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77. Robert started to get out of bed, but he was so weak from his
illness that he fainted on the floor.
A) passed out
B) passed down
C) passed away
D) passed over
78. Poor old Mr. Lonely died
peacefully on Tuesday.
A) passed out
B) passed away
C) passed down
D) passed over
79. Low pressure coming in from the Mediterranean will cause
a
change in the weather.
A) bring round B) bring down C) bring up
D) bring about
80. Is he going to participa
te in the 5000 meters race this year?
A) go on
B) go in
C) go in for
D) go for
81. She’s got very light hair. She resembles
her mother.
A) takes back
B) takes after
C) takes down
D) takes apart
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82. He’s started school, hasn’t he? How is he doing
?
A) getting on
B) looking after C) showing up
D) taking up
83. This factory can produce
fifty cars a day.
A) turn over
B) turn off
C) turn out
D) turn up
84. When do you expect to finish
?
A) get over
B) get out
C) get through D) get down
85. You may omit
the second question.
A) hand in
B) leave out
C) take off
D) put out
86. Robert wanted to discuss a problem with his advisor.
A) take up
B) look up
C) talk over
D) get through
87. The tailor let out
the waist of the jacket.
A) enlarged
B) shortened
C) shrank
D) set free
88. She passed out
in a crowded bus.
A) got on
B) got out
C) fainted
D) stood
89. The municipality pulled down
much of Ankara in the 1980s.
A) misused
B) suppressed C) discovered
D) demolished
90. He proposed
a very good suggestion.
A) put in
B) put down
C) put out
D) put forward
91. I refuse to put up with
his actions any longer.
A) pretend
B) support
C) endure
D) consider
92. The meeting was postponed until next week.
A) put off
B) put away
C) put out
D) put up
93. My headache isn’t serious. It will disappear
gradually.
A) break off
B) wear off
C) tear off
D) put off
94. To me it was a very funny story, but when I told it nobody
seemed to catch on.
A) laugh
B) be pleased
C) understand
D) listen to it
95. Their rear windows overlook
a lovely garden.
A) look out on B) are opposite C) take in
D) are close to
96. The effects of the drug will wear off
soon.
A) disappear
B) tolerate
C) heal
D) prevent
97. This opportunity is too good to refuse.
A) turn down
B) turn away
C) turn off
D) turn over
98. The design of the new car seems excellent, but we haven’t
t
ested it on the road.
A) tried it out B) traded it in
C) tuned it up
D) thrown it off
99. He said he wasn’t interested in helping out, but I’ll try to talk
him
round
.
A) persuade
B) scold
C) argue with
D) employ
100. Whenever George starts talking, Jim simply switches off.
A) falls asleep
B) leaves the room
C) stops listening
D) interrupts him
1.
If the car ______ once more, I’m going to get a new one.
A) breaks down
B) comes about
C) gives in
D) changes down
2.
Not one of the girl’s teachers could ______ her poor examination
results.
A) act out
B) answer back C) account for
D) ask after
3.
New students spend the first few days ______ themselves ______
the layout of the university.
A) calling / out
B) bringing / about
C) acquainting / with
D) carrying / on
4.
You go now and I’ll ______ you later.
A) catch up with
B) back up
C) go back on
D) come about
5.
We certainly didn’t ______ all this rain when we booked the
holiday.
A) hold out
B) back up
C) figure out
D) run into
6.
If you will just ______ me for a few moments, I’ll explain the
reasons behind the decision.
A) turn over to B) take up with C) bear with
D) care for
7.
He was glad he had ______ the first question.
A) took up withB) disposed of C) run into
D) got ahead
8.
Our advisors ______ the plan, saying that it would be too costly.
A) got over
B) got through with
C) got out of
D) came out against
9.
His new novel ______ in the fall.
A) shows up
B) takes up
C) sets out
D) comes out
10. She could ______ a year’s salary in a week if you let her.
A) put up with B) run through C) put aside
D) carry out
11. A row of back-to -back houses is being ______ to make way for
new flats.
A) pulled down B) held up
C) closed down D) turned up
12. I always try to ______ my friends when they’re ill.
A) care for
B) change up
C) call on
D) live on
13. How do you manage to ______ such a small salary?
A) live on
B) put down
C) keep on
D) hold on to
14. He often ______ his dinner so that he can get more work done.
A) hangs on
B) goes without
C) eats away
D) ends up
15. The river is _____ the bank _____ in several places.
A) eating / away
B) embarking / on
C) handing / over
D) letting / in
16. He was living in El Salvador when the war _____.
A) broke out
B) broke down C) broke up
D) broke into
17. If you have any questions while I’m talking, feel free to ______.
A) look on
B) come up
C) break in
D) look for
18. In both physical appearance and personality, John ______ his
father.
A) takes up
B) looks after
C) takes after
D) looks in
19. I was quite sad about my friend’s death, but slowly I ______ it.
A) got over
B) got out
C) got out of
D) came to
20. While he was looking on at the football game he ______ an old
classmate from high school days.
A) ran over
B) ran after
C) ran across
D) went into
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