CHOOSE THE ANSWERS. ( PHRASAL VERBS) 1. He is trying to stop smoking.   A. give off             B. give up                        C. give in                         D. give away 2. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt. A. put on                B. went off             C. got out               D. kept up 3. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying. A. talk                              B. quit                              C. continue            D. stop 4. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic. A. take up              B. turn round                   C. put off               D. do with 5. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt. A. put on               B. went off            C. got out               D. kept up 6. Be careful! The tree is going to fall. A. Look out           B. Look up            C. Look on             D. Look after 7. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather. A. get through                  B. put off               C. keep up with     D. go over 8. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death. A. turn off              B. take on              C. get over             D. keep up with 9. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic. A. take up              B. turn round                   C. put off               D. do with 10. What may happen if John will not arrive in time? A. go along            B. go out                C. put on                D. turn up 11. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting. A. calls                            B. arrives               C. reports               D. prepares 12. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.{p ut off: postpone: delay} A. do                     B. let                      C. delay                 D. leave 13. My father gave up smoking two years ago. A. liked                            B. continued          C. stopped             D. enjoyed 14. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother. A. take after                     B. take place                    C. take away                    D. take on 15. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to try out my new tape recorder. A. resemble           B. test                    C. arrive                 D. buy 16. He resembles his father in many ways. A. turns off            B. takes on             C. goes over                     D. takes after 17. We’ll buy you a cat, but you must promise to take care of it properly. A. put on                B. go off                C. take after                     D. look after 18. *Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside. A. calls on             B. keeps off           C. takes in              D. goes up 19. *Did your son pass the university entrance examination? A. make up            B. get along           C. go up                 D. get through 20. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport. A. use up              B. do with              C. take up              D. go on 21. I am tired because I went to bed late last night. A. stayed up                     B. kept off             C. put out               D. brought up 22. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden. A. release               B. stop                             C. end                              D. me 23. I felt let down when I didn't receive a birthday card from my sister. A. disappointed               B. interested           C. excited              D. bored 24. Do you have to light up another cigarette? I thought you were trying to cut down. A. burn                            B. illuminate                    C. save                             D. smoke 25. I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent. A. stand                 B. understand                   C. write                  D. interrupt 26. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it. A. blowing             B. watering            C. preventing                   D. watching 27. The police are looking into the murder. A. redoing             B. investigating                C. doing                 D. ignoring 28. Within their home country, National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies assume the duties and responsibilities of a national relief society. A. take on              B. get off               C. go about            D. put in 29. Giovanna doesn't get along with her two brothers. A. agree with                   B. hate                             C. please with                  D. have a good relationship with         30. You don't need a computer. You can get by with the typewriter. A. understand                  B. manage with                C. buy                              D. pass with 31. I fell into the water when I tried to get out of the canoe. A. enter                            B. start                             C. climb                 D. exit 32. I want you to carry on with the project while I am out of town. A. bring                 B. end                              C. abandon            D. continue 33. If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many animal species will be extinct. A. die out               B. die from            C. die of                D. die for 34. Didn’t they notice the “No Camping” sign? A. keep up with               B. catch sign of                C. take advantage of          D. keep track of 35. Now, Peter has become accustomed to driving to the left A. has got used to  B. has become upset with C. has become angry with D. all are correct 36. The bomb went _________ with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town. A. on                     B. off                     C. out                     D. by 37. Go _________ this book because it has the information you need. A. over                             B. by                      C. off                                         D. on 38. She looked _________ me, smiling happily and confidently. A. on                     B. over                   C. forward             D. at 39. I arranged to meet Jim after work last night but he didn’t turn _________ A. off                     B. up                      C. on                      D. down 40. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me look  _________ them?  A. up                      B. after                   C. for                      D. into 41. She still can't get _________ the shock for her baby's death.                                         A. out                               B. on                      C. over                  D. away 42. As time goes _________ my memory seems to get worse. A.  down                B. by                      C. out                     D. away 43. You’d better put _________ your coat before you leave. It’s chilly out. A. off                     B. on                      C. out                     D. up 44. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _________ you at all. A. after                  B. along                 C. up                     D. over 45. We are going _________ a few days for the holidays. A. away                 B. up                      C. on                      D. out