EXERCISE ON PHRASAL VERBS
*** Choose the best answer:- SYNONYM
1. He is trying to stop smoking.
A. give off B. give up C. give in D. give away
2. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A. put on B. went off C. got out D. kept up
3. 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
4. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
A. take up B. turn round C. put off D. do with
5. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt. (Câu này bị trùng)
A. put on B. went off C. got out D. kept up
6. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after
7. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.
A. get through B. put off C. keep up with D. go over
8. 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
9. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
A. take up B. turn round C. put off D. do with
10. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along B. go out C. put on D. turn up
11. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.
A. calls B. arrives C. reports D. prepares
12. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.{p ut off: postpone: delay}
A. do B. let C. delay D. leave
13. My father gave up smoking two years ago.
A. liked B. continued C. stopped D. enjoyed
14. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
A. take after B. take place C. take away D. take on
15. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to try out my new tape recorder.
A. resemble B. test C. arrive D. buy
16. He resembles his father in many ways.
A. turns off B. takes on C. goes over D. takes after
17. We’ll buy you a cat, but you must promise to take care of it properly.
A. put on B. go off C. take after D. look after
18. *Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up
19. *Did your son pass the university entrance examination?
A. make up B. get along C. go up D. get through
20. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport.
A. use up B. do with C. take up D. go on
21. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.
A. stayed up B. kept off C. put out D. brought up
22. 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. me
23. I felt let down when I didn`t receive a birthday card from my sister.
A. disappointed B. interested C. excited D. bored
24. Do you have to light up another cigarette? I thought you were trying to cut down.
A. burn B. illuminate C. save D. smoke
25. 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
26. The firefighters fought the blaze while