The grammar & exercises of phrasal verbs

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A. give up 	B call off 	C break down 	D get over 
Watch ………… ! a car is coming 
A. out 	B up 	C. away 	D off 
Try to study harder to catch …………….your classmates .
A up 	B. up with 	C. out 	D. with 
Don’t be impatient ! I ‘m sure he will turn …………on time 
A. up 	B .round 	C. on 	D. off 
33. Go _______ this book because it has the information you need. 
a. over 	b. by 	c. off 	d. on
My husband spends far more time helping our three kids ________ homework and studying for tests than I do.
 a. on 	b. to 	c. with 	d. in
My husband and I take turns cleaning ________ the kitchen depending ________ who gets home from work earlier. 
a. away / to 	b. from / in 	c. up / on 	d. with / for
The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively achievement in women's life and work.
a. at 	b. with 	c. for 	d. in
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. melt
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
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
The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
a. blowing 	b. watering 	c. preventing 	 d. Watching
41. What does "www" ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web?”
a. sit 	b. stand 	c. lie 	d. point
If you do not understand the word "superstitious," look it up in the dictionary.
a. find its meaning b. write it 	c. draw it 	d. note it
44. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
a. blowing 	b. watering 	c. preventing 	 d. watching
45. Not all women can do two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office. 
a. educating 	b. taking care of 	c. homemaking d. giving a birth
A phrasal verb is essentially a verb and one or two additonal particles
	EX: look for, look after, look up, look forward to, look down on …
There are four types of phrasal verbs. These are as belows:
1. Type 1 = verb + adverb (no object)
The verb and adverb cannot be separated and there is no passive form in this type.
EX: 	break down = stop working
	The car broke down and we had to walk.
2. Type 2 = 	verb + adverb + object 
	or: 	verb + object + adverb
EX:	Put off = postpone
	We must put off the meeting for another week.
	We must put the meeting off for another week
	If the object is a pronoun the adverb must come after the object 
	We must put it off for another week
But not:
	We must put off it for another week. (wrong sentence)
3. Type 3 = verb + preposition + object 
The preposition cannot be separated from the verb.
EX: 	take after = be similar to older relative (resemble)
	He takes after his mother.
	He takes after her.
But not:
	He takes his mother after.
	He takes her after.
4. Type 4 = verb + adverb + preposition + object 
EX: 	put up with = tolerate
	I can’t put up with his behaviour any more
	I can’t put up with it any more
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26. It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market. 
	A. touch with 	B. up with 	C. pace of 	D. track about 
14. The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ______ by 2015. 
	A. run out 	B. taken over 	C. caught up 	D. used off 
31. Although smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get rid of it. 
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4. He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will ______ it. 
	A. turn off 	B. get over 	C. fill in 	D. take after 
6. “Don’t forget to take _____ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.” 
	A. off 	B. apart 	C. in 	D. up 
25. It was being able to fly ______ space that attracted Sally Ride to the job of an astronaut. 
	A. to 	B. towards 	C. on 	D. into 
Multiple choice
Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______?
A. turn on 	B. turn off	C. go on	D. look after
Who will ________ the children while you go out to work?
	A. look for	B. look up	C. look after	D. look at
Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here.
	A. turn on	B. turn off	C. turn over	D. turn into
The nurse has to _________ at the midnight. {take (sth) over: take control of or responsibility for}
	A. take care 	B. take on	C. take over	C. take off
There is an inflation. The prices __________.
	A. are going on	B. are going down	C. are going over	D. are going up
Remember to _______ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
	A. take care 	B. take on	C. take over	C. take off
You can __________ the new words in the dictionary.
	A. look for	B. look after	C. look up	D. look at
It’s cold outside. __________ your coat. 
	A. Put on 	B. Put down	C. Put off	D. Put into
Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.
	A. calls	B. arrives	C. reports	D. prepares
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.{p ut off: postpone: delay}
	A. do	B. let	C. delay	D. leave
My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.
	A. looked after	B. taken after	C. gone off	D. got over
The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
	A. went on	B. went out	C. went off	D. went away
John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.
	A. take part in 	B. take over	C. take place	D. take care of
Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.
	A. up to	B. on for	C. on well with	D. in with
 Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?
	A. keep on	B. give up	C. take after	D. stop by
My father gave up smoking two years ago. 
	A. liked	B. continued	C. stopped	D. enjoyed
The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.
	A. turn out	B. carry out	C. carry on	D. keep on
When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply to the flat.
	A. cut down	B. cut out	C. cut off	D. cut up
Look out! There’s a car coming!
	A. The car is behind you, so you should run.	B. Don’t go away because the car is coming.
	C. Hurry up or you will be late for the car. D. You should be careful because the car is coming.
I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.
	A. grew up	B. raised	C. brought up	D. rose
How do you start the computer?
	A. How does the computer turn on?	B. How do you turn on the computer?
	C. How do you turn the computer on?	D. Both B and C are correct
I/ not accept/ offer/ turn down/ 
	A. I couldn’t accept his offer to avoid turning down him. B. I couldn’t accept his offer because he was turned down.
	C. I couldn’t accept his offer, so I turned it down. D. I couldn’t accept his offer whether I was turned down.
Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
	A. take after 	B. take place	C. take away	D. take on
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
She got angry when they started to________her private life.
	A. ask for 	B. enquire after 	C. ask about 	D. enquire with 
She ran in a marathon last week but________after ten kilometers. {withdraw}
	A. dropped out 	B. closed down	C. broke up 	D. made up 
Gertrude takes________her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair too. 
	A. in 	B. up 	C. after 	D. down 
It took him a long time to ________the death of his wife. 
	A. take away 	B. get over 	C. take off 	D. get through 
There were so many kinds of cameras________, and I didn't know which to buy. 
	A. to choose 	B. choosing from 	
	C. chosen 	D. to choose from 
Billy hasn't been working; he won't________his examinations. 
	A. get off 	B. get through 	C. keep up 	D. keep off 
They arrived________the airport________good time for the plane. 
	A. in - on 	B. to - in 	C. at - in 	D. to - for 
Did Mr. Tan________the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital? 
	A. take away 	B. take over	C. take up 	D. take off 
Paula applied for the post but she was________.
	A. turned down 	B. checked out 	C. kept under 	D. pushed ahead 
If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to________more staff. 
	A. give up 	B. add in 	C. gain on 	D. take on 
Why do they________talking about money all the time? 
	A. keep on 	B. side with 	C. take after 	D. work off 
In addition to Mr. Thomas and Miss White, the principal________attend the school party. 
	A. is likely 	B. is going to 	C. are likely 	D. are going to
We were too tired to wash ________ after the meal.
	A. over	B. out	C. up	D. on
What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
	A. go along 	B. count on 	C. keep away 	D. turn up
Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
	A. calls on 	B. keeps off 	C. takes in 	D. goes up
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
The stranger came _________ me and asked, "Is there a post office near here?"
	A. on to 	B. away from 	C. out of 	D. up to
Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all.
	A. after 	B. along 	C. up 	D. over
She is not really friendly. She does not get on well ____ her classmates.
	A. from 	B. with 	C. for 	D to
I would be grateful if you kept the news __ yourself. Do not tell anyone about it.
	A. from 	B. to 	C. for 	D. at
I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.
	A. get 	B. fall 	C. throw 	D. make
They were late for work because their car _______ down.
	A. got 	B. put 	C. cut 	D. broke
The authority _______ down that building to build a supermarket.
	A. knocked 	B. came 	C. went 	D. fell
I didn't get to see the end of that movie on TV last night. How did it _____out?
	A. go 	B. make 	C. bring 	D. turn
I’m not surprised Margaret's ill. With all the voluntary work she's __________,she’s really been doing too much. 
	A. taken off	B.