complete range of security
services. We have __2__ vehicles with special __3__ windows to
transport money and other valuable items. We can supply trained
__4__ to protect exhibits at art shows and jewelry displays. We can
advise you if you think someone is trying to __5__ your phone or
__6__ your private conversations at home or in the office with hidden
microphones. We have ex-policemen whom you can hire as __7__
detectives and special __8__ to deliver your valuable parcels anywhere
in the world. We can protect you or your children against possible
__9__.
1.
A) police
B) security
C) armored
D) crime
2.
A) bombed
B) gunned
C) armored
D) weaponed
3.
A) bullet-proof
B) gun-proof
C) weapon-proof
D) army-proof
4.
A) kidnappers B) couriers
C) guards
D) burglars
5.
A) pit
B) tip
C) pat
D) tap
6.
A) ask
B) stop
C) cut
D) bug
7.
A) separate
B) retired
C) private
D) self
8.
A) kidnappers B) couriers
C) guards
D) detectives
9.
A) kidnappers B) couriers
C) guards
D) detectives
THE SEASIDE
Many people’s idea of relaxation is to sit on a sandy __1__ gazing
at the broad __2__ or watching the __3__ roll in one after the other.
But the sea can be dangerous and every year hundreds of bathers
__4__ either when they are carried out to sea by strong __5__ or
simply because they can’t swim and find themselves out of their
__6__ with their feet no longer touching the bottom. And hundreds
more have to be rescued by __7__. If you want to __8__ into the sea,
from rocks or some other high point, make sure it’s deep enough. If
it’s __9__ you could seriously injure yourself. And finally, if you
decide to walk along the high __10__ overlooking the beach and the
sea, don’t go too near the edge.
1.
A) shore
B) beach
C) bank
D) land
2.
A) waves
B) shallow
C) horizon
D) fish
3.
A) waves
B) shallows
C) horizons
D) divers
4.
A) hang
B) choke
C) suffocate
D) drown
5.
A) cliffs
B) currents
C) horizons
D) beaches
6.
A) mass
B) length
C) depth
D) weight
7.
A) lifeguards
B) bathers
C) lifesavers
D) firefighters
8.
A) swim
B) jump
C) drown
D) dive
9.
A) deep
B) shallow
C) long
D) low
10. A) cliffs
B) currents
C) depths
D) beaches
MOUNTAINS
The Himalayas are the best-known mountain __1__ in the world
and Mt Everest, with a __2__ of 8,880 meters is the highest mountain.
Since Edmund Hillary made the first __3__ in 1953, __4__ from many
countries have managed to __5__ to the __6__. Normally they need
to take __7__ cylinders to help them breathe and other special __8__,
including __9__ to connect themselves to each other. It’s a dangerous
sport and many people have lost their lives, not just on the way up
but during the __10__ as well.
1.
A) ascent
B) rage
C) descent
D) range
2.
A) weight
B) height
C) length
D) descent
3.
A) jump
B) peak
C) ascent
D) descent
4.
A) mountaineers
B) jumpers
C) athletes
D) cliffers
5.
A) peak
B) climb
C) jump
D) descent
6.
A) peak
B) bottom
C) surface
D) upwards
7.
A) oxygen
B) air
C) water
D) hydrogen
8.
A) tools
B) equipment
C) devices
D) apparatus
9.
A) iron bars
B) strings
C) ropes
D) chains
10. A) attack
B) landing
C) decrease
D) descent
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
When you buy a television, radio or cassette recorder make sure
it has a long enough __1__. __2__ it in at the most convenient __3__
in your room, and then __4__ on. You normally __5__ the volume by
turning a/an __6__, and there are other __7__ as well. It is probably
best to __8__ the appliance when it is not in use. If you have any
trouble with it, ask a/an __9__ to look at it or take it back to the
__10__ you bought it from.
1.
A) lead
B) leave
C) control
D) plug
2.
A) adjust
B) switch
C) plug
D) knob
3.
A) control
B) socket
C) hole
D) plug
4.
A) adjust
B) switch
C) plug
D) knob
5.
A) adjust
B) switch
C) plug
D) knob
6.
A) control
B) chain
C) plug
D) knob
7.
A) leads
B) sockets
C) controls
D) plugs
8.
A) lead
B) plug
C) control
D) unplug
9.
A) fixer
B) electrician
C) mechanic
D) repairmen
10. A) dealer
B) electrician
C) repairmen
D) mechanic
THE TELEPHONE
How easy it is to use the telephone! Nowadays we usually don’t
need the __1__ to connect us to friends in other countries. We can
__2__ the number in the telephone __3__, pick up the __4__ and
__5__ the number, if the number is not __6__, we __7__ straightaway
and if it’s a good __8__ we can have a clear, easy conversation with
people on the other side of the world.
1.
A) dialer
B) directory
C) engager
D) operator
2.
A) look on
B) look in
C) look up
D) look through
3.
A) album
B) directory
C) agenda
D) operator
4.
A) receiver
B) line
C) operator
D) director
5.
A) dial
B) call
C) search
D) operate
6.
A) receiver
B) available
C) free
D) engaged
7.
A) get in
B) get out
C) get through D) get by
8.
A) rope
B) line
C) wire
D) net
COMPUTERS
So you only have a pocket __1__ to do additions, multiplications
and so on, and you want to know about real __2__? Right. Well, the
machines themselves are called the __3__ and the programs that you
feed into them are called the __4__. If you want to see the results of
what you are doing, you’ll need a __5__ or you’ll have to plug in to a
television set. You’ll operate your machine like a typewriter by pressing
keys on the __6__. If you want a record on paper of what you’re doing,
you’ll need a __7__, and if you want a machine which will enable you
to see, arrange, re-arrange and then print a page of material, then the
machine you want is a word __8__. You want color? Well, you can
1.
A) hardware
B) calculator
C) keyboard
D) printer
2.
A) software
B) screen
C) computers
D) word processor
3.
A) hardware
B) software
C) driver
D) printer
4.
A) software
B) hardware
C) adapter
D) scanner
5.
A) software
B) screen
C) keyboard
D) scanner
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6.
A) hardware
B) calculator
C) keyboard
D) printer
7.
A) hardware
B) calculator
C) keyboard
D) printer
8.
A) software
B) screen
C) writer
D) processor
SOUNDS
1.
We heard a ______ of tires. It was a police-car turning a corner at
top speed.
A) squeal
B) clatter
C) roar
D) splash
2.
The plates and glasses fell to the floor with a ______.
A) whistle
B) rustle
C) crash
D) bang
3.
We live near the airport and there’s a terrible ______ every time
a plane goes overhead.
A) squeal
B) clatter
C) roar
D) splash
4.
The day was very quiet and we could hear the ______ of leaves
in the wind.
A) whistle
B) rustle
C) crash
D) bang
5.
He fell into the water with a great ______.
A) squeal
B) clatter
C) roar
D) splash
6.
I heard a ______. It sounded like a gun-shot.
A) whistle
B) rustle
C) crash
D) bang
7.
It was an enormous, heavy, old, wooden door and it used to
______ loudly when anyone opened it.
A) rumble
B) creak
C) whistle
D) rustle
8.
It was the best football match I’ve ever seen. Both teams played
hard until the final ______.
A) rumble
B) creak
C) whistle
D) rustle
9.
The metal tray fell down the stone stairs with a ______.
A) squeal
B) clatter
C) roar
D) splash
10. I could hear the ______ of thunder in the distance.
A) rumble
B) creak
C) whistle
D) rustle
11. There was no sound except the quiet ______ of the air-
conditioning.
A) hum
B) peal
C) crack
D) tick
12. At every hour on the radio there are six ______ so that people
can check the precise time.
A) squeaks
B) pops
C) pips
D) cracks
13. The champagne cork finally came out with a loud ______.
A) squeak
B) pop
C) pips
D) jingle
14. Be careful. The ice is very thin and I think I heard it ______.
A) hum
B) peal
C) crack
D) tick
15. To celebrate the happy event, all the church bells in the town
began to ______.
A) hum
B) peal
C) crack
D) tick
16. I must oil my bike. There’s a ______ somewhere in the back
wheel.
A) squeak
B) pop
C) pip
D) jingle
17. The engine of a Rolls Royce is so quiet that even when the car is
going fast you can hear the clock ______.
A) hum
B) peal
C) crack
D) tick
18. The animals had small bells round their necks, which used to
______ when they moved.
A) squeak
B) pop
C) pips
D) jingle
ANIMAL SOUNDS
Match each animal with the sound it makes.
_ _ _ 1- monkey
a) roar
___ 2- lion
b) cluck
___ 3- dog
c) meow, purr
___ 4- cat
d) chatter
___ 5- horse
e) crow
___ 6- hen
f) bark, growl
___ 7- cock
g) moo
___ 8- bee
h) neigh
___ 9- cow
i) buzz
___ 10- sheep
j) bleat
___ 11- elephant
k) bray
___ 12- pig
l) hiss
___ 13- donkey
m) trumpet
___ 14- frog
n) grunt, squeal
___ 15- snake
o) squeak
___ 16- duck
p) howl
___ 17- wolf
q) quack
___ 18- mouse
r) croak
HUMAN SOUNDS
He was so nervous he could only __1__, ‘I...I…I… I’m please to
meet you.’
Don’t __2__ all the time. Use a handkerchief and blow your nose.
If we are out of breath after running we __3__ and __4__.
It is said that people __5__ if they sleep with their mouths open
and on their backs.
He drank a lot of beer quickly and began to __6__.
If you have a cold and you __7__ we often say, ‘Bless you’.
Don’t speak so loud! Just __8__. The children are asleep.
I always used to __9__ in history lessons. They were so boring.
He can’t stop talking. We always __10__ with relief when he
goes away.
Smoking always makes me __11__.
My children __12__ when I tell them they must go to bed.
1.
A) stammer
B) hiccup
C) cough
D) yawn
2.
A) sigh
B) pant
C) sniff
D) puff
3.
A) sigh
B) pant
C) sniff
D) puff
4.
A) sigh
B) pant
C) sniff
D) puff
5.
A) whisper
B) groan
C) snore
D) sneeze
6.
A) stammer
B) hiccup
C) cough
D) yawn
7.
A) whisper
B) groan
C) snore
D) sneeze
8.
A) whisper
B) groan
C) snore
D) sneeze
9.
A) stammer
B) hiccup
C) cough
D) yawn
10. A) sigh
B) pant
C) sniff
D) puff
11. A) stammer
B) hiccup
C) cough
D) yawn
12. A) whisper
B) groan
C) snore
D) sneeze
WAYS OF LOOKING
1.
That man does look rather strange but you shouldn’t ______ at
him.
A) glare
B) blink
C) stare
D) frown
2.
He made a hole in the fence so that he could ______ through
without being seen.
A) peer
B) blink
C) wink
D) peep
3.
If you go out into bright sunlight after being in the dark, you
sometimes ______.
A) peer
B) blink
C) glare
D) peep
4.
Small boys often stand outside the bicycle shop and ______ at
the wonderful machines in the window.
A) glare
B) gaze
C) wink
D) frown
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5.
We ______ if we are rather annoyed or if we are concentrating.
A) peer
B) gaze
C) stare
D) frown
6.
Did you ______ someone pass the window a moment ago? I
thought I just saw someone.
A) wink
B) glimpse
C) glare
D) frown
7.
I thought he was serious until I saw him ______ at me to show he
was joking.
A) wink
B) glimpse
C) glance
D) frown
8.
Grandfather has very bad eyes. He has to ______ at the newspaper
to read it.
A) peer
B) blink
C) wink
D) peep
9.
I saw the motorist get out of his car and ______ furiously at the
other driver who had run into the back of him.
A) glare
B) gaze
C) blink
D) wink
10. I saw him ______ quickly at his watch.
A) wink
B) gaze
C) glance
D) stare
WALKING
1.
He was completely drunk. I watched him ______ across the road
and fall down.
A) crawl
B) trip
C) wander
D) stagger
2.
It’s very pleasant for a tourist to ______ round a new city with no
particular purpose or destination.
A) crawl
B) trip
C) wander
D) stagger
3.
It was a lovely day so we decided to ______ in the park for an
hour.
A) stroll
B) stray
C) creep
D) limp
4.
His injured foot made him ______ badly.
A) stroll
B) stray
C) creep
D) limp
5.
Be careful or you’ll ______ on this icy bit of pavement.
A) trudge
B) dash
C) slip
D) march
6.
Everyone was asleep when I returned so I had to ______ to my
room without making a noise.
A) stroll
B) stray
C) creep
D) limp
7.
If you join the army, you’ll have to learn to ______.
A) trudge
B) stagger
C) slip
D) march
8.
Please don’t ______ away from the main group or you’ll get lost.
A) stroll
B) stray
C) creep
D) limp
9.
Before babies can walk, they can only ______ on their hands and
knees.
A) crawl
B) trip
C) wander
D) stagger
10. I’m afraid someone will ______ over that piece of wood and fall.
A) crawl
B) trip
C) wander
D) stagger
11. It began to rain and we had to ______ into a shop to keep dry.
A) trudge
B) dash
C) slip
D) stray
12. The exhausted men had to ______ for five miles through the
snow.
A) trudge
B) dash
C) slip
D) wander
BODY MOVEMENTS 1
Match each item on the left with the most suitable phrase on the
right
___ 1. He flexed
a) his head in disagreement
___ 2. He shook
b) his fists angrily
___ 3. He clenched
c) his neck to see better.
___ 4. He craned
d) his muscles proudly
___ 5. He snapped
e) his forehead with a handkerchief
___ 6. He shrugged
f) his foot in time to the music
___ 7. He wiped
g) his shoulders
___ 8. He folded
h) his breath under water.
___ 9. He scratched
i) his knee because it was painful
___ 10. He held
j) his arms and relaxed.
___ 11. He tapped
k) his head thoughtfully
___ 12. He rubbed
l) his fingers to get attention.
BODY MOVEMENTS 2
Match each item on the left with the most suitable phrase on the
right
___ 1. He trembled
___ 2. He shivered
___ 3. He sweated
___ 4. He blushed
___ 5. He sobbed
___ 6. He startled
___ 7. He dozed
___ 8. He fainted
a) in the hot sun.
b) with embarrassment
c) with fear
d) when he heard the sad news
e) with-cold
f) after going without food for three days
g) in surprise at the sudden noise.
h) in his armchair after a hard day’s work
BODY MOVEMENTS 3
Match each item on the left with the most suitable phrase on the
right
___ 1. She nodded
___ 2. He bowed
___ 3. She curtseyed
___ 4. She waved
___ 5. He smiled
___ 6. He saluted
___ 7. She fidgeted
___ 8. He pointed
a) when she saw her friend getting off the bus.
b) when his commanding officer entered the room.
c) in agreement.
d) when she was introduced to the Queen
e) when he was introduced to the Queen
f) to show the shop assistant what he wanted
g) because he was happy
h) after sitting in the same position for so long.
CONNECTORS
We sew cloth with a __1__ and __2__. We tie up a parcel with
__3__. Mountaineers use __4__ to keep together and avoid falling. To
keep a baby’s nappy in place we use __5__. We use a hammer to
knock a __6__ into wood. To pin a notice to a notice board we use a
paper __7__. To keep pieces of cloth together in dressmaking we use
__8__. We keep pieces of paper together firmly with a paper __9__.
Different parts of a bicycle and other machines are kept together with
__10__ and __11__. We use a screwdriver to put in or take out
__12__.
Large ships in port are kept in place with heavy iron __13__. The
postman keeps all the letters for one street together with a __14__,
made of elastic.
1.
A) nail
B) rope
C) chain
D) needle
2.
A) rope
B) thread
C) chain
D) string
3.
A) rope
B) thread
C) chain
D) string
4.
A) rope
B) thread
C) wire
D) string
5.
A) drawing pin B) paper clip
C) safety pin
D) rubber band
6.
A) pin
B) nail
C) nut
D) bolt
7.
A) drawing pin B) paper clip
C) safety pin
D) rubber band
8.
A) pins
B) nails
C) nuts
D) bolts
9.
A) pin
B) clip
C) bolt
D) band
10. A) pins
B) nails
C) nuts
D) clips
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11. A) pins
B) nails
C) clips
D) bolts
12. A) pins
B) needles
C) bolts
D) screws
13. A) ropes
B) threads
C) chains
D) clips
14. A) drawing pin B) paper clip
C) safety pin
D) rubber band
TOOLS
1.
We cut paper or cloth with a pair of ______.
A) penknives
B) knives
C) scissors
D) axes
2.
We put in and take out screws with a ______.
A) drill
B) chisel
C) screwdriver D) hammer
3.
We dig holes in the ground with a ______.
A) rake
B) spade
C) penknife
D) fork
4.
We make holes in wood, metal or stone with a ______.
A) drill
B) chisel
C) screwdriver D) hammer
5.
We raise a car to change a wheel with a ______.
A) spanner
B) saw
C) jack
D) mallet
6.
We knock nails into wood with a ______.
A) drill
B) chisel
C) screwdriver D) hammer
7.
We cut down trees with a/an ______.
A) penknife
B) scissor
C) scissors
D) axe
8.
We carve wood or stone with a ______.
A) drill
B) chisel
C) screwdriver D) hammer
9.
We hit a chisel with a ______.
A) spanner
B) saw
C) jack
D) mallet
10. We collect dry leaves and make earth level with a ______.
A) rake
B) spade
C) penknife
D) fork
11. To cut string and other things, we carry in our pocket a folding
______.
A) rake
B) spade
C) penknife
D) fork
12. We turn the earth over in the garden with a spade or ______.
A) rake
B) spade
C) penknife
D) fork
13. We saw wood with a ______.
A) spanner
B) saw
C) jack
D) mallet
14. We tighten or loosen nuts and bolts with a ______.
A) spanner
B) saw
C) jack
D) mallet
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
1.
The ______ of the British Royal Navy was very strong in the
nineteenth century.
A) mob
B) fleet
C) crew
D) shoal
2.
Disease reduced the farmer’s ______ from 90 to 65 cows.
A) flock
B) bundle
C) herd
D) stack
3.
She was attacked by a ______ of wasps.
A) pack
B) swarm
C) suite
D) congregation
4.
A ______ of shouting people overturned cars, set fire to shops
and attacked a police station.
A) mob
B) fleet
C) crew
D) shoal
5.
The Irish Prime Minister occupied a ______ of rooms at the hotel.
A) pack
B) swarm
C) suite
D) congregation
6.
Some spectators in the ______ disagreed with the referee’s
decision.
A) bunch
B) crowd
C) audience
D) set
7.
He bought a large ______ of bananas.
A) bunch
B) crowd
C) audience
D) set
8.
The priest was very sad to see his ______ getting smaller week
by week.
A) pack
B) swarm
C) suite
D) congregation
9.
Fishing boats use modern equipment to locate the ______ of fish.
A) mob
B) fleet
C) crew
D) shoals
10. She lost her balance and fell down a ______ of steps.
A) gang
B) flight
C) clump
D) set
11. He was the leader of a well-known ______ of criminals.
A) gang
B) flight
C) clump
D) set
12. We sat down in the shade of a ______ of trees.
A) gang
B) flight
C) clump
D) set
13. In spring ______ of birds arrive back in Europe after spending the
winter in Africa.
A) flocks
B) bundles
C) herds
D) stacks
14. Our picnic was completely ruined by a ______ of ants.
A) pack
B) swarm
C) suite
D) congregation
15. He gave her a ______ of flowers.
A) bunch
B) crowd
C) audience
D) set
16. British Airways has a ______ of 26 Boeing 747s.
A) mob
B) fleet
C) crew
D) shoal
17. She gave a ______ of old clothes to a charity organization.
A) flock
B) bundle
C) herd
D) stack
18. The ______ applauded the new play enthusiastically.
A) bunch
B) mob
C) audience
D) set
19. Has anyone seen a ______ of keys? I left them somewhere.
A) bunch
B) crowd
C) stack
D) set
20. Golf is an expensive game. You’ll need a ______ of clubs.
A) bunch
B) crowd
C) audience
D) set
21. The books were arranged in a ______ one on top of the other.
A) flocks
B) bundle
C) herd
D) stack
22. They’ve bought a leather three-piece ______ - a sofa and two
armchairs.
A) pack
B) swarm
C) suite
D) congregation
23. Let’s play a game. Who’s got a ______ of cards?
A) pack
B) swarm
C) suite
D) congregation
24. The cruise ship carries 150 passengers and a ______ of 85.
A) mob
B) fleet
C) crew
D) shoal
25. The ______ of sheep was controlled by a shepherd and two dogs.
A) herd
B) bundle
C) set
D) stack
26. For their wedding I gave them a ______ of cutlery (6 knives, 6
spoons, 6 forks etc.).
A) bunch
B) crowd
C) audience
D) set
LAW BREAKERS 1
Match each person on the left with the correct definition on the
right.
___ 1. an arsonist
___ 2. a shoplifter
___ 3. a mugger
___ 4. an offender
___ 5. a vandal
___ 6. a burglar
___ 7. a murderer
___ 8. a kidnapper
___ 9. a pickpocket
___ 10. an accomplice
___ 11. a drug dealer
___ 12. a spy
___ 13. a terrorist
a) attacks and robs people, often in the street
b) sets fire to property illegally
c) is anyone who breaks the law
d) breaks into houses or other buildings to steal
e) steals from shops while acting as an ordinary customer
f) kills someone
g) deliberately causes damage to property
h) steals things from people’s pockets in crowded places
i) gets secret information from another country
j) buys and sells drugs illegally
k) takes away people by force, demanding money for their return
l) helps a criminal in a criminal act
m) uses violence for political reasons
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LAW BREAKERS 2
Match each person on the left with the correct definition on the
right.
___ 1. an assassin
___ 2. a hooligan
___ 3. a stowaway
___ 4. a thief
___ 5. a hijacker
___ 6. a forger
___ 7. a robber
___ 8. a smuggler
___ 9. a traitor
___ 10. a gangster
___ 11. a deserter
___ 12. a bigamist
a) causes damage or disturbance in public places
b) hides on a ship or plane to get a free journey
c) takes control of a plane by force & makes the pilot change course
d) murders for political reasons or a reward
e) is someone who steals
f) makes counterfeit (false) money or signatures
g) is a member of a criminal group
h) steals money etc. by force from people or places
i) marries illegally, being married already
j) is a soldier who runs away from the army
k) brings goods into a country illegally without paying tax
l) betrays his or her country to another state
OCCUPATIONS 1
Match each person or on the left with the correct definition on
the right.
_ _ _ 1. a traffic warden
___ 2. a dustman
___ 3. a window dresser
___ 4. an estate agent
___ 5. a secretary
___ 6. an undertaker
___ 7. a bricklayer
___ 8. a civil servant
___ 9. a vet
___ 10. a newsagent
___ 11. a midwife
a) arranges shop-window displays
b) makes brick buildings and walls
c) works in a government ministry
d) controls parking and parking meters
e) collects rubbish from people’s houses
f) treats sick animals
g) helps people buy and sell houses
h) sells newspapers and magazines from a shop
i) delivers babies
j) makes arrangements for funerals
k) deals with office correspondence and records
OCCUPATIONS 2
Match each person or on the left with the correct definition on
the right.
___ 1. a chef
___ 2. an architect
___ 3. a librarian
___ 4. a fishmonger
___ 5. a miner
___ 6. a curator
___ 7. an interior decorator
___ 8. a typist
___ 9. a chauffeur
___ 10. a surgeon
a) drives someone’s car for them
b) types letters in an office
c) designs buildings
d) operates on sick people
e) cooks in a restaurant or hotel
f) designs the insides of houses, hotels etc.
g) runs a museum
h) works in a library
i) gets coal from under the ground
j) sells fish from a shop
OCCUPATIONS 3
Match each person or on the left with the correct definition on
the right.
___ 1. an optician
___ 2. a clown
___ 3. a jockey
___ 4. an auctioneer
___ 5. an editor
___ 6. a docker
___ 7. a chiropodist
___ 8. a butcher
___ 9. a reporter
___ 10. a diplomat
___ 11. a florist
a) rides racehorses
b) loads and unloads ships in a port
c) sells valuable objects at an auction
d) makes people laugh at a circus
e) tests people’s eyes and sells glasses
f) writes for a newspaper
g) sells flowers from a shop
h) represents his or her country at an embassy
i) sells meat
j) prepares books, newspapers etc. for publication
k) treats people’s feet
PEOPLE
Match each item on the left with the most suitable phrase on the
right.
1. a chatterbox
2. a highbrow
3. a nosey parker
4. a bookworm
5. a film fan
6. a slowcoach
7. a lazybones
8. a scatterbrain
9. a workaholic
10. a fresh air fiend
11. a high flier
12. a troublemaker
13. a killjoy
a) is inquisitive and pokes his or her nose into other people’s
business
b) can’t stop talking
c) loves reading books
d) is confused and forgetful
e) is intellectual and likes serious literature, art, music
f) loves to work
g) is very keen on the cinema
h) is not very active or energetic
i) is slow
j) causes difficulties between people
k) seems to enjoy preventing others from enjoying themselves
l) likes to open the windows or be outside
m) is clever and ambitious and will get promotion and success
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QUANTITIES
We buy things in different units. Match each item on the left with
the most suitable item on its right.
1. a bar
a) of matches
2. a pair
b) of soap
3. a box
c) of potatoes
4. a pound
d) of cloth
5. a roll
e) of shoes
6. an ounce
f) of milk
7. a yard
g) of tobacco
8. a pint
h) of film
9. an acre
i) of flowers
10. a bottle
j) of toothpaste
11. a gallon
k) of land
12. a bunch
l) of wine
13. a tin
m) of sardines
14. a tube
n) of petrol
15. a packet
o) of jam
16. a jar
p) of cigarettes
SLANG
Replace each slang word with a word or phrase from the list.
9
He smokes 30 fags __1__ a day. Too many!
9
He drinks a lot. He must spend twenty quid __2__ a week on
booze __3__.
9
He thought his meal was overcooked. When the waiter brought
his bill he kicked up __4__ a fuss and would not pay.
9
I lost £500 at a casino last night. I’m absolutely skint __5__.
9
My mate __6__ stole a car. Now he’s in the nick __7__.
9
She got bored with her boyfriend and ditched __8__ him.
9
There’s a good film on the telly __9__ tonight, but I’ve got to go
out. What a drag! __10__
9
I wouldn’t like to be a copper __11__ directing traffic in the
street in this bad weather.
a) alcohol
b) made
c) pound(s)
d) friend
e) cigarettes
f) television
g) policeman
h) discarded
i) nuisance
j) prison
k) without money
AMERICAN WORDS 1
The American words in the sentences below
are printed in bold.
Replace each American word or phrase with a British word or
phrase from the following list.
9
His mother thought he was at school but in fact he was playing
hookey__1__. He’ll probably flunk__2__ his exams.
9
The kitchen faucet _3__ in my apartment__4__ isn’t working. I’ll
tell the janitor__5__. He’ll get it fixed.
9
Blue-collar workers are asking for a pay-hike__6__ and longer
paid vacations__7__.
9
The dog attacked the mailman__8__ and tore his pants__9__.
9
Do you have a railroad schedule__10__? I want an early train for
Chicago tomorrow.
9
A patrolman__11__ reported a light-blue sedan__12__ parked
right across the sidewalk__13__ on 3rd Street.
9
She has a little baby so she has to make regular visits to the
drugstore__14__ to buy diapers__15__.
9
When the waiter handed me the check__16__ after the meal, I
found that I had no money!
9
How much does it cost to mail__17__ a letter to Australia?
a) fail
b) bill
c) tap
d) postman
e) rise
f) flat
g) trousers
h) holidays
i) caretaker
j) playing truant
k) nappies
l) pavement
m) saloon car
n) railway timetable
o) chemist
p) ordinary uniformed policeman
q) post
AMERICAN WORDS 2
Replace each American word or phrase with a British word or phrase
from the following list.
9
We had to stand in line __1__ at the movie-theater __2__ last
night.
9
Our back yard __3__ looks lovely in the fall __4__. The leaves on
the trees turn brown and red.
9
He wants to major __5__ in math__6__ at college __7__ when
he leaves high school __8__.
9
When you stop for gas __9__ at a gas station__10__, they
sometimes clean your windshield __11__.
9
We had to buy a lot at the stores__12__, then we took the
subway__13__ home.
9
The elevator’s __14__ broken down again, but it doesn’t matter.
We live on the first floor__15__.
9
She likes candy__16__, and bread and butter with jelly__17__
on it. They’re bad for her teeth.
9
The only money I have is a twenty dollar bill__18__.
9
In this district they only collect the garbage__19__ once a week.
a) petrol
b) queue
c) rubbish
d) autumn
e) sweets
f) jam
g) garden
h) note
i) lift
j) shops
k) underground
l) cinema
m) petrol station
n) ground floor
o) windscreen
p) specialize
q) mathematics
r) secondary school
s) university
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Everyday Vocabulary
287
Expressions with Break
1.
The firefighters had to break the door ______ to rescue the little
girl.
A) into
B) out
C) down
2.
The burglar broke ______ the house and stole all their money and
jewelry.
A) away
B) into
C) forth
3.
I don’t know why their marriage is breaking ______.
A) through
B) in
C) up
4.
After two hours of hard work, we decided to break ______ for a
little cup of coffee.
A) off
B) up
C) into
5.
We have to break ______ all our emotional barriers to feel free.
A) away
B) down
C) into
6.
When he spread the news, panic broke ______ in the city.
A) in
B) away
C) out
7.
Scientists will break ______ in their search for new sources of
energy.
A) up
B) through
C) out
8.
Mary feels miserable, for she’s just broken ______ her boyfriend.
A) with
B) up
C) down
Expressions with Bring
9.
Does this bring ______ memories?
A) in
B) on
C) back
10. She had to bring ______ the children by herself.
A) on
B) up
C) out
11. Did he ever bring ______ that book?
A) back
B) up
C) on
12. Can I bring ______ my friend?
A) up
B) along
C) out
13. Being a teacher doesn’t bring ______ much money
A) up
B) back
C) in
Expressions with Come
14. The idea came ______ her while she was reading “Hamlet”.
A) to
B) about
C) before
15. The farmer himself came ______ the intruders.
A) before
B) along
C) after
16. I came ______ Schumacher at that big hotel.
A) about
B) apart
C) across
17. The terrible scene of the crime continues to come ______ to me
now and then.
A) back
B) between
C) down
18. The properties will come ______ him on his father’s death.
A) after
B) to
C) on
19. Nobody wants to come ______ as a witness of the crime.
A) over
B) forward
C) at
20. The Canadian swimmer came ______ first.
A) in
B) round
C) off
21. I wonder why his experiment never came ______.
A) from
B) upon
C) off
22. Look how beautiful it is! All the flowers are coming ______. It’s
springtime.
A) out
B) off
C) down
23. He came ______ with a good solution to the problem.
A) apart
B) out
C) up
24. He was lucky to come ______ without any scratches.
A) through
B) under
C) by
25. Be careful! It’s really fragile. I don’t want it to come ______ in
your hands.
A) away
B) out
C) apart
26. Will the stain come ______ if I wash it?
A) out
B) in
C) up
27. His aunt just died so he will come ______ a lot of money.
A) out
B) up
C) into
28. The question didn’t come ______ so I was happy.
A) up
B) in
C) down
29. That book will come ______ very useful.
A) up
B) in
C) down
30. She said she would come ______ and visit today.
A) for
B) over
C) through
Expressions with Down
31. To be hit by a car or bus is the same as to be ______ down.
A) cooled
B) marked
C) knocked
32. To reduce the amount you do something is the same as to ______
down.
A) cut
B) tear
C) fall
33. To fail to do something when someone is relying on you is the
same as to ______ down someone.
A) let
B) quieten
C) sit
34. To let something become less hot is the same as to let it ______
down.
A) lie
B) cool
C) tone
35. If it is raining very heavily, it is the same as to ______ down rain.
A) pour
B) cut
C) tear
36. To have a lot of stress is similar to being ______ down by a lot of
problems.
A) poured
B) cut
C) weighted
37. To pass things from father to son is the same as to ______ down
from generation to generation.
A) calm
B) hand
C) climb
38. To relax from stress is the same as to ______ down.
A) wind
B) lie
C) let
39. To write a note is the same as to ______ down something.
A) jot
B) scale
C) tie
40. To make something appear less serious than it is the same as to
______ down something.
A) slam
B) set
C) play
Expressions with Get
41. The manager failed to get his ideas ______ to the employees.
A) across
B) down
C) in
42. I don’t think they can easily get ______ from prison.
A) away
B) into
C) down
43. She is very well-paid, so she can get ______ without any help
from him.
A) about
B) over
C) by
44. Ok. It’s time to get ______ to business.
A) in
B) down
C) away
45. I hope you don’t get ______ trouble again.
A) into
B) on
C) in
46. The teacher was lucky to get the truth ______ of him.
A) up
B) out
C) away
47. Stop getting ______ my nerves!
A) on
B) at
C) down
48. I doubt she’ll ever get ______ her trauma.
A) out
B) over
C) in
49. I can’t get ______ all this work. I need some help.
A) about
B) away
C) through
50. What time do you usually get ______?
A) on
B) up
C) about
51. The rumors of his dismissal will soon get ______.
A) along
B) away
C) about
52. If you’re in trouble, get ______ to a lawyer.
A) by
B) on
C) in
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Classified Phrasal Verbs
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PA
R
T
C
C
288
Expressions with Give
53. The little boy was forced to give ______ to his brother’s wishes.
A) in
B) for
C) down
54. I give ______. This problem is too difficult to solve.
A) down
B) away
C) up
55. He gave ______ all his fortune to charities.
A) down
B) away
C) up
56. Don’t forget to give my books ______. I need to study for my
exams.
A) out
B) back
C) up
57. After a week camping, all our food supplies gave ______.
A) down
B) out
C) in
58. Remember to give all your papers ______ by Monday morning so
that I can grade them.
A) in
B) up
C) out
59. This must be a special type of writing paper, for it gives ______
a very pleasant smell.
A) on
B) off
C) up
60. His time after school was given ______ to sports.
A) in
B) over
C) down
Expressions with Go
61. Why did he go ______ on his word?
A) after
B) back
C) away
62. I don’t think you should go ______ a job in that company.
A) after
B) in
C) to
63. Time goes ______ quickly, my dear.
A) by
B) for
C) in
64. The price of gas did not go ______ as we expected.
A) off
B) about
C) down
65. My complaint goes ______ you, too.
A) on
B) for
C) in
66. John is not happy because his son went ______ the Army.
A) for
B) forward
C) into
67. I believe she’ll never go ______ for sewing.
A) in
B) down
C) out
68. What’s going ______ here!
A) round
B) in
C) on
69. Don’t you think we should go ______ our plans again?
A) down
B) through
C) on
70. Love and hate normally go ______.
A) together
B) about
C) forth
71. What he said goes ______ his principles.
A) against
B) off
C) ahead
72. What color did he go ______?
A) over
B) with
C) for
73. Let’s go ______ for dinner tonight?
A) in
B) around
C) out
74. Why did the alarm go ______ like that?
A) out
B) off
C) through
75. Put the milk in the fridge or it will go ______.
A) out
B) off
C) down
76. Let’s go ______ to the river to swim.
A) out
B) down
C) through
Expressions with Into
77. To inherit money is the same as to ______ into money.
A) come
B) move
C) keep
78. To join the army is the same as to ______ into the army.
A) go
B) let
C) look
79. To make a quick decision about something is the same as to
______ into something.
A) look
B) rush
C) break
80. To meet someone unexpectedly is the same as to ______ into
someone.
A) bump
B) get
C) check
81. To fit into something later is the same as to ______ into it.
A) let
B) make
C) grow
82. To suddenly cry is the same as to ______ into tears.
A) fly
B) burst
C) run
83. To drive off the road into a gasoline station is the same as to
______ into the gas station.
A) pull
B) get
C) let
84. To go and register at a hotel is the same as to ______ into a hotel.
A) look
B) tune
C) check
85. To have to borrow money is the same as to ______ into debt.
A) get
B) make
C) crowd
86. To check and find out what happened is the same as to ______
into something.
A) look
B) make
C) pull
Expressions with Keep
87. She couldn’t keep ______ the payments so she lost the house.
A) on
B) off
C) up
88. She likes to keep ______ with the latest fashions.
A) away
B) off
C) up
89. The doctor said that I have to keep ______ alcohol.
A) on
B) off
C) up
90. This spray will keep ______ the bugs.
A) away
B) off
C) on
91. She keeps ______ about him even though he has left.
A) away
B) back
C) on
92. Shut the door and keep the dogs ______ of the house.
A) away
B) off
C) out
93. Try to keep the children ______ from the fire. They may get burn.
A) away
B) out
C) off
94. She always reads the paper and watches TV to keep ______ with
the latest news.
A) up
B) in
C) at
95. If he doesn’t keep ______ the expenses, he’ll go bankrupt.
A) off
B) in
C) down
96. You will succeed if you keep ______ doing it well.
A) in
B) with
C) on
97. He never let us down, for he always kept ______ his promises.
A) at
B) to
C) back
98. Bob is trying hard to keep ______ with the rest of his class.
A) up
B) on
C) in
99. We should advise children to keep ______ drugs.
A) out
B) off
C) away
100. She couldn’t keep the secret ______ from her parents.
A) out
B) away
C) back
101. Look! The sign says: “Keep ______ the grass”.
A) out
B) off
C) away
102. If you keep ______ your work, you’ll like it.
A) in
B) with
C) at
Expressions with Look
103. Who is going to look ______ the child while her mother is away?
A) after
B) for
C) at
104. When she got the promotion, she started to look ______ on the
people she used to work with.
A) up
B) for
C) down
105. At this moment, it’s nonsense to look ______ results.
A) about
B) for
C) in
106. We must look ______ all the applications before we decide to
hire someone.
A) for
B) up
C) over
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107. People looked ______ him as a great leader.
A) on
B) forward
C) in
108. I’m looking ______ to visiting my relatives in California.
A) for
B) forward
C) up
109. He is really lucky! He got a room that looks ______ on the sea.
A) up
B) over
C) out
110. I’m sure you have written that down. Look ______ your notes
and you will find it.
A) round
B) in
C) up
111. Students usually look ______ the counselor to help them choose
a career.
A) at
B) to
C) into
112. If you don’t know the word, look it ______ in the dictionary.
A) up
B) for
C) at
Expressions with Make
113. If there is an earthquake, you should make ______ the park.
A) out
B) up
C) for
114. It was so foggy that she couldn’t make ______ the road ahead.
A) out
B) over
C) up
115. It took 20 years for them to make ______ after their fight.
A) up
B) over
C) out
116. The man made ______ with all her money.
A) for
B) off
C) up
117. I wish she wouldn’t make ______ stories like that.
A) for
B) up
C) over
118. The room was big, so they made it ______ a conference room.
A) into
B) of
C) on
119. The police don’t know who made ______ with the money of that
big company.
A) for
B) out
C) off
120. I have already made ______ my mind about it.
A) over
B) into
C) up
121. Nothing will make ______ for their inefficiency.
A) in
B) out
C) up
122. Before going to the supermarket, make ______ a list of items you
want to buy.
A) into
B) out
C) for
123. How is he making ______ with his new girlfriend?
A) out
B) off
C) away
124. Don’t trust him. He always makes ______ stories.
A) up
B) out
C) after
125. The thief ran but the police made ______ him and caught him.
A) up
B) off
C) after
126. Only good employer-employee relationships can make ______
good production.
A) at
B) for
C) after
127. I can hardly make ______ the letters on that sign. They are too
small.
A) in
B) off
C) out
Expressions with Pass
128. When he sees blood, he passes ______.
A) over
B) out
C) on
129. I’m so sorry to hear that your father has passed ______.
A) by
B) away
C) off
130. He tried to pass himself ______ as the leader of the community.
A) up
B) out
C) off
131. He’s passed ______ bad moments in his life.
A) through
B) out
C) away
132. If you’re clever, you should never pass ______ an opportunity.
A) up
B) out
C) on
133. He is too young to pass ______ a member of this committee.
A) into
B) off
C) for
134. The children remained quiet as the parade passed ______.
A) in
B) by
C) off
135. Read the book and then pass it ______ to a friend.
A) in
B) on
C) off
Expressions with Pull
136. Can you help me pull ______ these boots?
A) off
B) our
C) in
137. The doctors think she can’t pull ______ another heart attack.
A) back
B) through
C) out
138. I think I just saw dad’s car pull ______ the driveway.
A) into
B) over
C) by
139. The sun is so bright. Do you mind if I pull ______ the blinds.
A) in
B) over
C) down
Expressions with Put
140. She doesn’t exercise anymore so she has put ______ weight.
A) on
B) in
C) by
141. He put ______ for a transfer, but it was refused.
A) on
B) in
C) by
142. My father put ______ the money to buy the house.
A) up
B) in
C) on
143. Taxes are going to be put ______ next year.
A) in
B) up
C) over
144. My back is really painful, since I put it ______.
A) out
B) on
C) down
145. I told her she couldn’t come down until all her clothes were put
______.
A) off
B) in
C) away
146. People often put ______ her opinions.
A) down
B) in
C) out
147. The game was put ______ until next month.
A) over
B) off
C) away
148. Will you help me put ______ this poster?
A) over
B) through
C) up
149. Will the last one to leave please put ______the candles?
A) out
B) in
C) by
Expressions with Run
150. Why did he try to run ______ from home?
A) off
B) out
C) away
151. I always run ______ old students of mine when I go to that
cafeteria.
A) after
B) across
C) over
152. He runs ______ every pretty girl he sees at school.
A) on
B) after
C) in
153. Yesterday I ran ______ an old friend of mine at the supermarket.
A) for
B) down
C) into
154. He ran ______ with his best friend’s girlfriend.
A) off
B) into
C) on
155. The police ran ______ all the people who were near the scene of
the horrible crime.
A) in
B) over
C) on
156. The thief ran ______ with all the money and jewelry he found in
the house.
A) away
B) after
C) at
157. That man runs ______ his monthly salary in less than a week.
A) at
B) through
C) in
158. I don’t know how many candidates are running ______ President.
A) up
B) for
C) off
159. They ran ______ against several problems when they tried to
build the bridge in that area.
A) off
B) on
C) up
160. We ran ______ of beer when the party was half over.
A) away
B) out
C) off
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161. John didn’t notice he had run ______ his neighbor’s little dog.
A) over
B) on
C) off
Expressions with Take
162. Don’t forget to take ______ notes of everything he says at the
conference.
A) down
B) over
C) on
163. The shop owner decided to take US$5.00 ______ the price.
A) out
B) off
C) away
164. John did not accept the job, for he did not want to take ______ all
those responsibilities.
A) on
B) out
C) for
165. How can I take all these stains ______ from my tablecloth?
A) apart
B) away
C) out
166. I know you are tired and disappointed, but don’t take it ______
on me.
A) off
B) out
C) after
167. Have the children taken ______ their new teacher?
A) up
B) to
C) over
168. You should take your brother ______ on his offer to help you do
it.
A) up
B) in
C) at
169. The plane will take ______ in ten minutes.
A) out
B) in
C) off
170. These big books shouldn’t be taken ______ from the library.
A) after
B) in
C) away
171. Take ______ account everything he’s done for us.
A) into
B) for
C) after
172. Don’t let yourself be taken ______ by anyone.
A) into
B) in
C) on
Expressions with Up
173. To stick a poster to a wall is the same as to ______ up a poster.
A) liven
B) put
C) stand
174. To go from sitting to standing is the same as to ______ up.
A) shoot
B) speak
C) stand
175. To go from being a child to being an adult is the same as to
______ up.
A) heal
B) grow
C) hurry
176. To ask someone to talk loudly so that you can hear them is the
same as to ______ up.
A) talk
B) ask
C) speak
177. To rush so that you aren’t late is the same as to ______ up.
A) hurry
B) fill
C) cheer
178. To become happy after being sad or miserable is the same as to
______ up.
A) put
B) look
C) cheer
179. To put nice clothes on and look smart is the same as to ______
up.
A) stand
B) lock
C) dress
180. To clean a room is the same as to ______ up.
A) clean
B) seal
C) cheer
181. To explode a bomb in a building is the same as to ______ up a
building.
A) blow
B) mess
C) make
182. To not go to bed early is the same as to ______ up.
A) look
B) stay
C) lock
183. To go faster and faster is the same as to ______ up.
A) shoot
B) call
C) speed
184. If a problem suddenly happens, it is the same as a problem has
just ______ up.
A) lit
B) beat
C) cropped
185. To divide into groups is the same as to ______ up.
A) screw
B) split
C) beat
186. To admit you have done something wrong is the same as to
______ up.
A) own
B) dig
C) lighten
187. To fasten your coat is the same as to ______ up your coat.
A) sum
B) tighten
C) do
188. To make or create trouble is the same as to ______ up trouble.
A) try
B) stir
C) liven
189. To try to find some information or thing from the past is the same
as to ______ up something.
A) try
B) hold
C) dig
190. To redo your lipstick and tidy up your hair and appearance is the
same as to ______ up.
A) pull
B) freshen
C) kick
191. To make something louder is the same as to ______ up the
volume.
A) turn
B) polish
C) call
192. If you hit, punch or kick someone, it’s the same as to ______ up
someone.
A) pull
B) bottle
C) beat
193. To finish your drink quickly because you are leaving is the same
as to ______ up.
A) keep
B) kick
C) drink
194. If you form a queue to get something, it is the same as to ______
up.
A) line
B) hold
C) call
195. To not share your feeling with anyone is the same as to ______
up your feelings.
A) bottle
B) sum
C) pile
196. To stop outside of somewhere is the same as to ______ up
outside.
A) turn
B) fold
C) pull
197. To make a mistake is the same as to ______ up.
A) screw
B) hang
C) flare
198. To practice a skill you have already is the same as to ______ up
a skill.
A) fold
B) kick
C) polish
199. To not be able to speak or move because of fright or worry is the
same as to ______ up.
A) keep
B) freeze
C) hang
200. To support something or stop something is the same as to ______
it up.
A) hold
B) kick
C) brush
201. To appear univited is the same as to ______ up.
A) draw
B) hold
C) turn
202. I am so tired today because I ______ up early.
A) built
B) cheer
C) got
203. I missed a lot of classes so I have to work hard to ______ up.
A) save
B) catch
C) lock
204. I don’t know the telephone number so I’ll have to ______ it up.
A) mix
B) look
C) use
205. If you don’t ______ up, we will be late.
A) hurry
B) bring
C) draw
206. Her husband died so she had to ______ up the children alone.
A) blow
B) bring
C) crop
207. The traffic was ______ up because of road work.
A) held
B) freshened
C) kept
208. The police ______ up the political demonstration.
A) got
B) turned
C) broke
209. You should always ______ up any words you don’t know in a
dictionary.
A) get
B) look
C) cheer
210. I can’t believe he ______ up the bill and paid for our dinner.
A) set
B) put
C) picked
211. The boy ______ up his seat to the old lady.
A) made
B) gave
C) came
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Expressions about Crime
212. To get into a building or car using force is to ______.
A) break out
B) break down
C) break in
213. To steal money from a bank by using force is a ______.
A) hold in
B) hold down
C) hold up
214. To steal or take something without asking is to ______.
A) run off with
B) do without
C) do over
215. To hurt someone badly by hitting or kicking is to ______.
A) pull them over
B) beat them up
C) put one over
216. To kill someone in informal English is to ______ with them.
A) do away
B) have away
C) stay
217. To destroy something with a bomb is to ______.
A) beat it up
B) blow it up
C) knock it over
218. To take a criminal to the police is to ______.
A) turn them over
B) turn them in
C) turn them down
219. To put someone in prison is to ______.
A) lock them up
B) do them in
C) blow them up
220. To not punish someone for their crime is to ______.
A) give them over
B) let them off
C) put them away
221. To succeed in not being punished for a crime is to ______ it
A) get away with
B) make off with
C) pick through
Expressions about Emotions
222. To make someone unhappy is to ______.
A) get over them
B) get on with them
C) get them
down
223. To make someone feel upset or angry is to ______.
A) jump them
B) get to them
C) do them in
224. To make someone feel good is to __.
A) perk them up
B) peep them in
C) rack them up
225. To stop feeling upset or angry about something is to ______.
A) clam up
B) wash out
C) calm down
226. To be so excited that you lose control is to get ______.
A) carried away
B) carried off
C) carried over
227. To start behaving in a violent or strange way is to ______.
A) liven up
B) freak out
C) throw out
Expressions about Food and Drink
228. To eat food very quickly is to ______.
A) bolt it down
B) pig out
C) whip it up
229. If you only eat a small amount of a meal, you ______.
A) gnaw it
B) bolt it down
C) pick at it
230. To eat a lot of food is to ______.
A) pig out
B) roll out
C) wear out
231. To eat less of something to improve your health is to _____ on it.
A) strip down
B) cut back
C) run
232. To drink a lot of alcohol is to ______.
A) knock it over
B) knock it in
C) knock it back
233. To heat food again that has already been cooked is to ______.
A) ruffle it up
B) warm it up
C) pick it up
Expressions about Illness
234. To get an illness from someone is to ______.
A) pick it up
B) truck it in
C) take it away
235. To try hard to get rid of an illness is to ______.
A) tide it over
B) cave in
C) fight it off
236. If a part of your body gets bigger and rounder because of injury or
illness it ______.
A) comes out
B) kicks in
C) swells up
237. Another expression for vomiting is to ______.
A) throw up
B) toss out
C) pass out
238. To be able to eat or drink without vomiting is to ______.
A) keep it down
B) get over it
C) dip into
239. To become unconscious is to ______.
A) go out
B) black out
C) knock over
Expressions about Speaking
240. If you speak for a long time, you ______.
A) get on
B) go on
C) edge on
241. If you talk too long on one subject, you ______.
A) run out
B) run over
C) run on
242. If you talk too long on one subject, you ______.
A) tread on
B) unwind
C) ramble on
243. If you say something you have learned quickly and without
stopping, you ______.
A) knock down
B) rattle off
C) rabbit on
244. If you say something you have learned quickly and without
stopping, you ______.
A) reel off
B) rope off
C) tie off
245. To say something while another person is talking is to ______.
A) butt in
B) figure out
C) go over
246. To say something suddenly and without thinking is to ______.
A) ease up
B) rub in
C) blurt out
247. To make someone stop talking is to ______.
A) shut up
B) shut out
C) shut in
248. To speak to someone without letting them answer is to ______.
A) talk over
B) talk at
C) talk to
249. To suddenly stop talking in the middle of a speech because you
have forgotten what to say it to ______.
A) wipe out
B) dry up
C) go over.
Expressions about Thinking
250. To think carefully about an idea before making a decision is to
______.
A) figure out
B) think over
C) chip in
251. To think of a suggestion, a solution or plan is to ______.
A) come up with
B) come out with
C) come over
252. To think about something that has happened is to ______.
A) run over
B) go over
C) go with
253. To create an idea, or plan using your imagination is to ______.
A) work out
B) think over
C) think up
254. To stop yourself from thinking about something is to ______.
A) think it out
B) bring it out
C) shut it out
255. To think of a very imaginative and not really possible plan is
to ______.
A) dream it up
B) go over it
C) come out with
256. To think about an idea, but not seriously is to ______.
A) toy with it
B) dream about it
C) work it out
257. To find the answer to something through deep thinking is ______.
A) think it up
B) figure it out
C) play with it
Expressions about Travel
258. To go on holiday especially because you need a rest is to ______.
A) get over
B) go off
C) get away
259. To show your ticket and get your seat at the airport is to ______.
A) check out
B) check off
C) check in
260. When the aircraft leaves the ground it ______.
A) takes off
B) takes over
C) takes in
261. To start on a journey is to ______.
A) set in
B) set by
C) set off
262. The time a train, bus or plane arrives is when it ______.
A) gets away
B) gets in
C) gets over
263. To visit somewhere for a short time when you are going
somewhere is to ______.
A) stop off
B) stop away
C) stop on
264. To stay somewhere for a length of time when you are on a long
journey is to ______.
A) stop by
B) stop over
C) stop on
Classified Phrasal Verbs
Book 2 Part C
292
1.
While they were on holiday their house was broken ______ and
some valuable paintings were stolen.
A) down
B) into
C) about
D) away
2.
By the way, I’ve just heard that Sally and Chris have ______ their
engagement.
A) broken into B) broken downC) broken away D) broken up
3.
After a bitter discussion they went ______ each other.
A) to
B) at
C) off
D) over
4.
A: The new boss looks a bit serious, doesn’t he? I don’t think I’m
going to like him.
B: Oh, come on, Joyce, you can’t go ______ appearances. He’s
probably very nice.
A) after
B) by
C) out
D) over
5.
No one really believed it when the news came that Titanic had
______.
A) gone away B) gone down C) gone out
D) gone by
6.
I’ve been afraid of dogs ever since a large Canine ______ me
when I was a child.
A) went for
B) went after
C) went to
D) went over
7.
By the way, Bill, how much did that Regency desk go ______ in
the auction on Saturday?
A) away
B) for
C) in
D) off
8.
The dog went ______ the beggar and he shouted “ help!”.
A) over
B) off
C) for
D) down
9.
A: And another thing I’d like to say is that...
B: Sorry to ______, Mr. Green, but you’re wanted on the phone.
It’s your wife.
A) butt in
B) get throuh
C) stop over
D) go over
10. I’m afraid Mr Brown’s been ______ (asked to go somewhere
else) on business.
A) put on
B) called away C) got in
D) called for
11. By the way, Clive ______ (paid a short visit) but you were out.
So I told him to come and see you tomorrow.
A) fall for
B) called by
C) get by
D) cut down in
12. Shall I ______ (collect) you on my way to work?
A) call off
B) bring down C) call for
D) call away
13. I was just getting out of the bath when the lights ______.
A) went up
B) went off
C) went away
D) went down
14. A bomb ______ (exploded) in the town center, killing three people
and injuring twenty-five others.
A) went on
B) went off
C) set on
D) set off
15. Don’t eat that cheese - it’s ______!
A) gone away B) gone out
C) gone off
D) gone down
16. It’s difficult to see through this windscreen - I can’t even make
______ where the road is.
A) up
B) out
C) into
D) over
17. He had such a strong accent that it was very difficult to ______
what he was saying.
A) make up
B) make out
C) make over
D) make for
18. A sudden draught caused the candle to ______ (stop burning).
A) put off
B) cut off
C) go off
D) go out
19. When the meeting had finished, they went ______ the plan once
again.
A) up
B) on
C) over
D) down
20. Have a piece of cake, everyone. There should be enough to ______.
A) go down
B) go along
C) go round
D) go over
21. Lucille is ______ a difficult period at work right now.
A) going into
B) going over
C) going out of D)
going
through
22. I know you’ve got it - so come on, ______!
A) hand it on
B) hand it out
C) hand it over D) hand it in
23. Could you hand ______ a minute? I’ll be right back.
A) on
B) in
C) up
C) on to
24. I’ll have to ______ now, I’m afraid; there is someone at the door.
A) hang on
B) hang up
C) hang out
D) hang back
25. Now, James, are you quite sure that I’m not putting you ______
(putting you to any trouble)?
A) after
B) by
C) out
D) over
26. When a fire ______ at least ten priceless paintings were
completely destroyed.
A) broke out
B) broke off
C) broke down D)
broke
through
27. The tree prisoners who ______ jail last weekend have finally
been recaptured.
A) broke away from
B) broke out in
C) broke out of
D) broke up into
28. I took the doctor’s prescription to the chemist’s to be ______.
A) made out
B) made up
C) made over
D) made into
29. My boss has ______ playing golf three afternoons a week.
A) taken over
B) taken to
C) taken for
D) taken out
30. Children usually ______ after an illness much more quickly than
adults.
A) pick up
B) pick over
C) pick on
D) pick out
31. The police are still looking for the three prisoners who ______
(escaped from) jail at the weekend.
A) broke out of B) set off
C) take up
D) cross out
32. I’m not surprised that Tom and Julie have ______. They were
never really suited.
A) broken down
B) broken off
C) broken up
D) broken away
33. By the way, Sally, I’m ______ one or two friends ______ on
Saturday and I was wondering if you and Peter would like to
come too?
A) having / in
B) having / on
C) having / round
D) having / up
34. Are you sure you aren’t holding your stomach ______, Charles?
Your waist was two inches more than this the last time I measured
it.
A) away
B) for
C) in
D) off
35. Would you ______ a minute please, I’ll try to connect you.
A) keep on
B) stay on
C) hold on
D) stop on
36. It’s really windy today, so ______ your hat!
A) hold on to
B) hold down to
C) hold by
D) hold for
37. I hope help comes soon, Julie. I don’t think we can ______ much
longer.
A) hold back
B) hold over
C) hold in
D) hold out
38. I’m sorry I’m late. I was ______ in the traffic.
A) held back
B) held down
C) held over
D) held up
39. John won’t be arriving until later, I’m afraid. His train’s been
______.
A) held up
B) held off
C) held back
D) held in
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Book 2 Part C
Test 1
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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
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83. He ran for the bus but it pulled ______ from the stop just as he
got there.
A) up
B) over
C) back
D) away
84. I try to keep ______ the latest fashions by going lots of shows in
London.
A) up with
B) along with
C) up to
D) next to
85
Manchester United’s chances of going to the final of the F.A. Cup
were ended when they were knocked ______ by Liverpool in
the semi-final.
A) back
B) up
C) out
D) away
86. Sales were down so they had to ______ some of their staff.
A) put out
B) get out
C) lay off
D) turn down
87. It took the soldier a long time to ______ the death of his comrade.
A) get round
B) get over
C) get across
D) get through
88. The fact is, doctor, I just can’t ______ this dreadful cough.
A) get out of
B) get rid of
C) get down to D) get round to
89. It’s an excellent story, and in the end it turns ______ that everyone
had a part in the murder.
A) out
B) up
C) in
D) away
90. The car ______ after the crash but fortunately no one was killed.
A) turned down
B) turned back
C) turned over
D) turned away
91. In court, she was so upset that she broke ______.
A) out
B) in
C) up
D) down
92. I think I’ll have to sell my car. It keeps ______.
A) breaking off
B) breaking up
C) breaking down
D) breaking in
93. I think she’s coming ______! Thank God for that! I thought she
was dead!
A) up
B) away
C) back
D) round
94. It took him a long time to come ______ our way of thinking.
A) across to
B) round to
C) down to
D) in at
95. Birthdays seem to ______ much quicker nowadays than when I
was a child.
A) come up
B) come over
C) come out
D) come round
96. Sorry I’m late but I was ______ by traffic.
A) held up
B) held in
C) held over
D) held out
97. A: I thought you said you weren’t going to let Sally go to that pop
concert in Brighton.
B: Yes, but you know Sally - she always finds a way to get ______
me in the end.
A) after
B) by
C) out
D) round
98. He was going to reply her letter, but for various reasons he never
got ______ it.
A) up to
B) round to
C) over
D) out of
99. It was a very difficult problem - one which no one could see a way
of ______.
A) getting through
B) getting out
C) getting over
D) geting round
100. You look very unhappy, Dorris. What’s the matter? Is something
getting you ______?
A) along
B) down
C) in
D) up
1.
I’ll ______ in my car on the way to work.
A) take you out
B) bring you up
C) let you off
D) pick you up
2.
They ______ us just because we’re poor.
A) look down at
B) look down for
C) look down on
D) look down over
3.
We look ______ to receiving a prompt reply to our letter.
A) round
B) through
C) after
D) forward
4.
My wife ______ a squirrel on her way to work this morning.
A) ran over
B) ran up
C) ran out of
D) ran off
5.
I can hardly hear that radio. Could you ______ (increase/raise)
the volume please.
A) put up
B) switch on
C) give out
D) turn up
6.
I’d ask you to marry me but I’m sure you’d turn me ______.
A) around
B) down
C) off
D) over
7.
I’m pretty tired so if you don’t mind, I’ll ______ for the night.
A) hold on
B) work on
C) work out
D) turn in
8.
Before you go to bed don’t forget to ______ all the lights.
A) turn over
B) turn away
C) turn out
D) turn in
9.
Before we start the lesson, I’d like to ______ what we did
yesterday.
A) run up
B) run through C) run along
D) run into
10. We shall have to ______ if we want to go to Florida this summer.
A) save up
B) put away
C) put aside
D) lay up
11. I went to the Train Station to see my uncle ______ to Dublin.
A) off
B) across
C) home
D) through
12. The children were playing the new teacher ______.
A) along
B) down
C) in
D) up
13. James is threatening to resign, but I don’t think he will ______ it
really.
A) go on with
B) go in for
C) go along with
D) go through with
14. What a lovely tie! And it ______ (matches) your jacket too!
A) goes off
B) goes with
C) makes out
D) gets over
15. I had to put ______ having the party because I was ill.
A) up
B) through
C) off
D) on
16. We’ll have to sell the piano, darling. It ______ (occupies) too
much room.
A) makes out
B) takes up
C) takes away
D) fills in
17. I was ______ with Alvin for arguing with the waiter about our
bill.
A) put out
B) put off
C) put down
D) put on
18. Most schools in England ______ at the end of July.
A) break up
B) break down C) break off
D) break with
19. It’s a great shame that you ______ with each other as you used to
be such good friends.
A) came out
B) fell out
C) set out
D) turned out
20. Our plan to increase the productivity fell ______.
A) off
B) through
C) in
D) back
21. Janet and Peter broke ______ a few months ago and are living
apart.
A) into
B) out
C) up
D) away
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TEST - 2
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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
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64. A: Where do you want me to ______ you ______ Jane?
B: Outside the station, if its all right.
A) take / off
B) bring / off
C) drop / off
D) leave / off
65. Mr. Brown still hadn’t faced ______ the fact that they’re never
going to make him Assistant Manager.
A) up to
B) down in
C) on in
D) round to
66. Sooner or later he will have to ______ his responsibilities.
A) take account B) look after
C) see into
D) face up to
67. The attack was so fierce that the enemy soldiers had to fall ______.
A) down
B) behind
C) away
D) back
68. They had a plan to trick him, but he didn’t fall ______ it.
A) for
B) to
C) at
D) by
69. After a lot of persuasion, he finally agreed to fall ______ our
plans.
A) across to
B) down in
C) in with
C) up to
70. David, do you think you could ______ a meeting with Mr. Brown
for one day next week?
A) catch up
B) have round C) fix up
D) work out
71. The Prime Minister had difficulty in ______ his message to the
nation.
A) getting through
B) getting across
C) getting out
D) getting on
72. It is difficult to get ______ people how dangerous smoking is to
their health.
A) down in
B) in at
C) across to
D) in with
73. It’s too far away - I can’t ______ (reach)it.
A) get togetherB) go after
C) get through D) get at
74. The thieves ______ (escaped) by rushing into the underground.
A) got back
B) got away
C) picked up
D) got through
75. I don’t know how they ______ (manage/survive financially) now
that Harry’s out of work.
A) go on
B) get by
C) get over
D) pass out
76. I simply cannot get ______ such a low salary.
A) by on
B) at
C) along
D) down
77. She never really got ______ the shock of her son’s death.
A) into
B) around
C) up to
D) over
78. I hear they’re going to ______ (demolish) those old houses in
Church Lane and build a new supermarket there instead.
A) clear up
B) leave out
C) put away
D) pull down
79. I hear they are going to ______ the old Variety Theatre at the end
of George street.
A) pull away
B) pull out
C) pull up
D) pull down
80. I think we’d better pull ______ the next garage to check the oil.
A) pull round toB) up to
C) in at
D) out to
81. They surrounded the enemy and forced them to ______.
A) give in
B) give out
C) give up
D) give over
82. The unknown substance was giving ______ an unpleasant smell.
A) out
B) up
C) over
D) off
83. The policeman asked the driver to ______ to the side of the road.
A) pull out
B) pull in
C) pull through D) pull round
84. They say that it takes smokers longer to ______ a cold than non-
smokers.
A) get across
B) get off
C) get out of
D) get over
85. Although I hadn’t worked very hard, I still managed to ______
(pass) the exam.
A) put up
B) come round C) get through D) pick up
86. I don’t really think I’ll ______ the exam this summer.
A) get through
B) get away with
C) get up
D)get in
87. It took us nearly half an hour to ______ the hill. It was so steep
A) get on
B) get up
C) get away
D) get through
88. I don’t like my children going to parties. You never know what
young people ______ these days.
A) get on with
B) get up to
C) get through to
D)get in with
89. What have you been getting ______ recently?
- Oh nothing much.
A) through to
B) out of
C) over
D) up to
90. I don’t seem to be making any progress and it’s beginning to
______ me down.
A) carry
B) get
C) pull
D) take
91. If she hadn’t given him ______ ,the police would never have
found him.
A) away
B) for
C) in
D) off
92. The teacher asked the students to ______ (hand in) their homework
at the end of the lesson.
A) give back
B) give in
C) turn back
D) bring about
93. In winter this town is often cut ______ by heavy snowfalls.
A) off
B) back
C) out
D) dead
94. I think your essay would be much better if you cut ______ these
two lines here.
A) in
B) through
C) off
D) out
95. A: Oh, I could really ______ a cigarette now! Have you got one
Pete?
B: Sorry Bob,I stopped smoking two weeks ago.
A) do with
B) do without
C) make up with
D) hang on with
96. The terrorists were forced to give ______.
A) off
B) out
C) in
D) away
97. Oh, Charles, could you ______ (distribute) the books, please?
A) give out
B) give in
C) put away
D) put out
98. It was given ______ on the news that an assassination attempt
had been made on the Prime Minister.
A) out
B) off
C) away
D) up
99. I wonder if you’d help me to ______ some anti-nuclear power
leaflets this weekend, Jim?
A) give out
B) give over
C) give in
D) give off
100. After failing his driving test four times, he finally ______ trying
to pass.
A) gave up
B) gave away
C) gave off
D) gave in
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1.
There was a robbery at the bank, and the police are looking ______
the matter.
A) up to
B) in on
C) into
D) through
2.
At least half a dozen people ______ (watched without doing
anything) while the man was being attacked.
A) looked at
B) looked on
C) looked over D) looked into
3.
I’ve been trying to phone to Charles all evening, but there must
be something wrong with the line; I can’t seem to ______.
A) get down
B) get together C) get out
D) get through
4.
My sister was very cruel when she was a child. She used to catch
spiders and ______ their legs one by one.
A) pull up
B) pull away
C) pull off
D) pull out
5.
I nearly fainted when my dentist told me that he’d have to ______
two of my teeth.
A) pull off
B) pull away
C) pull up
D) pull out
6.
The lorry ______ at the traffic lights.
A) pulled off
B) pulled up
C) pulled out
D) pulled through
7.
The operator ______ me ______ (connected me) almost
immediately.
A) put / through
B) put / on
C) picked / up
D) called / for
8.
Would you ______ (like) something to eat, Mrs. Brown?
A) care for
B) take up
C) look for
D) make for
9.
It took my mother quite a while to catch ______ that we were
only joking.
A) away
B) for
C) in
D) on
10. When Joan returned to school after her illness, she had to work
really hard to catch ______ the others.
A) in with
B) up to
C) up with
D) roun to
11. Thieves held ______ a bank in Manchester and got away with
50,000 pounds.
A) on
B) out
C) over
D) up
12. Summer time ends tomorrow, so don’t forget to ______ your
clock tonight.
A) put on
B) put down
C) put back
D) put out
13. She is very important to him. He wouldn’t get ______ without
her.
A) over
B) by
C) down
D) round
14. I tried to ______ everything he said, but he spoke so quickly that
it was impossible.
A) get up
B) get over
C) get away
D) get down
15. Right, if you’re really ready, I think it’s time to get ______ some
work.
A) round to
B) down in
C) on in
D) down to
16. What time did you ______ last night? It must have been quite
late because when I phoned you at 11:30 your mother said you
were still out.
A) get away
B) get in
C) get by
D) get down
17. I think we’ll have to get ______ more drink for the party.
A) off
B) over
C) on
D) in
18. Let’s ______ the subject of nuclear war. It’s beginning to make
me feel very depressed.
A) get off
B) get over
C) get through D) get out
19. How is Janet ______ (progressing) in her new school?
A) coming round
B) getting on
C) going on
D) getting in
20. The teacher asked the class to ______ (write down) the school
telephone number.
A) get down
B) put down
C) hold on
D) keep out
21. She put ______ an interesting proposal.
A) to
B) against
C) forward
D) backwards
22. I want to put ______ the position you advertised.
A) off
B) out
C) up
D) in for
23. It’s very kind of you to put me ______ for the night, James.
A) along
B) down
C) in
D) up
24. I’m feeling ______ and could do with a holiday.
A) run across
B) run down
C) run out
D) run over
25. We should finish today, but as the time running ______ we may
have to continue tomorrow.
A) out
B) down
C) away
D) off
26. You’ll have to get a new television license. This one isn’t valid. It
______ two weeks ago.
A) ran up
B) ran out
C) ran off
D) ran away
27. I’m making you responsible for this project. Please see______ it
that it is finished.
A) to
B) into
C) for
D) on
28. We decided to ______ early to avoid the rush-hour traffic.
A) set down
D) set on
C) set back
D) set out
29. The government wants people to set ______ their own
businesses.
A) off
B) in
C) up
D) down
30. There is a certain amount of evidence to suggest that violence on
television and in films ______ (causes) violence among young
people.
A) breaks downB) gives out
C) brings about D) makes for
31. Seeing the couple walking hand in hand ______ memories of his
own first love.
A) brought up B) brought back C) brought out D) brought on
32. It was walking home in the rain that must have ______ your cold.
A) brought up B) brought on
C) brought out D) brought on
33. We shall bring ______ the question of the new swimming-pool
at the next committee meeting.
A) about
B) up
C) round
D) off
34. She set______ in business on her own and was very successful.
A) by
B) aside
C) up
D) off
35. The Government is planning to ______ (establish) a new
department to be responsiblefor what people do in their leisure
time. It is to be called the Ministry of Leisure.
A) bring up
B) put up
C) set up
D) hold on
36. The government has ______ an inquiry to investigate bribery in
local elections.
A) set out
B) set to
C) set up
D) set about
37. A: Would it be all right if I ______ you on Friday, Mr. Brown?
B: Yes of course, Mrs. Price. You can pay me any time.
A) get on with
B) settle up with
C) get up to
D) get along with
38. Don’t take any notice on him, Janet. He’s only trying to show
______.
A) away
B) for
C) in
D) off
39. Catherine promised to ______ at Josie’s luncheon in time for
dessert.
A) show up
B) show off
C) show down
D)
show
through
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Test 3
Book 2 Part C
