Phrasal Verbs 2

PHRASAL VERBS
1. On November 5, a lot of firework is _______ off in England.
A. set B. gone C. sent D. burned
2. Let’s move ______ to the next item on the agenda.
A. in B. by C. up D. on
3. I am fed ________ hanging around here with nothing to do.
A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by
4. On farms, when the cattle are too ill, farmers often have to put them ______ .
A. in B. down C. up D. away
5. The professor broke ________ her lecture when she heard a cell phone ringing.
A. away B. in C. off D. out
6. I could not ________ the peak of mountain in the foggy weather.
A. get over B. make out C. see through D. go into
7. We all need friends whom we can ________ when we are in trouble.
A. call on B. break off C. rely on D. go by
8. Constantly staying in cold weather may bring _______ pneumonia.
A. in B. about C. up D. on
9. Don’t let poachers get ________ hunting animals. They deserve to be punished.
A. off B. out of C. on D. away with
10. I cannot stay up late at night. I prefer _________ in early.
A. going B. breaking C. turning D. doing
11. My little son is learning how to ________ his shoes.
A. put off B. get on C. take to D. do up
12. It took a long time for him to get _____.the disappointment of losing the match.
A. off B.over C. down D. through
13. I am sorry to hear that Peter and Dick have _____. They were such good friends.
A. fallen against B. fallen out C. dropped out D. dropped against
14. I’ve been trying to ring him all evening but I can’t _____.
A. get over B. get through C. get across D. get by
15. Maybe we should _____ Mr. Smith to see his rose garden.
A. call at B. call on C. call for D. call out
16. All the children in this area have gone _____ mumps.
A. down with B. along with C. out with D. in for
17. He felt he was badly let _____ by his best friend.
A. off B. out C. down D. away
18. At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon the novelty _____.
A. went off B. died out C. died down D. wore off
19. If business was bad, they had to _____ some of their staff.
A. put down B. lay off C. take on D. hang up
20. The workers decided to _____ until their demands were met.
A. stand up B. lie bebehind C. sit in D. sleep out
21. The union threatened to _____ the workers on strike.
A. call out B. ask up C. hear out D. see down
22. On an impulse he _____ his job and went abroad.
A. gave in B. put off C. threw up D. set down
23. The staff _____ in support of their pay claim.
A. fell off B. walked out C. kept back D. turned off
24. We got to the stop just as the coach was _____.
A. taking off B. making out C. settling down D. pulling away
25. Once again poor Colin has been _____ for promotion.
A. stood by B. passed over C. locked out D. strucked off
26. If my work conditions don’t improve, I will _____ my notice.
A. give up B. fire off C. hand in D. give out
27. The police told us to keep _____ the area.
A. off with B. away with C. away from D. in with
28. He had been putting some money _____ every month.
A. aside B. forth C. by D. A and C are correct
29. After 2 years in prison, he’s now _____ lost time.
A. making up for B. bringing round to C. taking away from D. going by
30. I told the boys _____ for making so much noise.
A. apart B. off C. on D. against