1. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon _____ it. (55/6/91)
A) got off B) got across
C) got away D) got over
2. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _____ because of the bad weather. (50/1/96)
A) set off B) broken off
C) worn off D) called off
3. Let’s not wait any longer, he might not _____ at all. (64/12/92)
A) turn over B) turn down
C) turn on D) turn up
4. This popular sports car is now being _____ at the rate of a thousand a week. (68/1/94)
A) turned down B) turned out
B) turned up D) turned on
5. The French pianist who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment. (56/6/93)
A) turned up B) turned in
C) turned out D) turned down
6. I waited for him half an hour, but he never _____. (58/6/03)
A) turned in B) turned down
C) turned off D) turned up
7. The engine _____ smoke and steam. (56/1/90)
A) gives up B) gives in
C) gives away D) gives off
8. It is difficult to _____ a conversation with all this noise around us. (53/6/88)
A) carry on B) account for
C) bring up D) get through
9. They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions. (65/1/90)
A) carried out B) carried off
C) carried on D) carried forward
10. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will _____ over his business to his son (70/1/90)
A) take B) hand
C) think D) get
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11. In Britain today women _____ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work. (26/6/96)
A) build up B) stand for
C) make up D) conform to
12. It suddenly occurred to Anne that money couldn’t _____ all that Bob had suffered in the past five years. (48/6/92)
A) make up for B) make out
C) live up to D) live through
13. I can’t _____ what that object is. (66/1/89)
A) make up B) make over
C) make out D) make for
14. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _____ the exit as quickly as possible. (64/1/99)
A) made of B) made for
C) made out D) made up
15. A well-written composition _____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things. (32/6/96)
A) calls on B) calls for
C) calls up D) calls off
16. She _____ her trip to New York because she was ill. (41/6/03)
A) called off B) closed down
C) put up D) went off
17. This article _____ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning. (57/6/01)
A) calls for B) applies for
C) cares for D) allows for
18. Our manager is _____ an important customer now and he will be back this afternoon. (54/1/03)
A) calling on B) calling in
C) calling up D) calling for
19. The store had to _____ a number of clerks because sales were down. (38/6/96)
A) lay out B) lay off
C) lay aside D) lay down
20. You are getting too old for football. You’d better _____ tennis instead. (62/1/92)
A) take in B) take up
C) take for D) take over