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PHRASAL VERBS or MULTI-WORD VERBS Động từ kép động từ cấu tạo động từ (a verb) với tiểu từ ( a particle) hay giới từ ( a preposition) hay hai ( tiểu từ + giới từ ) : give up, turn on, look after, get along with… Động từ kép chia làm hai loại: Động từ kép phân cách ( separable phrasal verbs) give up, turn on, try on, put on … a Túc từ danh từ : đứng trước sau tiểu từ S – V + tiểu từ + túc từ Ex: You should turn off the lights before leaving home Ex: He’s trying on a jacket S – V + túc từ + tiểu từ Ex: He’s trying a jacket on Ex: He gave smoking up b Túc từ đại từ nhân xưng (personal pronoun) luôn đứng động từ tiểu từ Ex: The light is on Turn it off Ex: Here’re the shoes Try them on Động từ phân cách ( unseparable phrasal verbs): túc từ luôn đứng sau giới từ Ex: You should look after your old parents Ex: He looks forward to his brother’s letter Một số động từ cụm thơng dụng: Account for: giải thích lí abide by: tuân theo Amount to: lên đến appove of: tán thành Add sth to sth : thêm vào base on : dựa vào Agree with : đồng ý believe in: tin tưởng Arrive at+ nơi chốn: đến ( nơi nhỏ, không tên) borrow sth from: mượn từ Arrive in + nơi chốn: đến ( nơi lớn có tên riêng) bring back : mang trở lại Ask for: xin, yêu cầu buy sth for S.O : mua cho Be on: chiếu phim change sth into sth: đổi thành Bear out: xác nhận, xác thực call for: ghé qua (để đón hay lấy casigif) Blow out: dập tắt, thổi tắt (lửa) call in (on): ghé thăm, ghé qua Blow up: phá hủy (bằng bom, thuốc nổ) call off; hủy bỏ Break down: hư, hỏng (máy); phá vỡ (cửa…) call on: thăm, viếng thăm Break in/ into: xông vào, đột nhập vào call up: goi điện thoại Break out : bùng nổ; bùng phát carry on; tiếp tục Break off: ngừng lại; kết thúc carry out: tiến hành Break up: kết thúc ( khóa học, năm học …) close down: đóng cửa hẳn Bring in: đưa ra, giới thiệu come about: xảy Bring up:nuôi nấng, dạy dỗ come across: tình cờ gặp/ thấy ai/ Burn down: : thiêu hủy, thiêu trụi come off: thành công Burst out : bật (khó,cười) come along/ on: nhanh lên Come over/ round: ghé nhà count on/ upon: tin vào/ dựa vào Come up: xảy ra, xuất cut down/ back (on): giảm bớt Come up against: gặp phải, đương đầu cut off: cắt đứt, ngừng cung cấp Come up (to): đạt được, đáp ứng pick out; chọn, chọn ra; nhận Check in: đăng kí Pick up: đón ai; cho nhờ xe Check out: làm thủ tục Pull down: phá hủy, phá sập Put in for: đòi hỏi, u sách, xin pull out: lơi raCheck up:kiểm tra Put on: mặc, mang, đội, mở,tăng cân put into: đặt vào Pay back: trả lại, hồn lại come out: lộ, lòi ra;biến Run across/ into: tình cờ gặp/thấy ai/ Put aside/ by: để dành, dành dụm Run out of: hết, cạn kiệt Put forward: đề nghị, gợi ý See off: tiễn Put up with; chịu đựng See through: nhận ra; thấy rõ Put off:hoãn lại Clear up: làm sạch, dọn put out;làm tắt, dập tắt Compare with: so sánh với queue up: xếp hàng Complain about: than phiền receive sth from S.O: nhận từ Cook meals for S.O: nấu bữa ăn cho return to: trở lại đâu Cut down: đốn xuống send sth to S.O; gửi cho Depend on: phụ thuộc vào send sth from somewhere: gửi từ đâu Devide into: phân chia thành separate sth from: tách Devote to: cống hiến cho speak to S.O: nói chuyện với Die out: hẳn, tuyệt chủng away with: bỏ, hủy bỏ, bãi bỏ Die for: chết (ai) set fire to: đốt, làm cháy Die of: chết (bệnh) succeed in: thành công Drop in (on): ghé thăm, ghé qua (thời gian ngắn) be fed up with: chán, buồn phiền, End up: chấm dứt, kết thúc suck up; nịnh hót Fall down: rơi xuống suitable for: thích hợp cho Fill in: điền thong tin vào fix up: xếp; thu xếp Find out: tìm sum up: tóm lại, tóm tắt Fly to somewhere: bay đến đâu take over: đảm nhận Get out of: thoát khỏi, take note of: ghi Get up: thức dậy take S.O to somewhere: dẫn đâu Get by : xoay sở get down; làm chán nản, thất vọng Get off: xuống( xe ), rời đi; khởi hành get on: lên (xe, tàu,…) Get on with/ in: sống, làm việc …hòa thuận; xoay sở,làm (1 việc, tình huống…) Get over: vượt qua, khắc phục give out: phân phát Go in for: tham gia (kì thi, thi) grow up: lớn lên, trưởng thành Give up: từ bỏ talk about: nói Give way to: nhượng talk to/ with: nói với Go ahead: thực hiện, xảy talk to S.O about sth: nói với Go after: rượt đuổi theo thanks for sth:cám ơn Go along: tiến bộ, phát triển thanks to sth/S.O: nhờ có gì/ Go away; rời khỏi, đi, tan đi, biến (cơn đau) think about/of: nghĩ Go back: trở lại, trở turn off #turn on: tắt # mở (máy) Go by: (thời gian) trôi qua turn up: đến; xuất Go down: giảm xuống (giá cả) turn down: từ chối; bác bỏ, loại bỏ Go for a swim/ walk: bơi/đi tản turn into: trở thành; biến thành; Go off: nổ, reo vang turn up# turn down: tăng/ giảm âm lượng Go on: xảy ra, tiếp tục wait for: đợi chờ Go on a trip/ vacation: du lịch/ nghỉ wake up: thức dậy Go over: xem kĩ, kiểm tra lại walk along: dọc theo Go up: gia tăng, lên wash up: rửa chén, giặt Go out; tắt bị dập tắt work for S.O : làm việc cho Hear about (of): nghe work with S.O: làm việc với Hand in: nộp; đệ trình hold on: đợi Hold up: ngừng; hỗn lại Work out: tính tốn Help someone with sth: giúp với worry about; lo lắng Hundred of: hàng trăm write for: viết cho tòa báo Insist on: nhấn mạnh write to S.O: viết cho Interact with; ảnh hưởng; tác dụng stay away from: tránh xa Join in = take part in = participate in: tham gia vào stay up late: thức khuya Keep S.O awake: làm thức giấc stay with S.O: với keep pace up/ with : theo kịp send out: gửi đi, phân phát Fell pity for/ take (have) pity on: thương xót go in: đivào Feel regret for: hối hận, ân hận set off/out : khởi hành Fell sympathy for: thông cảm Sell off: bán giảm giá Feel shame at: xấu hổ Send for: mời đến, gọi đến, triệu tập fall in love with S.O: yêu người set up: lập, thành lập Keep S.O away: tránh xa lose sight of: hút Keen on: tiếp tục leave out: bỏ qua, bỏ sót, bỏ quên Keep up with: theokijp, bắt kịp let down: làm thất vọng Laugh at: chọc ghẹo lose track of: dấu Learn by heart: học thuộc lòng lose touch with: liên lạc với Learn how to V: học làm cách make allowance for: chiếu cố đến Listen to: lắng nghe make a fuss over/ about: làm ầm ỉ Live apart: sống xa make fun of: chế nhạo Live on: sống nhờ vào make room for:dọn chỗ cho Live with S.O: sống với make use of: sử dụng Look after: chăm sóc pay attention to: ý tới Look back (on): nhớ, nhớ lại put an end to: kết thúc Look down on: coi thường put a stop to: chấm dứt Look up to: coi trọng, kính trọng, ngưỡng mộ take account of: lưu tâm đến Look at: nhìn ngắm take advantage of: lợi dụng Look for: tìm kiếm catch sight of: bắt gặp Look up: tra từ điển make out: hiểu, đọc, được; nghe, nhìn rõ Look out: coi chừng! make up: bịa đặt, sáng tác; trang điểm Look forward to: trông chờ, trông mong make up for: đèn bù, bù Look into: điều tra Show affection for: có cảm tình Look in: nhìn vào; ghé qua thăm, tạt vào show around / round: đưa tham quan Look on/upon : đứng xem, xem như, coi show off: phô trương, khoe khoan Give place to: nhường chỗ show up: đến, xuất Give birth to: sinh shut up: ngừng nói, làm cho ngừng nói Take leave of: từ biệt stand for: thay cho, tượng trưng, đại diện Make a contribution to: góp phần stand out: bật Try on: mặc thử (quần áo) take after: giống Get victory over: chiến thắng take off: cởi (quần, áo…), cất cánh Take interest in: quan tâm, thích thú take on: nhận, đảm nhận Have faith in: tin tưởng take up: chiếm (thời gian, sức lực…) Play an influence over: có ảnh hưởng talk over: thảo luận, bàn luận Wear out: làm mòn, làm rách; làm kiệt sức think over: suy nghĩ kĩ, cân nhắc Prepare for: chuẩn bị cho throw away/ out: ném đi, vứt Carry out: thực hiện, thi hành try out: kiểm tra Put away: dẹp đi, đem cất lie down: nằm nghỉ Turn round: ngoảnh lại hurry up: khẩn trương Belong to: thuộc put out: dập tắt Bring about: mang lại quarrel with: cãi lộn Go under: phá sản relate to: liên hệ đến Hand in: nộp rely on: tùy thuộc vào interfere with: cản trở turn in: giao nộp Leave behind: để lại write off: làm hỏng nát Let down: làm thất vọng Provide with: cung cấp Build up: tích lũy Make up: tạo thành Cater for: phục vụ Finish off: kết thúc Deal with: xử lí Exercises: I Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from the list Use the correct tense or structure: carry out, cut down, get on, hold up, dip into, make up, bring out, break out, cut off, get over, put out, work out, let down, turn out, lead to Now, don’t us We’re counting on you to cook something really special for the party this Saturday Over eating and lack of exercise can _ _ serious health problems in later life Giving up my job to go and live aboard _ _ to be the biggest mistake I’ve ever made He _ _ some story about catching the wrong train to explain his lateness If you want to lose weight, you should _ _ on amount of dairy products you eat Modern computers are capable of the most complex operations in microseconds It’s no the sort of book you’d want to read from cover but it’s quite interesting to _ _ now and then The start of the concert was _ _ by the late arrival of the group The gas supply was _ _ for about four hours as they had to repair some leaking pipes 10 Toby’s _ _ really well at his new job He’s already been promoted twice 11 Quick action by the police prevented fighting from _ _ between rival groups of fans after the football match 12 I hear FIAT have _ _ a new model but I haven’t seen it yet 13 She _ _ the problem of lack of time by hiring a house-cleaner 14 Herbie asked them to _ _ their cigarettes as he is allergic to smoke 15 It is said that Isaac Newton _ _ the law of gravity after he’d been hit on the head by an apple! Key: Let…down cut down cut off 13 got over lead to carrying out 10 getting on 14 put out Turned out dip into 11 breaking out 15 worked out Made up held up 12 brought out II Put in these forms: brought up against, face up to, get round to, go out into, look forward to, looks out over, went back on, put up with, take up on, looks up to, cut back on, come in for, make up for, go through with, look down on The government’s economic policies have a lot of criticism You’ll have to work very hard today to _ the time you wasted yesterday I should _ my problems and not try to avoid them Do you think he’s really likely to his threat? It was so stuffy indoors that I had to the fresh air I’m feeling nervous I’m not giving my presentation The government is to spending on the armed forces He really his older brother He _ his promise to tell nobody about this 10 I meant to the ironing but I didn’t it 11 The house is on the top of the cliff and the English Channel 12 I left the job because I couldn’t my boss a moment longer 13 Actually, can I you _ your offer of a bed for the night? 14 Small boys often little girls and refuse to play with them 15 I had big ideas until I was the reality of the situation Key: 1.come in for looking forward to 11 looks out over Make up for cut back on 12 put up with Face up to looks up to 13 take … up on Go through with went back on 14 look down on Go out into 10 get round to 15 brought up against III workout the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences: let in , get off, throw away, stay in, come back, cross out, pay back, get on , turn up, fall over, take back, go off, lie down, go away , put off I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to _ me _ Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to all evening Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll you on Friday The sidewalk is very icy Be careful you don’t I was feeling so tired I had to on the bed for a while I saw Martin the bus and go straight home Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he is going to The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to I’ll have to these books to the library 10 Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to 11 Don’t that box We can use it again 12 If you make a mistake on the form, just _ it 13 I can’t hear the radio Could you it a little? 14 I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t 15 Never _ until tomorrow what you can today Key: 1.let …in get off 11 throw away Stay in come back 12 cross…out Pay …back get on 13 turn …up Fall over take back 14 go off Lie down 10 go away 15 put off IV Complete each sentence using a phrasal verb that means the same as the words in brackets The football match had to be because of the weather (cancelled) The story Kate told wasn’t true She (invented it) A bomb near the station, but no one was injured (exploded) How long are you going to working? (continue) George finally nearly an hour late (arrived) We are going to _ an outing for our group (arrange) A number of buildings are going to be to make way for the new road (demolished) We need to make a decision today at the latest We can’t _any longer (delay it) You can hardly on £100 a week (manage to live) 10 The noise is terrible I can’t _ (tolerate it) 11 For the sake of your health, you ought to alcohol (stop) 12 Teachers should encourage kids to for themselves (discover things) 13 I’m afraid the machine has (stopped working) 14 Our phone has been , so ring me on my mobile (disconnected) 15 We need to the situation (fully discuss) Key: Called off fix up/ set up 11 give up Made it up knocked/ pulled/ torn down 12 find things out Went off put it off 13 broken down Carry on/go on get by 14 cut off Showed up/ turned up 10 put up with it 15 talk over/ talk through V Rewrite the sentences, using the correct synonym of the underlined phrasal verbs: appear, cancel, consider, continue, delay, delete, demolish, discover, discuss, display, erect, examine, execute, occupy, omit, postpone, prepare, reduce, reject, represent, explode, resemble, return, stop, select, review, calculate, tolerate You’ll have to cut down your living expenses a little Cut back (on) : giảm bớt (reduce) I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you Suy nghĩ kỹ, cân nhắc (consider) That company is going to put up a new building on this corner Dựng, xây dựng (erect) The two girls take after their mother very much in appearance Giống (resemble) Look each sentence over carefully Cross out the incorrect words Xóa (delete) Mr Lam’s job seems to take up all of his spare time Chiếm (time, không gian, sức lực) They are going to pull that building down Phá hủy, phá sập (demolish) We had to call off the picnic because of the bad weather Hủy bỏ (cancel) We heard the bomb go off five miles away Nổ (explode) 10 These books are overdue When are you going to take them back? Trở lại 11 When you make up that list for me, don’t leave any names out 12 We worked out how much of our salaries we would have to save each year tính tốn (calculate) 13 That woman certainly tried hard to show off her abilities phô trương, khoe khoang (display) 14 When I was looking through my papers, I came across this picture Tình cờ gặp 15 I suggest that you talk the matter over with your boss first of all thảo luận; bàn luận (discuss) 16 Did the workers carry out the foreman’s instructions carefully? Tiến hành; thực (execute) 17 Is the committee going to turn down his application for admission? Từ chối (refuse); bác bỏ, loại bỏ (reject) 18 Should we go over the lesson now or put it off until later tonight? Xem xét; kiểm tra (examine); Hoãn lại (postpone, delay) 19 How many people you expect to show up at the meeting tonight? đến (arrive) 20 I think this storm will hold up the flights ngừng (stop);hoãn lại (delay) 21 There are some pens here Why don’t you pick out one or two? Chọn, chọn 22 I tried to interrupt the two men, but they went on arguing anyway Tiếp tục 23 Trevor gave up playing football years ago Từ bỏ 24 Those three letters are an abbreviation They stand for something Tượng trưng cho 25 I don’t see how you can put up with such bad working conditions Chịu đựng Key: reduce occupy 11 prepare- omit 16 execute 21 select consider demolish 12 calculated 17 reject 22 continued erect 8.cancel 13 display 18 examine- postpone 23 stopped resemble explode 14 discovered 19 appear 24 represent delete 10 return 15 discuss 20 delay 25 tolerate VI Replace the underlined works with a phrasal verb We’ve arranged a meeting for next Tuesday Fixed up Be careful! There’s a car coming Look out The government is introducing a new tax on computers Bringing in I was always nervous as the plane went into the air Took off The problem isn’t going to just disappear Go away Everything is so expensive Prices seem to be increasing all the time Going up How did the accident happen? Come about There used to be a restaurant here, but it went out of business a year ago Closed down A: they’re going to demolish this beautiful old building Pull down- giving out B: I know Some protesters were distributing leaflets about it 10 Tom often pays us short visits without warning Calls in(on)/ drops in (on) us 11 I didn’t expect to win the competition I only entered it for a joke Went in for 12 Before you accept this offer, please consider it carefully Think it over 13 We can’t continue if you don’t co-operate Carry on/ go on 14 He was offered a new job, but he refused it because he didn’t want to move house Turn it down 15 I’m sure we’ll all remember this holiday with great pleasure Look back on 10 A Go away B get away C relax on D run on C turned on D turned off Get away from sth: thoát khỏi 11 It to be a beatiful night tonight! A Turned into B turned out Turn out : hóa ra, thành 12 I want you to _ every bad word you’ve said about my brother A Take back B say again C take off D give off Take back one’s words: rút lại lời nói 13 When I was turning out my cupboard I this photograph of my uncle A Came over B came round C came across D came into Come across sb/sth: tình cờ gặp 14 He in German, but moved to the US at the age of 18 A Brought to B grew up (lớn lên) C turned off D went to 15 He the club on recommendation from his friend Jack A Got in B got on C got by D got into Get into a club, team, school: gia nhập, nhập học 16 He _ unleaded gas and left on his journey A Poured on B filled up with (đổ đầy) C filled up D poured with 17 He spent the entire night thinking and in the end _ a brilliant idea A Received with B got up C came up with (đề xuất) D came out 18 We’re not ready yet, we are going to have to the meeting until next week A Take off B put off (hoãn lại) C take on D go off 19 Let’s _ the grammar one more time before the test A Go through B come over C go on D go over Go over: xem lại, ôn lại 20 Look Jack, I’ve _ your bad behavior long enough! A Put up B put through C put up with D get on well 21 Make sure to _ pick-pockets when you go to the market A Watch out for B come along C take to D look at Look/ watch out for sth/sb : coi chừng 22 My sister _ my cats while I was away on vacation 14 A Looked after B looked for C looked at D looked on 23 Our flight was delayed, but we finally _ shortly after midnight A Took off (cất cánh) B took on C took up D put off 24 Our school _ for the summer holidays on the 10th of July A Breaks up B breaks down C breaks off D breaks in breaks off: tạm ngừng hoạt động 25 She promised to _ her cigarette smoking to five a day A Cut down (cắt giảm) B give up C give away D cut up C alight D get on 26 The bus only stops here to _ passengers A Get off B pick up (đón) 27 The child was _ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street A Knocked out B knocked down C run out D run across Lưu ý: Knock sb down : xô ngã knock sb out : hạ đo ván, làm bất tỉnh 28 The exact questions she had prepared perfect answers for _ in the exam A Came out B came in C came through D came up come up: nêu lên, đưa 29 There is just too much work to be done We’ll have to _ some new employees A Get on B take on ( Sb: tuyển dụng) C take off D get off 30 We’d better stop soon Otherwise, we’ll _ of gas A Run out (of sth: hết cạn) B go off C get off D get on 31 We _ at six in the morning on our drive to the Grand Canyon A Set off / out (khởi hành) B take off C go off D run off 32 When I was staying in German last year, I _ quite a lot of German A Picked up (thu lượm) B picked over C picked out D picked on 33 After Joe’s mother died, he was _ up by his grandmother A Brought (up : nuôi dưỡng) B taken C grown D drawn 34 Unfortunately, I had to _ Bob for his poor performance A Tell off B shout at C tell about D talk to Tell off sb for doing sth: quở trách, phê bình 35 Unfortunately, our school had to _ the music department because of lack of funds A Give up B away with (loại trừ) C get away D take back 15 36 We are going for a drink now Why don’t you _ ? A Follow up B follow after C come along (đi theo) D come with 37 When you go to New York, _ the bad restaurants offering cheap food A Look for B look out for C look head D look on 38 Don’t worry about trying to catch the last train home, as we can easily _ you up for the night A Take B set C put D keep Put sb up: thu xếp chỗ tạm 39 I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _ this morning A Come on B ring out C go off (reo, kêu vang) D turn on 40 He furiously told the beggar to A Clear up B clear off (cút xéo) C clear away D clear after 41 He tried to join the army but he was because of his poor health A Tried out B put out C turned off D turned down turn sb/sth down: từ chối 42 I was very unlucky My car was _ on my way home A Broke B broken off C broken D broken down (hỏng máy) 43 Many elderly people have to live on the money they _ when they were working A Laid up B put back C set up D put aside (để dành) 44 Old Mr Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _ A Pull through (bình phục) B pull up C pull back D pull out 45 The police disturbed a gang of men who were _ a chemist’s in Central London last night A Breaking into ( đột nhập) B breaking out C getting through D talking over 46 A new study group has been _ by the United Nations A Set up (thành lập, xây dựng) B set on C put up D put on 47 All his plans for starting his business fell A In B through C down D away Fall through : (thất bại) 48 Come _, children! Get your coats on or you’ll be late for school A Along (nào đi) B to C across D over 16 49 Don’t _ up yet, you will soon be able to play the trumpet well A Give (up : từ bỏ) B catch C break D turn 50 If it’s raining tomorrrow, we shall have to put _ the match till Sunday A Off (hoãn lại) B away C in D on 51 He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he will _ someone crossing the street A Crash down B knock down C turn over D come across knock down/ knock over sb: húc ngã 52 I’ll call _ you at o’clock A For (sb : đến đón ai) B by C up D in 53 He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth A Went in B went off C came out (lộ ra) D came through 54 He took the trouble to write _ the complete list for us A On B through C off D out Write out: viết với đầy đủ thông tin vào… 55 He wanted to _ off all his work before he came to the cinema with us A Finish (kết thúc) B stop C end D put 56 Hello Is that 956782? Please put me _ to the manager A Across B up C over D through 57 His father’s death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to _ it A Get round B come through C go over D get over( vượt qua được) 58 I can’t _ what he’s doing; it’s so dark down there A See through B make out (nhận ra) C look into D show up 59 I remember Alice as a spotty girl but she’s turned _ a beautiful woman A To B in C into (trở nên) D on 60 I saw a thief take Tom’s wallet so I ran _ him, but I couldn’t catch him A Into B over C near D after Run after sb : đuổi theo 61 Do you think it’s possible to _ on nothing but fruit and vegetables? A Eat B live (on :sống dựa vào) C enjoy D make 62 For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall 17 A Out B through C back (tụt lại đằng sau) D off 63 He filled in the necessary forms and _ for the job A Appealed B asked C requested D applied 64 I absolutely _ with everything that has been said A Agree (đồng ý) B accept C admit D approve 65 I don’t think he will ever get the shock of his father’s death A Over (vượt qua được) B through C by D off 66 If we want to _ up with them we’d better hurry A Come B arrive C approach D catch (theo kịp) 67 She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her _ because of her poor eyesight A Up B back C down (từ chối) D over 68 If you want to have a pet you must be ready to look _ it for several years A At B for C after D over 69 Stephen always wanted to be an actor when he _ up A Came B grew C brought D settled 70 The butcher cut some steak, _ it up and handed it to me A Closed B wound C strung D wrapped ( sth : gói) 71 The completion of the tunnel has been held _ owing to a strike A On B off C over D up Hold up sth : (làm chậm trễ) 72 The doctor advised me not to take so much work in the future A To B over C after D on (nhận công việc) 73 The doctor says I’ll take a long time to get _ the shock A Past B above C through D over (vượt qua được) 74 The meeting had to be put _ until a later date A Away B on C off (hoãn lại) D up 75 The police have warned tourists to look _ for pickpockets in the town centre A Out (coi chừng) B up C down D forward 76 Their aim is to up a new political party A Strike B stand C set (thành lập, xây dựng) D show 77 There was a big hole in the road which _ the traffic 18 A Kept down B held up (làm chậm trễ) C stood back D sent back 78 These old houses are going to be _ soon A Laid out B run down C knocked out D pulled down ( phá dỡ) 79 If you want to join this club, you must this application form A Make up B write down C up D fill in/ out (điền vào) 80 It’s high time Bill got a steady job and He’s almost thirty A Settled in B settled down (ổn định sống) C turned in D turned down 81 My daughter often to see me at least once a week A Calls up B drops in (ghé, tạt vào thăm) C goes up D comes on 82 They had never come such a beautiful little village before A At B across (tình cờ gặp) C off D back 83 They’ve _ a new tower where that old building used to be A Put up (xây dựng) B put down C pushed up D pushed down 84 We need to go to the market because we have _ sugar this morning A Shortened of B come short of C run out of (hết cạn) D finished off 85 When my tea cup is emty, I fill it again if I’m still thirty A Out B on C over D up (đổ đầy) 86 Paul poured some water on the campfire to put it _ A Out (dập tắt) B down C aside D off 87 They said the woman was so ill that it seemed unlikely she would A Take up B get off C pull through (bình phục) D come up 88 The children playing near the gate of the bulding were told to ny the guards A Go off B clear off (cút xéo) C get away D get out 89 According to the fairy tale, the handsome prince was _ a frog by the witch A Turned into (trở nên) B come into C fed up with D fed into 90 Go _ this book because it has the information you need A Over B by C off D on 91 Helen has gone out and she will not be _ till midnight A Off B along C back D away 92 Everything is _ you I cannot make _ my mind yet A Out off/ on B up to/ up C away from/ for D on for/ off 19 93 There is no food left Someone must have eaten it _ A Out B up C off D along 94 The explorers made a fire to _ off wild animals A Get B keep C take D go 95 If something urgent has _ up, phone immediately and I will help you A Picked B come C kept D brought 96 The passengers had to wait because the plane _ off one hour late A Took B turned C cut D made C look on D look after 97 Be careful! The tree is going to fall A Look out B look up 98 The organization was established in 1950 in the USA A Come around B set up C made out D put on 99 Within their home country, National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies assume the duties and responsibilities of a national relief society A Take on B get off C go about D put in 100 The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt A Put on B went off C go out D kept up 101 They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather A Get through B put off C keep up with D go over 102 It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death A Turn off B take on C get over D keep up with 103 He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport A Use up B with C take up D go on C put out D brought up 104 I am tired because I went to bed late last night A Stayed up B kept off 105 She got _ her car to pick _ some wild flowers A From /on B in/at C off/ up D out/ for 106 The customer had tried _ some blouses but none of them suited her A At B with C in D on 107 If I get this report finished I will knock _ early and go to the pub for some drink A Up B over C on D off 20 108 Boys! _ away all your toys and go to bed right now A Come B lie C put D sit 109 I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not _ through A Get B take C look D hang 110 The water supply of the building was _ off because the pipes burst A Handed B held C cut D paid 111 How are you _ on with your work? – It is OK A Calling B getting C laying D looking 112 Did your son pass the university entrance examination? A Make up B get along C go up D get through 113 What may happen if John will not arrive in time? A Go along B count on C keep away D turn up 114 Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside A Calls on B keeps off C takes in D goes up 115 They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the mouth because of the epidemic A Take up B turn round C put off D with 116 The stranger came _ me and asked, “Is there a post office near here?” A On to B away from C Out of D up to 117 Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _ you at all A After B along C up D over 118 She is not really friendly She does not get on well _ her classmates A From B with C for D to 119 I would be grateful if you kept the news _ yourself Do not tell anyone about it A From B to C for D at 120 I not use those things any more You can _ them away A Get B fall C throw D make 121 They were late for work because their car down A Got B put C cut D broke 122 The authority _ down that building to build a supermarket A Knocked B came C went D fell 21 123 My husband and I take turns cleaning _ the kitchen depending _ who gets home from work earlier A Away/ to B from/in C up/on D with/for 124 The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted _ several respectively achievement in women’s life and work A At B with C for D in 125 The women’s movement has affirmed women’s right to non-discrimination education, employment and economic and social activities A In B of C from D about 126 The small white flowers are my favorite They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden A Release B stop C end D melt 127 I couldn’t make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent A Stand B understand C write D interrupt 128 I’m sorry I didn’t mean to interrupt you Please, go on and finish what you were saying A Talk B quit C continue D stop 129 The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it A Blowing B watering C preventing D watching 130 I cannot believe Peter and Mary up last week They have been married for almost fifteen years I hope they get back together A Went B gave C looked D broke 131 It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain By the time we got back to our campsite, I was completely _ out A Worn B went C put D knocked 132 If you don’t have the telephone number now, you can _ me up later and give it to me then A Call B stop C give D hold 133 What does “www” _ for? Is it short for “world wide web?” A Sit B stand C lie D point 134 I didn’t get to see the end of that mystery movie on TV last night How did it _ out? A Go B make C bring D turn 22 135 Jack is having his lawyer _ up the contract to make sure that all of the legalities a properly dealt with A Go B look C get D draw 136 When you are finished using the computer, can you please _ it off A Take B turn C D go 137 When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits A Fell B exploded C called D rang 138 Look out There is a rattlesnake under the picnic table! A Listen B Be careful C Go D Watch 139 Mrs Jones’s husband passed away last Friday We are all shocked by the news A Got married B divorced C died D were on business 140 If you not understand the word “superstitious”, look it up in the dictionary A Find its meaning B write it C draw it D note it 141 It took women a long time to struggle _ the right to vote A For B with C against D upon 142 I think women are suited _ many important things, besides childbearing and homemaking A Of B on C for D about 143 Women are increasingly involved _ the public life A Of B in C with D from 144 If you have an old blanket, _ it along so that we have something to sit on at the beach A Bring B go C put D keep 145 Although the team was both mentally and physically exhausted, they on walking A Stopped B kept C took D put 146 Before the plane off, the flight attendant told everyone to fasten their seat belts and put their chairs in an upright position A Woke B brought C kept D took 147 Don’t forget to your gloves on It is cold outside A Let B make C put D fix 148 If you don’t pay your rent, your landlord is going to kick you out! 23 A Lend you some money B play football with you C Give you a kick D force you to leave 149 Yesterday I ran into Sam at the grocery store I had not seen him for years A Met B visited C said goodbye to D made friends with 150 Let’s go over that report again before we submit it A Dictate B print C read carefully D type 151 I will not stand for your bad attitude any longer A Like B tolerate C mean D care 152 Shy people often find it difficult to group discussions A Take place in B take part in C get on with D get in touch with 153 They’ve _ a research project to investigate the harmful effects of air pollution A Brought in B taken on C set up D turned down 154 As a result of his father’s death, he a lot of money A Brought in B took out C set aside D came into 155 “To give someone a ring” is to _ A Call him up B marry him C admire him D pick him up 156 Never _ till tomorrow what you can today A Take over B put off C push into D turn down 157 Let’s wait here for her; I’m sure she’ll before long A Turn down B turn off C turn up D turn over 158 When it started to snow he his overcoat A Took out B put off C took off D put on 159 You need more exercise; you should golf A Take up B take in C carry on D carry out 160 The firemen fought for three hours before they managed to the fire A Give up B put out C break off D cut back 161 Although they are poor, they have _ five children well A Grown up B taken up C brought up D pulled up 162 Sportsmen their political differences on the sports field A Take part B put aside C take place D keep apart 24 163 When they for the beach, the sun was shining, but by the time they arrived it had clouded over A Set off B went on C left out D moved up 164 When the lights _, we couldn’t see a thing A Put out B switched of C went out D turned down 165 He _ the boys for making so much noise A Brought up B put down C took back D told off 166 If we want to buy a house, we’ll have to _ our spending A Care for B cut back C let down D miss out 167 As the managing director dictating the letter, his secretary _ what he was saying in shorthand A Filled out B took down C set up D put off 168 This morning traffic was _ by an accident outside the town hall A Held off B held out C held up D held in 169 If we continue to _ the world’s resources at this rate, there will soon be none left A End up B throw away C cut off D use up C get ahead D go over 170 Do you think this new fashion will _ ? A Catch on B come back 171 “Have you met Henry recently?” “Yes, I _ while I was in Paris A Ran him into B ran into him C ran Henry into D ran after him 172 The government has _ an inquiry to investigate bribery in local elections A Set up B set to C set out D set about 173 The letters UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization A Brings about B gets across C stands for D lights up 174 He took the car to his nearest garage so that a mechanic could _ A Look it up B look after it C look it round D look at it 175 He was arrested after _ computer networks in several states A Breaking out B breaking into C breaking down D breaking for 176 Army had fainted, but we managed to _ with water from cold tap A Bring her round B call her back C lay her down D clear her out 25 177 You are going to apply for the job, and then you decided not to So what _ ? A Put you out B put you off C turned you off D turned you away 178 There was a sign, but I couldn’t what it said A Hand on B look up C make out D see off 179 Armed terrorists are reported to have the Embassy A Taken up B taken over C taken away D taken into 180 We’ll be back after the break with a of today’s financial news A Round-up B round-off C round-on D round-down 181 The shoes felt too tight, so I took _ and tried a larger size A Away them B off them C them away D them off 182 She refused to the traditional woman’s role A Take up B take over C take on D take in 183 Salaries have not inflation in the last few years A Put up with B taken up on C done out of D kept up with 184 The child doesn’t either of her parents A Resemble B resemble at C resemble to D resemble with 185 I _ his offer and stayed in his flat while I was in London A Took up Keith on B took Keith up on C took up on Keith D took Keith on up 186 Children used to their parents; now they are inclined to regard them as equals A Look up to B watch out for C stand up to D come round to 187 If you don’t take a flu shot, you’re likely to _ the flu A Keep up with B go in for C come down with D put up with 188 We’re having terrible weather for our holiday I just can’t it for much longer A Come up with B fed up with C keep up with D put up with 189 If traffic moves at low speeds, the number of accidents is _ A Cut down B pulled back C brought away D called off 190 Because of heavy rain, the game was for a few days A Taken out B put off C set up D gotten away 191 His wife is a terrible snob She _ almost all his friends because they have north country accents 26 A Looks up to B looks forward to C looks out on D looks down on 192 If this plan , I promise you’ll get the credit for it A Comes off B goes over C brings into D works out 193 I’m very disappointed in you I didn’t think you were the sort of person who would go _ his word A Out on B back on C through with D down with 194 You go on ahead and then I’ll catch _ you A Along with B forward to C up with D on to 195 Whatever Jean to do, she finishes A Gets on B sees on C sets out D looks for 196 I won’t be able to go to the party you’ll have to A Count out me B count me out C count me in D count in me 197 Have I told you about how Mary is _ at college? A Getting on B getting over C getting round D getting out 198 David always _ to my house after he had done his homework A Dropped off B went on C came over D passed away 199 He lost the race because he _ petrol on the last lap A Got out of B ran out of C made out of D put out of 200 Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first, she _ to be a champion A Came round B came out C turned up D turned out 201 I don’t believe a word he said; I think he just invented that story A Went round B got about C made up D set in 202 The school was closed for a month because of serious _ of fever A Outcome B outburst C outset D outbreak 203 She should have been here but she’s gone _ flu A Through with B down with C back on D over to 204 It’s a formal occasion so we’ll have to to the nines- no jeans and pullovers this time! A Hitched up B put on C wear in D get dressed up 205 Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to _ heart disease A Push off B put off C ward off D throw off 27 206 Could you possibly _ me at the next committee meeting? A Stand in for B make up for C fall back on D keep in with 207 As soon as I let go of the string, _ the balloon, high into the sky A Came down B down came C went up D up went 208 What caused the changes in the position of women in society? A Broke out B brought about C moved in D turned out 209 They began to nutrition when they were at primary school A Learn on B learn from C learn about D learn of 210 A washing machine of this type will certainly normal domestic use A Stand up to B come up with C get on to D take down in 211 My sister had to let _ because she’d put on weight A Down her dress B her dress out C up her dress D in for her dress 28 ... bịa đặt, sáng tác; trang điểm Look forward to: trông chờ, trông mong make up for: đèn bù, bù Look into: điều tra Show affection for: có cảm tình Look in: nhìn vào; ghé qua thăm, tạt vào show around... xót go in: đivào Feel regret for: hối hận, ân hận set off/out : khởi hành Fell sympathy for: thông cảm Sell off: bán giảm giá Feel shame at: xấu hổ Send for: mời đến, gọi đến, triệu tập fall in... count on/ upon: tin vào/ dựa vào Come up: xảy ra, xuất cut down/ back (on): giảm bớt Come up against: gặp phải, đương đầu cut off: cắt đứt, ngừng cung cấp Come up (to): đạt được, đáp ứng pick out;