Question 1: 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

Question 2: The school was closed for a month because of serious_____of fever.

A. outcome               B. outburst                C. outset                                D. outbreak

Question 3: She should have been here but she’s gone_____flu.

A. through with         B. down with            C. back on                                D. over to

Question 4: 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

Question 5: Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to_____heart disease.

A. push off                B. put off                  C. ward off                                D. throw off

Question 6: 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

Question 7: 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

Question 8: What caused the changes in the position of women in society?

A. broke out              B. brought about       C. moved in                                D. turned out

Question 9: They began to_____nutrition when they were at primary school.

A. learn on                B. learn from            C. learn about                                D. learn of

Question 10: 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

Question 11: 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

Question 12: Extension 286? I’ll_____.

A. put you through    B. get you through     C. come you through                                D. break into you

Question 13: For me, the film didn’t_____all the enthusiastic publicity it received.

A. come up               B. live up                  C. turn up to                                D. live up to

Question 14: Jack and Linda_____last week. They just weren’t happy together.

A. broke up               B. broke into             C. finished off                                D. ended up

Question 15: I’m_____Tom’s address. Do you know it?

A. looking on            B. finding out            C. looking for                                D. getting for

Question 16: I can_____with most things but I can’t stand noisy children.

A. put aside               B. put on                   C. put up                                D. put off

Question 17: If we don’t do something now, the birds are going to_____soon.

A. die of                   B. die with                C. die out                                D. die on

Question 18: If you really want to lose weight, you need to_____eating desserts.

A. give away             B. give up                 C. put off                                D. take off

Question 19: I had to_____her request for a loan. Her credit was just not good enough

A. turn on                 B. turn off                 C. turn down                                D. turn into

Question 20: I need to_____from work and take a holiday.

A. go away               B. get away               C. relax on                                D. run on

Question 21: It_____to be a beatiful night tonight!

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

Question 22: 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

Question 23: 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

Question 24: He_____in German, but moved to the US at the age of 18.

A. brought to             B. grew up                C. turned off                                D. went to

Question 25: He_____the club on recommendation from his friend Jack.

A. got in                   B. got on                   C. got by                                D. got into

Question 26: He_____unleaded gas and left on his journey.

A. poured on             B. filled up with        C. filled up                                D. poured with

Question 27: He spent the entire night thinking and in the end_____a brilliant idea.

A. received with        B. got up                   C. came up with                                D. came out

Question 28: We’re not ready yet, we are going to have to_____the meeting until next week.

A. take off                B. put off                  C. take on                                D. go off

Question 29: Let’s_____the grammar one more time before the test.

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

Question 30: Look Jack, I’ve_____your bad behavior long enough!

A. put up                   B. put through           C. put up with                                D. get on well

Question 31: Make sure to_____pick-pockets when you go to the market.

A. watch out for        B. come along           C. take to                                D. look at

Question 32: My sister_____my cats while I was away on vacation.

A. looked after          B. looked for             C. looked at                                D. looked on

Question 33: Our flight was delayed, but we finally_____shortly after midnight.

A. took off                B. took on                 C. took up                                D. put off

Question 34: Our school_____for the summer holidays on the 10th of July.

A. breaks up              B. breaks down         C. breaks off                                D. breaks in

Question 35: She promised to_____her cigarette smoking to five a day.

A. cut down              B. give up                 C. give away                                D. cut up

Question 36: The bus only stops here to_____passengers.

A. get off                  B. pick up                 C. alight                                D. get on

Question 37: 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

Question 38: The exact questions she had prepared perfect answers for_____in the exam.

A. came out              B. came in                 C. came through                                D. came up

Question 39: There is just too much work to be done. We’ll have to_____some new employees.

A. get on                   B. take on                 C. take off                                D. get off

Question 40: We’d better stop soon. Otherwise, we’ll_____of gas.

A. run out                 B. go off                   C. get off                                D. get on

Question 41: We_____at six in the morning on our drive to the Grand Canyon.

A. set off / out           B. take off                 C. go off                                D. run off

Question 42: When I was staying in German last year, I_____quite a lot of German.

A. picked up             B. picked over           C. picked out                                D. picked on

Question 43: After Joe’s mother died, he was_____up by his grandmother.

A. brought                B. taken                    C. grown                                D. drawn

Question 44: Unfortunately, I had to_____Bob for his poor performance.

A. tell off                  B. shout at                C. tell about                                D. talk to

Question 45: Unfortunately, our school had to_____the music department because of lack of funds.

A. give up                 B. do away with        C. get away                                D. take back

Question 46: We are going for a drink now. Why don’t you_____?

A. follow up              B. follow after          C. come along                                D. come with

Question 47: 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

Question 48: 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

Question 49: I am late because my alarm clock didn’t_____this morning.

A. come on               B. ring out                C. go off                                D. turn on

Question 50: He furiously told the beggar to_____.

A. clear up                B. clear off                C. clear away                                D. clear after