Đáp án B

Kiến thức: Phrasal verb

To cut out: cắt ra, ngừng hoạt động

To cut off: cắt đường dây (điện thoại)

To cut down: giảm, giảm xuống

To cut sb up: chém (ai), gây vết tím bầm (cho ai)

Tạm dịch: Bà Jenkins ốm không thể ra ngoài và trả hoá đơn điện thoại, và họ vừa mới cắt đường dây điện thoại. Bà ấy nên đi khiếu nại!

Đáp án B

Kiến thức: Phrasal verb

To cut out: cắt ra, ngừng hoạt động

To cut off: cắt đường dây (điện thoại)

To cut down: giảm, giảm xuống

To cut sb up: chém (ai), gây vết tím bầm (cho ai)

Tạm dịch: Bà Jenkins ốm không thể ra ngoài và trả hoá đơn điện thoại, và họ vừa mới cắt đường dây điện thoại. Bà ấy nên đi khiếu nại!

Đáp án B

Kiến thức: Phrasal verb

To cut out: cắt ra, ngừng hoạt động

To cut off: cắt đường dây (điện thoại)

To cut down: giảm, giảm xuống

To cut sb up: chém (ai), gây vết tím bầm (cho ai)

Tạm dịch: Bà Jenkins ốm không thể ra ngoài và trả hoá đơn điện thoại, và họ vừa mới cắt đường dây điện thoại. Bà ấy nên đi khiếu nại!

1. I was curious to ________ what she had said.
A. find out B. break down C. break up D. come across
2. Our car ________ and we had to push it off the road.
A. broke off B. broke up C. broke into D. broke down

3. I never remember having ________ a man like that.
A. come in B. come about C. come across D. come on
4. I pushed the button to ________ the radio.
A. turn into B. turn on C. make up D. throw away
5. . I can never ________ stories - I have absolutely no imagination.
A. make up B. turn off C. break up D. find out
6. They should put him in prison and ________ the key!
A. come up B. throw away C. break down D. find out
7. Under high pressure, carbon can ________ diamonds.
A. turn around B. turn off C. turn into D. turn on
8. He ________ to me at a party and introduced himself.
A. came back B. came out C. came on D. came up

B

B

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one

1. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad. A. It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out.

B. It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out. C. It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out.

D. It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out.

2. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone. A. She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.

B. She was too busy to answer the phone.

C. She was too busy not to answer the phone.

D. She was very busy so that she couldn’t answer the phone

1. As I have just had a tooth ----, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A) run out
B) tried on
C) crossed out
D) taken out
E) broken off

2. You need to ---- your essay for spell-check before you hand in your exam paper.
A) hang out
B) point out
C) cut off
D) go over
E) give away

3. It is not easy for many civil servants to ---- on their salaries as the inflation rate is extremely high.
A) get by
B) turn up
C) wear out
D) run over
E) take away

4. You'd better ---- your cigarette as it is dangerous to smoke at a gas station.
A) hold up
B) pull through
C) get through
D) hang up
E) put out

5. Jane found it hard to get up from the bed after the alarm clock ---- at seven.
A) broke in
B) took out
C) sent out
D) went off
E) threw up

6. There is an easy way to ---- four species of wild cats living in this region by their tail patterns.
A) tell apart
B) see to
C) clear up
D) back up
E) call for

7. I thought the party was going to be boring, but it ---- to be the most unforgettable evening of my life.
A) turned out
B) looked around
C) passed away
D) fell back on
E) cut down

8. I find it hard to ---- with the other students in the Italian class as they have been attending the classes more regularly than I do.
A) fall through
B) call in
C) do away
D) catch up
E) come up

9. The first National Food and Nutrition Survey was ---- in 1980 and the most recent one in 1992.
A) carried out
B) dropped out
C) figured out
D) brought about
E) checked in

10. The summit was earlier to be held in March but was ---- due to the tsunami disaster that hit India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
A) paid off
B) crossed out
C) put off
D) dropped in
E) turned down

1. They wrote ..............the addresses so that they could get in touch.

A. down B. out C. in D. on

2. Are you..............lift the table?

A. enough strong to C. too strong to B. strong enough to D. too strong

3. Most of us spend time.............sports in summer.

A. play B: to play c. playing D. played

4. There's nothing good on TV. Why don't you turn it...............?

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

5. I suggest that you............work harder on your pronunciation

A.can B. should C. would D. could .

6. I suggest using energy-saving bulb............. our electricity bill

C. reduces D. reduced A.to reduce B.reducing

7. I shall go ..........you stay here.

A. and B. because C. however D. although

8. Lan introduces her Mom.......... . new friends.

A. with B. of C. to D. in

9. Ba really wants to buy new tables and chairs........ new furniture costs too much

A. However B. But C. Therefore D. So

10. My pen-friends live ................the countryside

A. on B. at D. from C. in

11. "I suggest fixing the dripping faucet." ".............." A

. We will. B. Good idea! C. Yes, please. D. I'm afraid not.

12. I'm trying to cut down............ the amount of driving I do to save energy.

A. off B. to C. out of D. on

13. Mary will take a plane..............she dislike flying

A. even though B. because D. in spite of C. and

14. She'll be here .......Christmas

A. in B. on C. at D. during

15. Before you go to bed, please turn.............. all the lights.

A. over B. on C. in D. off

16. I like piaying tennis,............... my father doesn't.

A. because B. but C. and D. even though

17..............she dislikes coffee, she drinks it to keep herself warm.

A. Although B. Because C. Because of D. Despite

18. I'd love to play the table tennis ..............I have to complete an assignment

A. and C. but D. or B.so

19. He likes to travel, .......so does she

A. and B. or C. but D. therefore

20. The new models are expensive,.......... efficient

A. however B. therefore C. and D. but

1. They wrote ..............the addresses so that they could get in touch. A. down B. out C. in D. on

2. Are you..............lift the table? A. enough strong to C. too strong to B. strong enough to D. too strong

3. Most of us spend time.............sports in summer. A. play B: to play c. playing D. played

4. There's nothing good on TV. Why don't you turn it...............? A. on B. down C. off D. up

5. I suggest that you............work harder on your pronunciation A.can B. should C. would D. could .

6. I suggest using energy-saving bulb............. our electricity bill C. reduces D. reduced A.to reduce B.reducing

7. I shall go ..........you stay here. A. and B. because C. however D. although

8. Lan introduces her Mom.......... . new friends. A. with B. of C. to D. in

9. Ba really wants to buy new tables and chairs........ new furniture costs too much A. However B. But C. Therefore D. So 10. My pen-friends live ................the countryside A. on B. at D. from C. in

I. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. Brian asked Judy________ to dinner and a movie.

A. out B. on C. for D. of

2. My wife backed me _______ over my decision to quit my job.

A. down B. up C. of D. for

3. The racing car _______ after it crashed into the fence.

A. blew out B. blew over C. blew up D. blew down

4. Our car ________ at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

A. broke into B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down

5. Mike _________ Alaska, so he's used to cold weather.

A. comes over B. comes in C. comes across D. comes from

6. Jane had a difficult childhood. She _______ a broken home.

A. came from B. came over C. came in D. came up with

7. The woman _______ when the police told her that her son had died.

A. broke down B. broke away C. broke in D. broke into

8. Our teacher broke the final project _______ into three separate parts.

A. in B. into C. away D. down

9. Somebody _______ last night and stole our stereo.

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

10. The firemen had to break _______ the room to rescue the children.

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

11. The bomb_______ when he rang the bell.

A. went over B. went on C. went out D. went off

12. No one really believed it when the news came through that the "Titanic" had _______ on her maiden voyage.

A. gone over B. gone on C. gone down D. gone off

13. Does this jacket_______ my trousers?

A. go with B. go through with C. go ahead D. go off

14. He _______ about his new car all the time.

A. goes over B. goes on C. goes out D. goes off

15. Do you think you could _______ this work with me some time, Peter?

A. go over B. go on C. go out D. go off