Question 1: The new production of Othello is very ambitious and extremely interesting, but somehow it doesn’t quite_____.

A. come round          B. come through        C. come out                                D. come off

Question 2: The local amateur dramatic group are going to_____a play by Wilder.

A. make up               B. show up                C. put on                                D. take up

Question 3: All the seats in the theatre were_____weeks before the first performance.

A. sold on                 B. sold out                C. sold off                                D. sold up

Question 4: The actors have to_____before they appear in front of the strong lights on stage.

A. cover up               B. do up                    C. make up                                D. paint up

Question 5: I don’t really_____winter sports very much.

A. deal with              B. face up to              C. go in for                                D. get round to

Question 6: Following years of intense training, the accomplished athlete_____the medal triumphantly.

A. took off                B. went off                C. ran off                                D. carried off

Question 7: Because of heavy rain, the game was put_____for a few days.

A. up                        B. out                       C. off                                D. away

Question 8: The press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just_____.

A. called off              B. laughed off           C. turned it down                                D. ran it down

Question 9: The champion won the boxing match by a_____in the fourth round.

A. put out                  B. knock out             C. hit out                                D. black out

Question 10: The ex-champion was hit so hard that it took him five minutes to_____.

A. come round          B. come up               C. come on                                D. come over

Question 11: You need more exercise, you should_____golf.

A. carry on                B. take in                  C. take up                                D. carry out

Question 12: The trader asked a high price, but I managed to beat him_____.

A. back                     B. down                    C. off                                D. up

Question 13: When the time came to_____the bills at the hotel, she found her purse had been stolen.

A. pay out                 B. pay                       C. pay for                                D. pay off

Question 14: Mrs Thuy came to the market hoping to_____a cheap coat.

A. pick on                 B. pick up                 C. pick through                                D. pick out

Question 15: It was a very hot summer, sales of bottles of water went_____the roof.

A. to                         B. through                 C. above                                D. over

Question 16: I love to wander_____the old part of the town, enjoying its peace and quite.

A. around                 B. off                        C. out                                D. from

Question 17: There was a big hole in the road which_____the traffic.

A. sent back              B. kept down             C. stood back                                D. held up

Question 18: My_____boyfriend’s dad’s a builder so the plan is that we_____the_____flat ourselves.

A. do down               B. do away               C. do in                                D. do up

Question 19: If you paint the walls cream, I think it will_____the color of the curtains better.

A. make out              B. lift out                  C. bring out                                D. take out

Question 20: They managed to get_____all their unwanted things at the jumble sale.

A. away with             B. rid of                    C. out of                                D. even with

Question 21: I’ve been meaning to_____repairing that fence for ages.

A. get on to               B. get out of              C. get up to                                D. get round to

Question 22: There must be something I can do to_____breaking your favorite teapot.

A. face up to             B. make up for          C. go in for                                D. put up with

Question 23: He_____the tap but could get no water.

A. turned on              B. turned off             C. turned over                                D. turned out

Question 24: Can you help me? I can’t_____how to start this machine.

A. work out               B. get on                   C. set down                                D. do in

Question 25: They’ve_____a horrible new tower block where that lovely old building used to be.

A. put up                   B. put down              C. pushed up                                D. pulled down

Question 26: It’s true that the cost of the house is very expensive, but we can_____ if we tighten our budget a little.

A. get round              B. get by                   C. get over                                D. get across

Question 27: Having decided to rent a flat, we _____contacting all the accommodation agencies in our city.

A. set about               B. set off                   C. set out                                D. set to

Question 28: Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well at the 28th Sea Games Women’s 200m butterfly that none of her rivals could_____her.

A. look up to             B. come up to            C. catch up with                                D. put up with

Question 29: Candidates are requested to_____the form to the admissions officer by July 25th.

A. fill out                  B. show up                C. pass over                                D. hand in

Question 30: Peter is disappointed at not getting the job, but he will_____it soon.

A. take on                 B. get over                C. go through                                D. come over

Question 31: The company management decided to_____more workers to meet the production schedule.

A. take on                 B. make out              C. take over                                D. make up

Question 32: A lot of research in medical science has been_____to improve human health.

A. made up               B. carried out            C. taken up                                D. given off

Question 33: You shouldn't lose heart. Success often comes to those who are not _____by failures.

A. left out                 B. put off                  C. switched off                                D. turned on

Question 34: Many parents tend to make their children study hard in the belief that good education will enable them to_____in the future.

A. turn up                 B. get on                   C. get out                                D. turn away

Question 35: The coastal city is_____extra buses during the summer because of a considerable increase in the number of tourists.

A. making up            B. turning out            C. putting on                                D. taking of

Question 36: Mary has finally managed to_____her strict parents to let her go on a three- day excursion with her classmates.

A. get off                  B. get at                    C. get over                                D. get round

Question 37: In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These childless couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from the responsibilities of_____; or, perhaps they are not physically able to have children.

A. child-rearing        B. child-bearing        C. childcare                                D. healthcare

Question 38: The most important job for a family is to give_____support and security.

A. finance                 B. emotional             C. personal                                D. individual

Question 39: A family can be two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term_____to one another, and usually live in the same house.

A. commit                 B. commitments        C. committed                                D. commutative

Question 40: The traditional definition of a nuclear family is a family unit that_____ two married parents of opposite genders and their biological or adopted children living in the same residence.

A. insists                   B. contains                C. comprises                                D. includes

Question 41: His wife is a terrible snob. She_____almost all his friends because they have north country accents.

A. looks up to           B. looks forward to    C. looks out on                                D. looks down on

Question 42: If this plan_____, I promise you’ll get the credit for it.

A. Comes off            B. goes over              C. brings into                                D. works out

Question 43: 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

Question 44: You go on ahead and then I’ll catch_____you.

A. along with            B. forward to             C. up with                                D. on to

Question 45: Whatever Jean_____to do, she finishes.

A. gets on                 B. sees on                 C. sets out                                D. looks for

Question 46: 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

Question 47: Have I told you about how Mary is_____at college?

A. getting on             B. getting over          C. getting round                                D. getting out

Question 48: David always_____to my house after he had done his homework.

A. dropped off          B. went on                C. came over                                D. passed away

Question 49: 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

Question 50: 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