Phrasal verbs

?Choose the best answer choice to complete the following sentences.
1. Three of the films up for a best picture Oscar this year Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty and Argo are films ......... true stories and real personalities.
based off
based on
set by
set in
Đáp án đúng là based on, ta có base on: dựa vào, căn cứ vào.
2. Can you ......... a minute? I’ll see if the manager is in the meeting room.
hold on
hold over
hold up
hold off
Công thức hold on: đợi, giữ máy, đáp án đúng là hold on
3. The UN wants to ......... an intervention force to fight rebels fuelling conflict in DR Congo, says a UN official.
set aside
set up
set down
set intoCác nghĩa của các cụm từ khác không phù hợp, chỉ có set up: thành lập, tạo dựng là phù hợp với văn cảnh câu, đáp án đúng là set up.
4. The number of 16-24 year olds ......... work increased by 7,000 in the three months to July, when compared to the previous three months, but still remains over one million, or 21.6% of the workforce.
looking at
looking for
looking after
looking back
look for: tìm kiếm là phù hợp, vậy nên looking for là đáp án đúng.
5. Japan has been battling deflation for years. It has hurt domestic demand as consumers tend to ........ purchases in hope of a cheaper deal later on.
put on
put off
go on
go off
Ta thấy có cụm từ later on: sau này ở phía sau, vậy nên đáp án là put off: trì hoãn.
6. We’ll have to ......... a very good reason for coming late for the meeting.
make up
make over
make out
make off
Cụm từ make up có nhiều nghĩa, một trong các nghĩa đó là: "bịa đặt", đáp án đúng là make up.
7. She also had to sell her house to try to ......... lost income after stopping work.
make up with
make up for
make up to
make up at
Cụm từ make up for: bù đắp cho phù hợp về nghĩa, vậy nên đó là đáp án.
8. I ........ the old photos of my family when I was cleaning out my room.
came up with
came over
came through
came across
Có come across: bắt gặp tình cờ là phù hợp, đáp án đúng là came across.
9. He asked her to marry him but she ...... him ......
turned…away
turned…down
turned…up
turned…over
turn down: từ chối vậy nên turned...down là đáp án đúng.
10. The billionaires on the list ......... $5.5 trillion in personal wealth -- equivalent to the GDP of China, the world`s second richest country, according to the report.
count on
count towards
account for
account on
account for: đóng góp, chiếm là đáp án phù hợp.
11. North Korea says it has ......... its third underground nuclear test.
carried out
carried through
acted out
acted up
carry out: tiến hành, thực hiện, đáp án đúng là carried out.
12. Kim Il-sung`s big idea was that the country could ......... itself with no outside help but that led to food shortages and millions of people dying from starvation.
look for
look after
look up to
look forward
Cụm từ look after: trông nom, chăm sóc, vậy nên đó là đáp án đúng
13. We planned to discuss overtime pay in the meeting. Why didn`t someone ...... that topic .....?
bring…out
bring…in
bring…up
bring…about
bring up something/bring something up: đề cập, đưa ra
14. Lucy`s parents died when she was a baby. Her grandparents ..... her ......
brought…up
brought…forth
brought…on
brought…out
Cấu trúc bring up someboby/bring somebody up: nuôi dưỡng ai phù hợp với văn cảnh câu, vậy nên brought...up là đáp án đúng.
15. Your daughter doesn’t .......... you at all.
take after
take in
take off
take over
take after: giống dùng để nói về việc các thành viên trong gia đình có hình dáng, cách cư xử giống nhau.