PHRASAL VERBS ~ TURN [Part 2] (Exercises & Keys)

PHRASAL VERBS - TURN [Part 2]
I. Fill in the gaps using an appropriate preposition or adverb.
1. The man at the door turned....everybody who was not correctly dressed.
2. I applied for thejob but they turned me....
3. I am going to turn my balcony....a garden for my orchids.
4. I was offered $150 for the book, but I turned it....
5. It was rather late and we all preferred to turn....rather than watch the match.
6. I don`t like that boy. He doesn`t turn me....
7. I cannot stand those rambling conversations; please, turn the radio....
8. Turn....the gas; it is much too low.
9. If youdon`t turn....the radio, I will not be able to hear you speak.
10. The factory turns....one hundred cars per month.
11. If the tenants do not pay their rent, the landlord will turn them....
12. "Turn....your pockets," said the policeman.
13. When the local team won the league, the whole town turned....to welcome them back.
14. I do not know howthis story is going to turn
15. She told me that she was a spinster, but she turned....to be married.
16. When the tide came in, our little boat turned....and sank.
17. The letters PTO at the end of a page mean: please turn....
18. The car skidded, crashed into the fence, andthen turned....
19. We arranged to meet at the bus station but he never turned....
20. I am not going to look for my book because it is bound to turn....in the end.
21. The oil refinery turns....a thousand barrels per day.
22. They are going to turn their castle....a museum.
23. He turned....his pockets but the lighter was not there.
24. When we were in the middle of the pool our boat turned....
25. There was somebody knocking at the door; when I opened it, it turned....to be John.
II. Replace the words in italics with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. The people quickly became hostile to their new ruler.
2. The new boss refused to sack any of the men.
3. The hall was so full, that hundreds of fans were refused admission.
4. It is too hot in here. Could you reduce the heating?
5. He apologised and said that he had to reject my offer.
6. You must return the book to the library once you`ve finished it.
7. Tomorrow I have to work hard, soI`d better go to bed early.
8. He switched off the radio as he did not want to listen to the news.
9. She didn`t know how that story was going to end up.
10. He switched off the engine.
11. The factory can produce 1,000 packs per day.
12. Her father sent her away when she said she was pregnant.
13. The policeman told him to empty out his pockets.
14. Enormous crowds gathered for the meeting.
15. The party happened to be a huge success.
16. She thought the problem over carefully before giving an answer.
17. Our little boat capsized in the storm.
18. The commitee began to work and soon produced a compromise.
19. The missing purse was found in the middle drawer.
20. She promised she was going to come but didn`t appear.
21. That accountant has been taking money; he should be given the sack.
22. He emptied out his pockets but didn`t find the coin.
23. The car factory produces twenty cars per day.
24. Mary please, switch off the TV, I don`t like that programme.
25. The mysterious man who was lurking in the shadows happened to be a burglar.
III. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same meaning.
1. The school teacher turned out to be an old acquaintance of mine.
2. She turned me aside from the group to tell me something in private.
3. She quickly turned against her stepfather.
4. The boss got tired of them and turned them out.
5. I wasmade several proposals butturned all of them down.
6. The enemy managed to turn back our attack.
7. The firm he had applied to turned down his application.
8. He turned from selling books to writing them.
9. We were feeling rather tired and decided to turn in early.
10. We can turn this room into a dining-room.
11. Sometimes men who seem very clever turn out to be plain silly.
12. We turned off the highway at the crossroads.
13. The noise of a