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1.      I always __________ my grandparents during the holidays.
A. bring up               B. drop by               C. look into                    D. come up with

2.      He is trying to __________ smoking, but it's very difficult.
A. get rid of               B. bring up                   C. call off                  D. put off

3.      After much thought, she decided to __________ a new hobby.
A. take up                   B. give up                     C. find out                 D. look into

4.      The children were excited to __________ their grandparents at the airport.
A. break in                  B. pick up                   C. make up                  D. run into

5.      She couldn't __________ what the answer was, so she asked for help.
A. figure out                 B. stand for                C. speed up                 D. show off

6.      He is known to __________ his accomplishments at every opportunity.
A. break up                  B. put up                   C. show off                 D. take off

7.      I need to __________ early tomorrow for the trip.
A. settle down              B. set out                  C. make up                D. drop off

8.      She was able to __________ the problem quickly and efficiently.
A. carry out                  B. put off                 C. run out of              D. figure out

9.      He will __________ at the party around 9 PM.
A. take off                     B. show up                C. call for                D. give up

10. It's important to __________ your friends when they need help.
A. put up                        B. look into                C. count on             D. give up

11. The police had to __________ the building to catch the thief.
A. break in                       B. drop off                  C. stand for            D. look forward to

12. They decided to __________ the picnic because of the rain.
A. speed up                    B. look into                     C. carry out             D. call off

13. He is trying to __________ his career by taking additional courses.
A. bring up                     B. break down                C. look after             D. build up

14. Can you __________ the volume? I can't hear anything.
A. turn down                   B. turn up                      C. turn off                  D. turn on

15. She will __________ her children while she goes on a business trip.
A. look after                    B. look for                     C. look up                  D. look down on

16. We need to __________ the details before making a decision.
A. look after                   B. look for                         C. look into               D. look down on

17. He tends to __________ when he is stressed out.
A. break down               B. break up                       C. break in                  D. break out

18. The project was __________ due to lack of funds.
A. put up                      B. put off                         C. put out                      D. put in

19. She always __________ her best friend when she needs advice.
A. counts on                  B. counts out                  C. counts in                D. counts for

20. They finally __________ a solution to the problem.
A. came up against        B. came down with      C. came up with             D. came in for

21. He was so tired that he __________ during the meeting.
A. dropped out               B. dropped off                C. dropped by                D. dropped in

22. They __________ all their savings to buy the new house.
A. ran into                     B. ran over                      C. ran through                D. ran out of

23. He __________ an old friend while walking in the park.
A. ran into                  B. ran over                         C. ran through                  D. ran out of

24. She __________ learning Spanish last year.
A. took off                  B. took in                           C. took on                          D. took up

25. I need to __________ some money for my trip.
A. save up                    B. save in                         C. save on                          D. save down

26.  He needs some time to __________ the loss of his father.

A. get over                B. come across                    C. give up                      D. count on

27. I __________ an interesting article while reading the newspaper.
A. ran into             B. came across                      C. found out                   D. looked up