Grammar and usage Phrasal verbs (2nd period). Check the answers (P25 A): 1. looking after 2. call back 3. deal with 4. look around 5. fill in 6. decide.

Grammar and usagePhrasal verbs(2nd period)

Check the answers (P25 A):

• 1. looking after 2. call back

• 3. deal with 4. look around

• 5. fill in 6. decide on

• 7. turn up 8. split up

• 9. put off 10. coming up

• 11. send over 12. put through

Check the answers(P112C1):

• 1. come across; come about; comes in

• 2. turned out; turned away; turned up

• 3. took on; taking up; take over

• 4. died of; died for

• 5. resulted from; resulted in

Check the answers(P112C2):

1 a She picked up dumplings at the

restaurant on the way home.

b He picked up some English as a

student in London.

2 a The sky cleared up after the rain.

b The students cleared up the classroom

after lunch.

Check the answers(P112C2):

3 a Tom has gone through a lot to

become successful.

b The doctor went through the

newspaper looking for his own photo.

Consolidation exercises

(Practice makes perfect!)

1. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to _____ it. It might be valuable. (02 全国 )

A. hold on to B. keep up with

C. turn to D. look after

2. Can you make a sentence to _____ the meaning of the phrase? (02 上海 )

A. show off B. turn out C. bring out D. take in

3. His mother had thought it would be good for his character to _____ from home and earn some money on his own. (02 北京 )

A. run away B. take away C. Keep away D. get away

4. The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to ___. (03 北京春 )

A. make it out B. make it off C. make it up D. make it over

5. New reports say peace talks between the two countries have ____ with no agreement reached. (03 全国 )

A. broken down B. broken out C. broken in

D. broken up

6. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending. (03 北京 )

A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give off

7. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ____ the helplessness of the crew at sea. (03 上海 )

A. added to B. resulted from C. turned out D. made up

8. It was foolish of him to ____ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished. (04 上海春 )

A. stick to B. refer to C. keep to D. point to

9. We are going to ____ with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us? (04 全国春 )

A. get in B. get over C. get along D. get together

10. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was ____from the outside world. (04 全国春 )

A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through

11. You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please _____ the books when you’ve finished with them. (04 全国 )

A. put on B. put down C. put back D. put off

12. I don’t ____ rock’n’roll. It’s much too noisy for my taste. (04北京 )

A. go after B. go away with C. go into D. go in for

13. It was not a serious illness, and she soon ____ it. (04 天津 )

A. got over B. got on with C. got around D. got out of

14. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ____cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired. (04 上海 )

A. took up B. caught on C. carried out D. made for

15.Before the war broke out, many people ____ in safe places possessions they could not take with them. (04重庆 ) A. threw awayB. put away

C. gave awayD. carried away

16. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ____ most of her day. (04 广东 )

A. takes up B. makes up C. saves up D. puts up

17. It is certain that he will ____ his business to his son when he gets old. (04 福建 )

A. take over B. think over C. hand overD. go over

18. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn’t quite ____ as planned. (04 浙江 )

A. make out B. turn out C. go on D. come up

19. It’s ten years since the scientist ____ on his life’s work of discovering the valuable chemical. (04 江苏 )

A. made for B. set out C. took off D. turned up

20. ---____for the glass! (04 湖南 ) ---It’s OK. I’m wearing shoes. A. Look out B. Walk out C. Go out D. Set out21. Could you please tell me where yo

u bought the shoes you ____ yesterday? (05辽宁 )

A. tried on B. put on C. had on D. pulled on

22. He accidentally ____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks. (04湖南 )

A. let out B. took care C. made sure D. made out

23. We have to ____ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way. (04湖北 )

A. get away B. get across C. get through D. get in

24. Once a decision has been made, all of us should ____ it. (04湖北 )

A. direct to B. stick to C. lead to D. refer to

25. The final examination is coming up soon. It’s time for us to ___ our studies. (04 辽宁 )

A. get down to B. get out C. Get back for D. get over

26. In some western countries, demand for graduates from MBA courses has ____. (04 广西 )

A. turned down B. turned over C. fallen down D. fallen over

27. The forest guards often find campfires that have not been ____ completely. (04吉林 )

A. turned down B. put out C. put away D. turned over

28. It’s the present situation in poor areas that ___ much higher spending on education and training. (05 北京 )

A. answers for B. provides for C. calls for D. plans for

29. His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed difficult at first, has ___ many good changes in their lives. (05重庆 )

A. got through B. resulted from C. turned into D. brought about

30. John is leaving for London tomorrow and I will ____ him ____ at the airport. (05 广东 )

A. send…away B. leave…off C. see…off D. show…around

31. This dictionary is being printed and it will soon ____ . (05福建 )

A. turn out B. come out C. start out D. go out

32. I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson ____. (05 湖南 )

A. cut in B. cut down C. cut out D. cut up33. To understand the grammar of th

e sentence, you must break it ___ into parts. (05 湖北 )

A. down B. up C. off D. out

34. This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can ____ my father. (05 湖北）

A. find out B. pick out C. look out D. speak out35. Please tell me how the accident _

_. I am still in the dark. (05江西 ) A. came by B. came upon C. came to D. came about

36. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ____ his notes. (05浙江 )

A. bringing up B. referring to C. looking for D. trying on

37. I couldn’t _____. The line was busy. (05浙江 )

A. go by B. go around C. get in D. get through38. Kathy ____ a lot of Spanish by pla

ying with the native boys and girls. (05安徽 )

A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up

39. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ____ jokes. (05江苏 )

A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up40. What shall we use for power when

all the oil in the world has ____? (05山东 )

A. given out B. put out C. held up D. used up

41. There were a lot of people standing at the door and the small girl couldn’t get ____. (06 全国 )

A. between B. through C. across D. beyond42. I was still sleeping when the fire _

___, and then it spread quickly. A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out (06 广东 )

43. Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it ____ shopping and eating.

A. refers to (06 天津 ) B. speaks of C. focuses on D. comes to

44. ---How are you managing to do your work without an assistant?

---Well, I ____ somehow. (06 重庆 ) A. get along B. come on C. watch out D. set off45. It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder ho

w it ___ that she was two hours late on such a short trip. (06 湖北 )

A. came over B. came out C. came about D. came up

46. For all these years, I have been working for others. I’m hoping I’ll ____my own business someday. (06 江西 )

A. turn up B. fix up C. set up D. make up

47. She ____ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely. (06 福建 )

A. picked outB. made out C. made up D. picked up

48. ---The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

---Don’t worry. We have already ____ two thirds of it. (06 四川 )

A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away

49. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now _____ the matter. (06 湖北 )

A. seeing throughB. working out

C. looking intoD. watching over

50. As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village ____ scenes of my childhood. (06 湖北 )

A. called up B. called for C. called on D. called in

51. Although the wind has ____, the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat. (06 湖北 )

A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. blown out

52. We’re trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we ___ your number incorrectly. (06 浙江 )

A. looked up B. took down C. worked out D. brought about

53. ---Four dollars a pair? I think it’s a bit too much. (06 安徽 )

---If you buy three pairs, the price for each will ___ to three fifty.

A. come down B. take down

C. turn over D. go over

54. With no one to ____ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless. (06 陕西 )

A. turn to B. turn on C. turn off D. turn over55. After he retired from office, Roger

s ___ painting for a while, but soon lost interest. (06 山东 )

A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up

56. The computer system _____ suddenly while he was searching information on the Internet. (06 辽宁 )

A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in

Fill in the blanks:• At last firemen ____________ a big forest

fire in California. Since then, they have been trying __________ how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly ____________. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass.

have put out

put out; find out; throw away

to find out

throw away

• They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which _______________ the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to ________ the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual.

was wound round

wind round; work out

work out

• A bird ________________ the snake from the ground and then _______________ the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it _____ sparks ______ to the ground and these immediately started a fire.

had snatched up

snatch up; drop onto; send down

dropped it onto

sent down