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Question 42: It is important that you_____your colleagues.

A. get rid of              B. look up to             C. look down on                                D. get on with

Question 43: We_____our unwelcome guests by saying we had to go to bed.

A. took away from    B. fell back on           C. got rid of                                D. did away with

Question 44: Tom forgot to take an umbrella when he_____. I hope it doesn't rain.

A. went out               B. went down            C. went off                                D. went away

Question 45: When Anna was a student at high school, she usually_____some sorts of trouble.

A. got on with           B. got down to          C. got along with                                D. got up to

Question 46: The meeting's not due to start for another five minutes but we're all here, so let's_____business.

A. get ahead of          B. get down to           C. get away with                                D. get back into

Question 47: It is been at the back of my mind to call Annie for several days now, but I haven't_____it yet.

A. got round to          B. got along with       C. got back at                                D. got down on

Question 48: Spain last week and Germany this week - he_____wherever he likes.

A. gets away             B. gets back              C. gets around                                D. gets behind

Question 49: People believe he's guilty of the robbery, but it looks like he's going to _____it.

A. get away from      B. get behind with     C. get down on                                D. get away with

Question 50: Laura doesn’t know right now, but she will_____you as soon as she has information.

A. get back together  B. get back to            C. get on at                                D. get through to

 

Exercise 1.2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

Question 1: Sam tried calling his mobile phone but she couldn't_____.

A. get through           B. get round              C. get over                                D. get back

Question 2: I'm not_____any plot surprises, read the reviews in the paper if you want to know them.

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

Question 3: She_____her job as an event manager to become a self-employed baker.

A. gave up                B. gave away            C. gave over                                D. gave off

Question 4: At the end of the race his legs_____and he collapsed on the ground.

A. gave off                B. gave in                 C. gave out                                D. gave onto

Question 5: People_____their lives as usual despite the threat of conflict and terrorism.

A. went out               B. went about            C. went away                                D. went off

Question 6: Are you willing to_____Robert's job when he leaves?

A. go against             B. go across              C. go about                                D. go after

Question 7: The electricity will be_____for thirty minutes while the workmen are testing the circuit.

A. going down          B. going on               C. going off                                D. going up

Question 8: In sixth grade, Alex_____three sports but was rather poor in two of them.

A. went out for          B. went out to           C. went out with                                D. went over to

Question 9: South Africa was_____a period of irreversible change.

A. going into             B. going through       C. going without                                D. going with

Question 10: I’ve never_____spending all day at the beach.

A. gone through with B. gone up to            C. gone over to                                D. gone in for

Question 11: The students looked nervous as they were_____for the national exam.

A. going in                B. going out              C. going into                                D. going across

Question 12: We used to be good friends at school but we’ve_____since moving to London.

A. grown up              B. grown back           C. grown apart                                D. grown out of

Question 13: Linda Chan immigrated with her parents in 1995, and_____in New York.

A. grew into              B. grew up                C. grew on                                D. grew apart

Question 14: He's never_____the people amongst whom he was brought up.

A. done away with    B. got away with       C. taken away from                                D. grown away from

Question 15: This necklace has been_____in my family for generations.

A. handed back         B. handed down        C. handed in                                D. handed over

Question 16: The director demands you_____all your projects by the end of next week.

A. hand in                 B. hand over             C. hand down                                D. hand back

Question 17: David spent most of his youth_____the bars of Dublin.

A. hanging out          B. hanging up            C. hanging around                                D. hanging back

Question 18: Criminals often_____in these empty apartments where the police have difficulties in finding out.

A. hang out               B. hide out                C. hand back                                D. hide away

Question 19:_____a minute while I’m checking in my diary.

A. Hold on                B. Go on                   C. Come on                                D. Hand on

Question 20: I carry a notebook so that I can_____any ideas.

A. juice up                B. jump in                 C. jack around                                D. jot down

Question 21: Kate found the course hard but she_____it and completed it successfully.

A. kept at                  B. kept away             C. kept from                                D. kept on

Question 22: Every day, my father usually reads the papers to _____what's happening in the outside world.

A. keep in with          B. keep up at             C. keep up with                                D. keep away from

Question 23: Liz_____till the midnight with her loud music last night.

A. picked me up        B. kept me up            C. cheered me up                                D. put me down

Question 24: He_____trying after the worst failures and succeeded in the end.

A. kept out                B. kept in                  C. kept down                                D. kept on

Question 25: The middleweight champion_____his opponent in the fourth round of the fight.

A. knocked around    B. knocked back       C. knocked out                                D. knocked over

Question 26: Failure to keep the chemicals at the right temperature could_____an explosion.

A. lead to                  B. lean on                 C. listen up                                D. live out

Question 27: Who is going to_____the children while their mother is in hospital?

A. take after              B. look after              C. go after                                D. call after

Question 28: When_____on over my life, I admit I didn't always do the right thing.

A. looking back        B. bringing back       C. cutting back                                D. dying back

Question 29: Angela thinks they_____her because she neither goes to college nor has a job.

A. look forward to     B. look out for          C. look in on                                D. look down on

Question 30: Many young people migrate to big cities to _____better career prospects, professional growth and work opportunities.

A. block up               B. look for                C. ease up                                D. call up

Question 31: Steven was_____working with the new Prime Minister.

A. moving on to                                        B. hanging back from                        

C. looking forward to                                                                D. ending up with

Question 32: The specialized agencies have been set up to_____the problem and come back when they have the information.

A. look into               B. break into             C. hook into                                D. dip into

Question 33: She didn't know how to pronounce this word so she had to_____in the dictionary.

A. make it up            B. look it up              C. call it off                                D. put it down

Question 34: Please_____my baby sister while I am missing from home.

A. bang on about       B. cast about for        C. fit out with                                D. look out for

Question 35: Duck had a few minutes before the meeting to_____what I had written.

A. look over              B. hand over             C. fawn over                                D. get over

Question 36:_____Grace is a popular girl so a lot of the younger ones_____her.

A. look forward to     B. look out for          C. look up to                                D. look down on

Question 37: I think it's very unkind of you to_____stories about him.

A. make after            B. make up               C. make for                                D. make over

Question 38: She must work extra hours to_____the time she had missed.

A. make away with    B. make do with        C. make off with                                D. make up for

Question 39: The burglars_____in a stolen car before the police arrived.

A. made off               B. came off               C. got off                                D. blasted off

Question 40: Before the interview, she decided to go to the beauty salon with viewing to_____.

A. getting over          B. going over            C. making over                                D. coming over

Question 41: She's terribly upset because her father_____after a serious illness last week.

A. gave away            B. passed away         C. broke away                                D. took away

Question 42: These traditional stories have been_____from parent to child over many generations.

A. passed down         B. handed down        C. turned down                                D. put down

Question 43: Could you lend me a helping hand and_____these sandwiches for the children at orphanage?

A. turn around           B. walk around          C. travel around                                D. pass around

Question 44: At this time tomorrow morning, he will be driving to the airport to _____Susan.

A. come up               B. pick up                 C. back up                                D. check up

Question 45: The police are_____the ruins, searching for survivors.

A. going through       B. seeing through      C. picking through                                D. pulling through

Question 46: I'm not going to_____my neighbor's noise any longer because it's driving me mad.

A. put up with           B. do away with        C. come up with                                D. catch up with

Question 47: Natural resources are_____as a result of the excessive exploitation of human activities.

A. getting out            B. coming out           C. running out                                D. helping out

Question 48: UNESCO_____the United Nations educational scientific and cultural organization.

A. stands for             B. looks for               C. bargains for                                D. calls for

Question 59: She was expecting 50 people to come the press conference, but half of them never_____.

A. came up               B. showed up            C. cooked up                                D. broke up

Question 50: They offered her the job with a high-paid salary, but she_____.

A. picked it up         B. got it out   C. drew it up D. turned it down