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Book 2 Part C
Test 4

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63. When the chief surgeon suddenly announced he was going to
leave, we were all ______.
A) gone off
B) put through C) set back
D) taken aback
64. What do you ______ me ______ a fool?
A) take / for
B) take / in
C) look / for
D) look / after
65. When his father died he ______ the family business.
A) went on
B) put back
C) turned out
D) took over
66. I wasn’t listening very attentively and suddenly realized I hadn’t
______ what the doctor said.
A) turned out
B) made up for C) taken in
D) put forward
67. His decision to close the factory ______ a series of protest
meetings.
A) set off
B) put out
C) put back
D) turned out
68. When the man ______ after the operation he found himself back
in bed.
A) came on
B) came in
C) came out
D) came round
69. Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work ______ all
their time.
A) takes away B) takes in
C) take on
D) takes up
70. I’m afraid that old man won’t live much longer, he seems to have
______ the struggle.
A) given out
B) given up
C) given away
D) given back
71. I was very ______ by the nurse’s attitude, it really annoyed me.
A) put out
B) put up
C) put by
D) put aside
72. The secretary said she would ______ duty at seven o’clock this
evening.
A) be through B) be after
C) be off
D) be over
73. The old lady couldn’t ______ because she had rheumatism.
A) get about
B) get in
C) get on
D) get behind
74. As there was a power cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to
______ the operation.
A) call off
B) call up
C) call on
D) call out
75. How many words ______ this sentence?
A) go up
B) fill up
C) make up
D) call up
76. More Turkish students should ______ a foreign language and
follow it through until they know it well.
A) take for
B) take after
C) take on
D) take up
77. A week-old garbage usually ______ a terrible stink.
A) give up
B) gives off
C) give on
D) give in
78. This skirt is too long. I must ______ it______ .
A) take / up
B) turn / off
C) get / over
D) make / for
79. Her dress was too wide on the waist so she ______ it ______.
A) took / up
B) turned / away
C) got / in
D) took / in
80. She ______ the radio before answering the phone.
A) took in
B) turned down C) turned back
D) put through
81. He couldn’t find his keys so he ______ his pockets ______.
A) turned / upside down
B) took / out
C) turned / on
D) turned / inside out
82. Why don’t you ______ your proposal at the next meeting?
A) come to
B) get over
C) call up
D) bring up
83. We have to ______ the first five lessons before the test.
A) go over
B) get over
C) look up to
D) turn into
84. The morning was wet, but ______ fine in the afternoon.
A) turned out
B) came to
C) went into
D) came back
85. After he got knocked down by the champion in the third round, it
took him five minutes to ______.
A) turn out
B) go in for
C) come to
D) get rid of
86. I trusted him to pay me back but he ______ me ______.
A) let / down
B) put / down
C) left / over
D) kicked / off
87. We ______ at noon to have lunch.
A) broke up
B) broke off
C) came about
D) went over
88. I couldn’t ______ all of it ______.
A) bring / round
B) get / on
C) take / in
D) go / over
89. Can you try to ______ what time the play starts on Saturdays?
A) pick out
B) pull up
C) find out
D) hold up
90. You might ______ your ideas much better if you planned what
you wanted to say.
A) get on
B) look up
C) carry out
D) put across
91. When she heard the death of her husband, she _____ and cried.
A) broke down B) broke off
C) broke up
D) broke out
92. I must ______. I’ll call you again at the same time tomorrow.
A) break off
B) ring off
C) answer back D) hang about
93. Let’s ______ to work now.
A) get on
B) get down
C) get off
D) get up
94. The whole area was ______ by the storms and floods.
A) cut off
B) cut down
C) cut through
D) cut into
95. I wouldn’t have noticed the mistake if you hadn’t ______ it
______.
A) looked /after
B) put / off
C) pointed / out
D) checked / out
96. I can’t ______ what the sign says. It is too far away.
A) pass out
B) cut out
C) make out
D) stand out
97. I want you to ______ the talking right now; I’m trying to read.
A) run out B) carry out
C) break out
D) cut out
98. When the two of you have ______ your problems, we’ll start
again. I can’t work with people who are arguing.
A) drop out
B) iron out
C) dry up
D) eat away
99. Five minutes after take off, the aircraft ______ at 30.000 feet.
A) leveled out B) lifted of
C) lined up
D) made up
100. Is he telling the truth, or ______ it all ______ ?
A) picking / up B) putting / up C) making / up
D) taking/up
101. Two prisoners ______ of Midford Prison last night. They are armed
and dangerous.
A) ran out
B) passed out
C) broke out
D) made out
102. She ______ when she heard the bad news. It must have been a
terrible shock to her.
A) passed out B) worn out
C) called off
D) bottled up
103. The article ______ the problem, but it did not discuss it in detail.
A) brought on B) passed on
C) called on
D) touched on
104. His cold was ______ by the unexpected change in temperature.
A) broken up
B) brought on
C) broken away D) broken down
105. The offer was so good that I couldn’t ______ it ______.
A) turn / down B) clear / up
C) make / out
D) hand / out
106. A bus crashed on the main highway this morning and ______
traffic for hours.
A) held up
B) cleared up
C) made up
D) blew up
107. It would be a good idea to discuss the plan. Why don’t you
______ a meeting.
A) take up
B) set up
C) make out
D) pick out
Test 4
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108. You should ______ an insurance policy.
A) take up
B) give up
C) break off
D) take out
109. The troops easily ______ the rebellion.
A) went in for B) took over
C) put down
D) showed up
110. The plane is almost taking ______ . We had better be quick.
A) off
B) in
C) on
D) up
111. How are you ______ with your new job? Do you like it?
A) looking for
B) getting along
C) waiting on
D) taking over
112. The game was ______ on account of darkness.
A) got over
B) taken off
C) put out
D) called off
113. I want to ______ these exercises before I give them to the
teacher.
A) keep on
B) count on
C) look over
D) point out
114. The travel agent managed to ______ the problems about my
ticket.
A) stick to
B) go with
C) make out
D) sort out
115. Peggy wants to ______ ceramics when she retires.
A) look after
B) take up
C) wear out
D) do over
116. The gun ______ while he was cleaning it; it really frightened him.
A) went off
B) cut off
C) ran over
D) put up
117. Susan works so hard that no one in the office can ______ her.
A) put up with
B) go without
C) get along with
D) keep up with
118. They ______ the old building and built a new one.
A) tried out
B) put off
C) cut off
D) tore down
119. So many people came that there were not enough sandwiches to
______.
A) go around
B) pass for
C) show off
D) put on
120. We seem to have ______ your size. Can you come back next
week?
A) sold out of
B) keep up with
C) sent out for
D) given away