Phần: PHRASAL VERBS và IDIOMS (2010 - 2011)

(2006 - 2009) 1. Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a _______ day.
1. I wish I hadn't said it. If only I could _______. A. windy ___ B. rainy
A. turn the clock round C. foggy ___ D. snowy
B. turn the clock down 2. We _______ with a swim in the lake.
C. turn the clock back A. gave in ___ B. cooled off
D. turn the clock forward C. got out ___ D. took up
2. I just took it _______ that he’d always be available. 3. They’re staying with us _______ the time being until they can afford a
A. into account ___ B. for granted house.
C. into consideration ___ D. easy A. during ___ B. for
3. My car is getting unreliable; I think I'll trade it _______ for a new one. C. at ___ D. in
A. in ___ B. off 4. Since he failed his exam, he had to ______ for it again.
C. up ___ D. away A. take ___ B. sit
4. Anne persisted _______ her search for the truth about what had C. make ___ D. pass
happened. 5. “Why don’t you sit down and _______ ?”
A. on ___ B. about A. make yourself at peace
C. at ___ D. In B. make it your own home
5. The old houses were _______ down to make way for a block of flats. C. make yourself at home
A. banged ___ B. put D. make yourself at rest
C. hit ___ D. Knocked 6. He never lets anything _______ him and his weekend fishing trip.
6. I accidentally _______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown A. come among B. come between C. come up D. come on
yesterday. 7. The Second World War _______ in 1939.
A. caught sight of ___ B. kept an eye on A. turned up ___ B. took out
C. paid attention to ___ D. lost touch with C. brought about ___ D. broke out
7. My mother told me to _______ for an electrician when her fan was out 8. “We'd better _______ if we want to get there in time.”
of order. A. take up ___ B. put down
A. send ___ B. write C. speed up ___ D. turn down
C. rent ___ D. turn 9. I could not _______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.
8. It is very important for a firm or a company to keep _______ the A. make off ___ B. take in
changes in the market. C. get along ___ D. hold on
A. pace of ___ B. track about
C. touch with ___ D. up with
9. The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will (D + A1 - 2012)
have _______ by 2015. 1. My mother had to work 12 hours a day in a factory just to _______.
A. taken over ___ B. caught up A. tighten the belt ___ B. make ends meet
C. used off ___ D. run out C. call it a day ___ D. break the ice
2. He is coming _______ a cold after a night out in the rain. 1. Regular exercise and good diet will bring _______ fitness and health.
A. across with ___ B. down with A. from ___ B. to
C. away from ___ D. up with C. about ___ D. up
3. It was so kind of her to put me _______ while I was on a business trip 2. I am sorry I have no time at present to _______ detail of our plan.
in her town. A. bring in ___ B. take into
A. down ___ B. up C. come in ___ D. go into
C. off ___ D. in 3. We must push the piano to the corner of the hall to _______ our party
4. It is interesting to take _______ a new hobby such as collecting tonight.
stamps or going fishing. A. make place for ___ B. take up room to
A. up ___ B. over C. make room for ___ D. give place to
C. in ___ D. on 4. His honesty is _______ ; nobody can doubt it.
5. The team were eager to make _______ the loss of the previous match. A. in question ___ B. beside the question
A. up for ___ B. away with C. without question ___ D. out the question
C. up with ___ D. off with 5. He's sometimes bad-tempered but he's a good fellow _______.
6. He died _______ lung cancer last month, leaving his wife in great A. at heart ___ B. by heart
shock. C. with heart ___ D. in heart
A. by ___ B. for 6. A large number of workmen _______ because of the economic
C. in ___ D. of recession.
7. He came _______ a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a A. have laid down ___ B. has laid aside
television interview. C. have been laid off ___ D. has been laid out
A. out of ___ B. off 7. The government was finally _______ by a minor scandal.
C. over ___ D. in for A. put back ___ B. brought down
8 She started the course two months ago but dropped _______ after only C. pulled down ___ D. taken down
a month.
A. in ___ B. out
C. off ___ D. back
9. I can’t find my dictionary at the moment. I hope it will _______ up (D + A1 2014 - TN 2015)
soon.
1. “My secretary will book you an afternoon flight and have you ______ at
A. turn ___ B. clear
the airport.”
C. come ___ D. look
A. picked up ___ B. picking up
10. The children made _______ a funny story and wrote it on the card. C. pick up ___ D. to pick up
A. off ___ B. for
2. We’ve already bought the house but won’t ______ it until May, when
C. out ___ D. up
the present occupants
have moved out.
A. take possession of ___ B. catch sight of
(D + A1 - 2013) C. keep track of ___ D. gain recognition of
3. The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair ______
her back.
A. running over ___ B. streaming down
C. flowed down ___ D. fallen against
4. While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I ______ this
photograph of my parents' wedding.
A. took after ___ B. made up
C. turned down ___ D. came across
5. I could hear voices but I couldn’t ______ what they were saying.
A. turn up ___ B. bring about
C. make out ___ D. try out
6. We received a call from the teacher ______ charge of our course.
A. to ___ B. in
C. at ___ D. on
7. When asked about their preference for movies, many young people
say that they are in favour ______ science fiction.
A. for ___ B. in
C. with ___ D. of
8. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well in the 28 th Sea Games
women’s 200m butterfly that none of her rivals could ______ her.
A. catch up with ___ B. come up to
C. look up to ___ D. put up with
9. Global warming will result ______ crop failures and famine.
A. of ___ B. to
C. from ___ D. in
10. A large number of inventions and discoveries have been made
______ accident.
A. by ___ B. at
C. on ___ D. in