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CHUYÊN ĐỀ PHRASAL VERB

A/ PHRASAL VERB (CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ) là gì?

Phrasal verb (cụm động từ) là sự kết hợp của động từ và giới từ hoặc trạng từ (được gọi chung là tiểu từ – particle)

Eg:  V+ prep: look for, look like

              V+ adv: get away, take off

              V+ adv+ prep: catch up with

B/ PHÂN LOẠI

1. Nội cụm động từ (Intransitive phrasal verbs)

Là những cụm động từ không cần tân ngữ theo sau

Dưới đây là một số các nội cụm động từ thường gặp

VERB	MEANING	EXAMPLE
break down	hỏng,	That old Jeep had a tendency to break down just when I needed it the most.
catch on	phổ biến, thịnh hành	Popular songs seem to catch on in California first and then spread eastward.
come back	trở về, trở lại	Father promised that we would never come back to this horrible pl ce.
come in	vào, bước vào	They tried to come in through the back door, but it was locked.
come to	hồi tỉnh	He was hit on the head very hard, but after several minutes, he started to come to again.
come over	đến thăm	The children promised to come over, ut they never do.
drop by	ghé thăm	We used to just drop by, but they were never home, so we stopped doing that.
eat out	ăn nhà hàng	When we visited Paris, we loved eating out in the sidewalk cafes.
get by	xoay sở (tài chính)	Uncle Heine didn’t have much money, but he always seemed to get by without borrowing money from relatives.
get up	dậy, trở dậy	Grandmother tried to get up, but the couch was too low, and she couldn’t make it on her own.
go back	quay về	It’s hard to imagine that we will ever go back to Lithuania.
go on	continue	He would finish one Dickens novel and then just go on to the next.
go on (2)	happen	The cops heard all the noise and stopped to see what wasgoing on.
grow up	trưởng thành, lớn lên	Charles grew up to be a lot like his fathe .
keep away	remain at a distance	The judge warned the stalker to keep away from his victim’s home.
keep on (with gerund)	continue with the same	He tried to keep on singing long after his voice was ruined.
pass out	ngất, bất tỉnh	He had drunk too much; he passed out on the sidewalk outside the bar.
show off	demonstrate haughtily	Whenever he sat down at the piano, we knew he was going to show off.
show up	arrive	Day after day, Efrain showed up for class twenty minutes late.
wake up	tỉnh giấc	I woke up  hen the rooster crowed.

2. Ngoại cụm động từ (Transitive phrasal verbs)

Ngoại cụm động từ là những cụm động từ cần có tân ngữ theo sau

E.g.      1. We are looking for my key

1. Remember to turn the lights off when going out.

2.1.Ngoại cụm động từ có thể tách (Separable phrasal verbs)

Là những cụm động từ mà tân ngữ của nó có thể theo sau hoặc tách cụm từ đó ra thành 2 phần.

E.g.  You have to do this paint job over.

      You have to do over this paint job.

Nhưng khi tân ngữ của cụm động từ đó là đại từ thì cụm động từ đó thường phải được tách ra làm 2.

      E.g.  You have to do it over.

VERB	MEANING	EXAMPLE
blow up	explode	The terrorists tried to blow up the railroad station.
bring up	mention a topic	My mother brought up that little matter of my prison record again.
bring up	nuôi dưỡng	It isn’t easy to bring up children nowadays.
call off	cancel	They called off this afternoon’s meeting
do over	làm lại, ôn lại	Do this homework over.
fill out	complete a form	Fill out this application form and mail it in.
fill up	lấp đầy, điền đầy	She filled up the grocery cart with free food.
find out	phát hiện, khám phá ra	My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her.
give away	cho, phân phát	The filling station was giving away free gas.
give back	trả lại	My brother borrowed my car. I have a feeling he’s not about to give it back.
hand in	nộp, đệ trình	The students handed in their papers and left the room.
hang up	gác, treo, móc	She hung up the phone before she hung up her clothes.
hold up	delay	I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom.
hold up (2)	rob	Three masked gunmen held up the Security Bank this afternoon.
leave out	omit	You left out the part about the police chase down Asylum Avenue.
look over	examine, check	The lawyers looked over the papers carefully before questioning the witness. (They looked them overcarefully.)
look up	search in a list	You’ve misspelled this word again. You’d better look itup.
make up	invent a story or lie	She knew she was in trouble, so she made up a story about going to the movies with her friends.
make out	bịa (chuyện)	He was so far away, we really couldn’t make out what he was saying.
pick out	nhặt ra, chọn ra	There were three men in the line-up. She picked out the guy she thought had stolen her purse.
pick up	hái, lượm	The crane picked up the entire house. (Watch them pick itup.)
point out	call attention to	As we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed out the major historical sites.
put away	save or store	We put away money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes.
put off	postpone	We asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow. (Please put it off for another day.)
put on	mặc (quần áo), đội, đeo, …	I put on a sweater and a jacket. (I put them on quickly.)
put out	extinguish	The firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread. (They put it out quickly.)
read over	đọc lướt	I read over the homework, but couldn’t make any sense of it.
set up	arrange, begin	My wife set up the living room exactly the way she wanted it. She set it up.
take down	make a written note	These are your instructions. Write them down before you forget.
take off	remove clothing	It was so hot that I had to take off my shirt.
talk over	discuss	We have serious problems here. Let’s talk them over like adults.
throw away	discard	That’s a lot of money! Don’t just throw it away.
try on	thử đồ	She tried on fifteen dresses before she found one she liked.
try out	thử nghiệm	I tried out four cars before I could find one that pleased me.
turn down	lower volume	Your radio is driving me crazy! Please turn it down.
turn down (2)	reject	He applied for a promotion twice this year, but he wasturned down both times.
turn up	raise the volume	Grandpa couldn’t hear, so he turned up his hearing aid.
turn off	switch off electricity	We turned off the lights before anyone could see us.
turn off (2)	repulse	It was a disgusting movie. It really turned me off.
turn on	switch on the electricity	Turn on the CD player so we can dance.
use up	exhaust, use completely	The gang members used up all the money and went out to rob some more banks.

 2.3. Ngoại cụm động từ không thể tách (Separable phrasal verbs)

Là những cụm động từ có phần tiểu từ không thể tách ra khỏi động từ gốc vì nó chứa nghĩa của cụm động từ đó (verb-meaning).           

VERB	MEANING	EXAMPLE
call on	ask to recite in class	The teacher called on students in the back row.
call on (2)	visit	The old minister continued to call on his sick parishioners.
get over	bình phục, khỏi (bệnh)	I got over the flu, but I don’t know if I’ll ever get over my broken heart.
go over	review	The students went over the material before the exam. They should have gone over it twice.
go through	use up; consume	They country went through most of its coal reserves in one year. Did he go through all his money already?
look after	take care of	My mother promised to look after my dog while I was gone.
look into	investigate	The police will look into the possibilities of embezzlement.
run across	tình cờ gặp	I ran across my old roommate at the college reunion.
run into	meet	Carlos ran into his English professor in the hallway.
take after	resemble	My second son seems to take after his mother.
wait on	serve	It seemed strange to see my old boss wait on tables.
break in on	interrupt (a conversation)	I was talking to Mom on the phone when the operator broke in on our call.
catch up with	bắt kịp	After our month-long trip, it was time to catch up with the neighbors and the news around town.
check up on	examine, investigate	The boys promised to check up on the condition of the summer house from time to time.
come up with	Đóng góp (suggestion, money) Nghĩ ra	After years of giving nothing, the old parishioner was able to come up with a thousand-dollar donation. We’ve come up with how to deal with the problem
cut down on	cắt giảm	We tried to cut down on the money we were spending on entertainment.
drop out of	leave school	I hope none of my students drop out of school this semester.
get along with	have a good relationship with	I found it very hard to get along with my brother when we were young.
get away with	trốn tội	Janik cheated on the exam and then tried to get away with it.
get rid of	eliminate	The citizens tried to get rid of their corrupt mayor in the recent election.
get through with	finish	When will you ever get through with that program?
keep up with	theo kịp	It’s hard to keep up with the Joneses when you lose your job!
look forward to	anticipate with pleasure	I always look forward to the beginning of a new semester.
look down on	khinh thường	It’s typical of a jingoistic country that the citizens look down on their geographical neighbors.
look in on	visit (somebody)	We were going to look in on my brother-in-law, but he wasn’t home.
look out for	be careful, anticipate	Good instructors will look out for early signs of failure in their students
look up to	respect	First-graders really look up to their teachers.
make sure of	verify	Make sure of the student’s identity before you let him into the classroom.
put up with	tolerate	The teacher had to put up with a great deal of nonsense from the new students.
run out of	dùng hết	The runners ran out of energy before the end of the race.
take care of	be responsible for	My oldest sister took care of us younger children after Mom died.
talk back to	answer impolitely	The star player talked back to the coach and was thrown off the team.
think back on	recall	I often think back on my childhood with great pleasure.
walk out on	abandon	Her husband walked out on her and their three children.

CÁC CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ (PHRASAL VERB) THƯỜNG GẶP (trong chương trình SGK phổ thông)

1. account for: giải thích, kể đến

2. ask for: đòi hỏi

3. break down = fail , collapse: hỏng,  suy sụp

4. break out = start suddenly: bùng nổ, bùng phát

5. bring up = raise and educate: nuôi nấng

6. bring about = cause sth to happen: xảy ra, mang lại

7. catch up / catch up with: bắt kịp , theo kịp .

8. call off : hủy bỏ

9. call on = visit: viếng thăm

10. call up: gọi điện

11. carry on: tiến hành

12. carry out: tiến hành

13.  catch up with: theo kịp với

14. come along: tiến hành

15. come on= begin: bắt đầu

16. come out = appear: xuất hiện

17. come about = become lower: giảm xuống, sa sút

18. come over = visit: ghé thăm

19. come up with: think of : Nghĩ ra

20. cool off : (nhiệt tình) nguội lạnh đi, giảm đi .

21. count on = investigate, examinate: tính, dựa vào

22. differ from = not be the same: không giống với

23. fall behind: thụt lùi, tụt lại đằng sau.

24. fill in : điền vào, ghi vào

25. fill out = discover: khám phá ra

26. get over = recover from: vượt qua, khắc phục

27. get up: thức dậy

28. get along / get on with sth: have a good relationship with sb: hòa thuận

29. give in: nhượng bộ, chịu thua .

30. give up = stop: từ bỏ , bỏ

31. go after: theo đuổi

32. go by (thời gian : trôi qua

33. go after = chase, pursue: theo đuổi,  rượt đuổi

34. go ahead = be carried out: được diễn ra, tiến hành

35. go along = develop, progress: tiến bộ

36. go away: biến mất, tan đi .

37. go back = return: trở lại

38. go in: vào, đi vào .

39. go off (chuông ): reo, (súng, bom ): nổ, (sữa): chua, hỏng, (thức ăn), (đèn) tắt, (máy móc): hư

40. go on = continue: tiếp tục            

41. go over: xem lại

42. go out (ánh sáng, lửa, đèn): tắt

43. go up: lớn lên, trưởng thành = grow up, (giá cả): tăng lên

44. go down: (giá cả): giảm xuống

45. hold up = stop =delay: hoãn lại, ngừng

46. hurry up: làm gấp

47. keep on = continue: tiếp tục

48. keep up with: theo kịp , bắt kịp .

49. lay down: đề ra

50. let down: khiến ai thất vọng

51. lie down: nằm nghỉ

52. jot down = make a quick note of something: ghi nhanh

53. look after: chăm sóc

54. look at: nhìn

55. look down on sb = coi thường

56. look up to sb = respect: kính trọng

57. look up: tìm , tra cứu ( trong sách , từ điển )

58. look for: tìm kiếm

59. make out = understand: hiểu

60. make up = invent , put sth together: phát minh, trộn

61. pass away = die: chết

62. put on: mặc (quần áo) , mang (giày) , đội (mũ) , mở (đèn)

63. put out = make st stop burning , produce: dập tắt ,  sản xuất

64. put off = postpone : hoãn lại

65. put up = build : xây dựng

66. result in = lead to = cause: gây ra

67. speak up : nói to , nói thẳng

68. set off = begin : khỏi hành

69. set up = establish : thành lập

70. set out/ set off: khởi hành

71. stand by : ủng hộ

72. stand for: là viết tắt của…

73. take after = resemble : giống

74. take off : cởi (quần áo, giày, mũ ); (máy bay) cất cánh

75. take over = take responsible for st /V-ing:đảm nhận trách nhiệm

76. take up = start doing: bắt đầu tham gia

77. try out: thử

78. try on: mặc thử (quần áo)

79. turn down: gạt bỏ, bác bỏ

80. turn off : khóa , tắt (đèn, máy móc, động cơ …)

81. turn on : mở (đèn, máy móc, động cơ …)

82. turn round : quay lại, thay đổi hướng

83. turn up : đến = arrive  = appear (xuất hiện)

84. wait up (for): thức đợi ai

85. wash away: cuốn trôi đi, quét sạch

86. wash up : rửa bát đĩa .

87. watch out : đề phòng, chú ý

88. wipe out = remove, destroy completely : xóa bỏ, phá hủy

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

16. We have permission to_______ with the plan.

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

17. I know you find the course boring, Pauline, but since you've started it, you might as well _____  it.

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

18. The building of the new bridge will_______ as planned.

A. go up                             B. put up                         C. go out                            D. go ahead

19. I see the price of bread has _______ again.

A. gone up                        B. put up                        C. gone out                        D. fallen out

20. He was caught shop - lifting but since this was his first offence he was_______ with a warning.

A. gone out                       B. gone ahead                C. fallen out                      D. let off

- Ask out: mời đi ăn

- back someone up = support (ủng hộ)

- blow up: = (explode) nổi giận, nổ tung, phóng đại

- break down = stop functioning (vehicle, machine) hư, hỏng (máy móc thiết bị)

- come from (đến từ. xuất thân từ)

- come from (đến từ. xuất thân từ)

- broke down = get upset = suy sụp

- break something down = divide into smaller parts

- break in = force entry to a building

- break into something = enter forcibly (đột nhập vào bằng vũ lực, hoặc không sin phép)

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

1. She _______ her father; everyone says how alike they are!

A. takes after                   B. takes off                    C. falls out                        D. lets off

2. There was a power cut and all the lights _______.

A. went up                         B. put up                        C. went out                      D. went ahead

3. You look upset, Sven. Have you and Niger _______ again?

A. gone out                       B. gone grey                  C. fallen out                     D. let off

4. Paul, do you think you could ____ me ____ for the night? It's a bit too late to go home now.

A. let me off                      B. go me out                  C. fall me out                    D. put me up

5. Children made their hair_______.

A. go out                           B. go grey                      C. fall out                          D. let off

6. The doctor asked me to _______ my shirt.

A. put off                           B. take off                     C. take out                         D. put out

7. Shall we go somewhere _______ a drink?

A. for                                 B. from                           C. to                                   D. of

8. Everyone can _______ in this school activity.

A. take off                         B. take on                       C. take part                     D. take

9. Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______?

A. turn on                          B. turn off                      C. go on                            D. look after

10. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work?

A. look for                                  B. look up             C. look after                    D. look at

11. Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here.

A. turn on                                  B. turn off             C. turn over                       D. turn into

12. The nurse has to _________ at the midnight. {take (sth) over: take control of or responsibility for}

A. take care                                B. take on              C. take over                     C. take off

13. There is an inflation. The prices __________.

A. are going on                       B. are going down   C. are going over             D. are going up

14. Remember to _______ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.

A. take care                                B. take on              C. take over                      C. take off

15. You can __________ the new words in the dictionary.

A. look for                    B. look after               C. look up                         D. look at

16. It’s cold outside. __________ your coat.

A. Put on                      B. Put down               C. Put off                          D. Put into

17. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.

A. calls                          B. arrives                  C. reports                          D. prepares

18.Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. {put off: postpone: delay}

A. do                             B. let                           C. delay                            D. leave

19. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.

A. looked after             B. taken after             C. gone off                        D. got over

20. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.

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

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

1. John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.

         A. take part in              B. take over               C. take place            D. take care of

2. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.

         A. up to                         B. on for                     C. on well with       D. in with

3. Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?

         A. keep on                    B. give up                              C. take after                          D. stop by

4. My father gave up smoking two years ago.

         A. liked                         B. continued                         C. stopped                            D. enjoyed

5. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.

         A. turn out                    B. carry out                         C. carry on                            D. keep on

6. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply to the flat.

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

7. Look out! There’s a car coming!

         A. The car is behind you, so you should run.

         B. Don’t go away because the car is coming.

         C. Hurry up or you will be late for the car.

        D. You should be careful because the car is coming.

8. I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.

         A. grew up                   B. raised                                C. brought up                        D. rose

9. How do you start the computer?

         A. How does the computer turn on?                        B. How do you turn on the computer?

         C. How do you turn  the computer on?                    D.  Both B and C are correct

10. I/ not accept/ offer/ turn down/

         A. I couldn’t accept his offer to avoid turning down him.

         B. I couldn’t accept his offer because he was turned down.

         C. I couldn’t accept his offer, so I turned it down.

         D. I couldn’t accept his offer whether I was turned down.

11. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.

         A. take after                B. take place                         C. take away                         D. take on

12. 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

13. She got angry when they started to………. her private life.

         A. ask for                    B. enquire after                  C. ask about                      D. enquire with

14. She ran in a marathon last week but………. after ten kilometers. {withdraw}

         A. dropped out        B. closed down                   C. broke up                           D. made up

15. Gertrude takes……….her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair too.

         A. in                             B. up                                     C. after                                D. down

16. It took him a long time to ………. the death of his wife.

         A. take away              B. get over                          C. take off                           D. get through

17. There were so many kinds of cameras………., and I didn't know which to buy.

         A. to choose               B. choosing from             

         C. chosen                    D. to choose from

18. Billy hasn't been working; he won't………. his examinations.

         A. get off                    B. get through                  C. keep up                           D. keep off

19. They arrived………. the airport………. good time for the plane.

         A. in - on                     B. to - in                              C. at - in                              D. to - for

20. Did Mr. Tan………. the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?

         A. take away              B. take over                        C. take up                            D. take off

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

1. Paula applied for the post but she was………..

         A. turned down       B. checked out                   C. kept under                      D. pushed ahead

2. If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to………. more staff.

         A. give up                   B. add in                              C. gain on                            D. take on

3. Why do they………. talking about money all the time?

         A. keep on                 B. side with                         C. take after                        D. work off

4. In addition to Mr. Thomas and Miss White, the principal………. attend the school party.

         A. is likely                  B. is going to                     C. are likely                        D. are going to

5. We were too tired to wash ________ after the meal.

         A. over                          B. out                                    C. up                                      D. on

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

1. Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______?

          A. turn on              B. turn off                        C. go on                          D. look after

2. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work?

          A. look for             B. look up                       C. look after                   D. look at

3. Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here.

          A. turn on             B. turn off                        C. turn over                     D. turn into

4. The nurse has to _________ at the midnight.

          A. take care           B. take on                        C. take over                   D. take off

5. There is an inflation. The prices __________.

          A. are going on     B. are going down           C. are going over             D. are going up

6. Remember to _______ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.

          A. take care           B. take on                        C. take over                     D. take off

7. You can __________ the new words in the dictionary.

          A. look for             B. look after                    C. look up                       D. look at

8. It’s cold outside. __________ your coat.

          A. Put on              B. Put down                    C. Put off                         D. Put into

9. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.

          A. calls                  B. arrives                        C. reports                        D. prepares

10. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

          A. do                     B. let                               C. delay                          D. Leave

11. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.

          A. looked after      B. taken after                  C. gone off                     D. got over

12. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.

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

13. John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.

          A. take part in       B. take over                     C. take place                   D. take care of

14. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.

          A. up to                 B. on for                          C. on well with               D. in with

15. Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?

          A. keep on           B. give up                        C. take after                    D. stop by

16. My father gave up smoking two years ago.

          A. liked                 B. continued                    C. stopped                     D. Enjoyed

17. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.

          A. turn out             B. carry out                    C. carry on                     D. keep on

18. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply to the flat.

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

19. “Please _______ the radio, I can’t concentrate on my work”

          A. turn off            B. turn up                        C. turn on                        D. turn into

20. Look out! There’s a car coming!

          A. The car is behind you, so you should run.

          B. Don’t go away because the car is coming.

          C. Hurry up or you will be late for the car.

          D. You should be careful because the car is coming.

21. I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.

          A. grew up           B. raised                          C. brought up                  D. Rose

22. How do you start the computer?

          A. How does the computer turn on?              B. How do you turn on the computer?
          C. How do you turn the computer on?          D. Both B and C are correct

23. I/ not accept/ offer/ turn down/

          A. I couldn’t accept his offer to avoid turning down him.

          B. I couldn’t accept his offer because he was turned down.

          C. I couldn’t accept his offer, so I turned it down.

          D. I couldn’t accept his offer whether I was turned down.

24. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.

          A. take after         B. take place                   C. take away                   D. take on

25. 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

I. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences.

1.Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______?

A. turn on

B. turn off

C. go on                     

D. look after

2. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work?

A. look for

B. look up                 

C. look after             

D. look at

3. Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here.

A. turn on

B. turn off                 

C. turn over              

D. turn into

4. The nurse has to _________ the patients at the midnight.

A. Look after

B. look up                 

C. look at                  

C. look for

5. There is an inflation. The prices __________.

A. are going on

B. are going down   

C. are going over     

D. are going up

6. Remember to _______ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.

A. take care

B. take on                 

C. take over              

D. take off

7. You can __________ the new words in the dictionary.

A. look for

B. look after             

C. look up                 

D. look at

8. It’s cold outside. __________ your coat.

A. Put on

B. Put down              

C. Put off   

D. Put into

9.If you want to be healthy, you should­­­­­­__________ your bad habits in your lifestyles.

  A. give up                  

B call off                   

C break down           

D get over

10. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

A. do

B. let                          

C. delay                     

D. leave

11. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.

A. looked after

B. taken after                       

C. gone off                

D. got over

12. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.

A. went on

B. went out               

C. went off                

D. went away

13. John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.

A. take part in

B. take over              

C. take place            

D. take care of

14. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.

A. up to

B. on for                    

C. on well with         

D. in with

15. Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?

A. keep on            

B. give up                 

C. take after              

D. stop by

16. My father gave up smoking two years ago.

A. liked

B. continued             

C. stopped                

D. enjoyed

17. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.

A. turn out

B. carry out             

C. carry on                

D. keep on

18. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply to the flat.

A. cut down

B. cut out                  

C. cut off                   

D. cut up

II. Choose the underlined part need correcting:

1.“Please turn up   the  radio, I can’t concentrate on my work”

                           A         B               C                                  D

2.You go on ahead and then I’ll catch _____ you.

A. along with            

B. forward to            

C. up with                 

D. on to

3. I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.

A. grew up

B. raised                    

C. brought up                       

D. rose

4. How do you start the computer?

A. How does the computer turn on?

B. How do you turn on the computer?

C. How do you turn the computer on?

D. Both B and C are correct

5. I/ not accept/ offer/ turn down/

A. I couldn’t accept his offer to avoid turning down him.

B. I couldn’t accept his offer because he was turned down.

C. I couldn’t accept his offer, so I turned it down.

D. I couldn’t accept his offer whether I was turned down.

6. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.

A. take after

B. take place            

C. take away             

D. take on

7. 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

8. They are appealing ____ local business for sponsorship money.

A. in

B. at                           

C. on                          

D. to

9. The Red Cross is aimed _____ providing medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.

A. in

B. at                           

C. to                           

D. for

10. WHO’s main activities are carrying _____ research on medical development and improving health care.

A. out

B. in                           

C. for                         

D. of

11. Do you agree that a happy marriage should be based _______ love?

A. to

B. on                         

C. with                     

D. about

12. The bomb went _________ with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.

A. out

B. off                        

C. after                     

D. on

13. Whenever the problems come __________, we discussed them frankly and solved them quickly.

A. up

B. for                        

C. out                     

D. on

14. Who looks __________ the children when you are going ________ from home?

A. out of/ on

B. up/ off                   

C. for/ out              

D. after/ away

15. The national curriculum is made _______of the following subject: English, Maths, Chemistry and so on… .

A. from                       

B. on                            

C. up                          

D. in

16. Shy people often find it difficult to ________ group discussions.

A. take place in

B. take part in          

C. get on with           

D. get in touch with

17. “To give someone a ring” is to __________.

A. call him up

B. marry him            

C. admire him          

D. pick him up

18. Her life was devoted ______ the relief of suffering.

A. for

B. in                           

C. on                          

D. to

19. Because of heavy rain, the game was ______ for a few days.

A. taken out

B. put off                  

C. set up                    

D. gotten away

20. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?

A. go along

B. count on

C. keep away            

D. turn up

21. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.

A. calls on

B. keeps off

C. takes in                 

D. goes up

22. 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

23. I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.

A. get

B. fall

C throw                     

D. make

24. They were late for work because their car _______ down.

A. got

B. put

C. cut                         

D. broke

25. At the station, we often see the sigh “________ for pickpockets”.
A. watch on

B. watch out             

C. watch up              

D. watch at

26. I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _________ this morning.

A. come on

B. ring out                 

C. go off                    

D. turn on

27. UNESCO _____ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

A. stands for

B. brings about

C. takes after            

D. gets across

28. Don’t forget to ________ your gloves on. It is cold outside.

A. let

B. make

C. put                         

D. fix

29. The passengers had to wait because the plane ______ off one hour late.

A. took

B. turned

C. cut                         

D. made

30. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.

A. put on

B. went off

C. got out                  

D. kept up

31. I can’t _____ walking. Can we stop and have a short rest?

A. go on

B. get on                    

C. go up                     

D. get up

32. You can look __________ these new words in the dictionary if you don’t know their meanings.

A. up

B. after

C. for                         

D. out

CHỌN ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG

 1.What may happen if John will not arrive in time?

A. go along

B. count on               

C. keep away        

D. turn up

2. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.

A. calls on

B. keeps off

C. takes in                    

D. goes up

3. 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

4. The stranger came ………. me and asked, “Is there a post office near here?”

A. on to

B away from              

C. out of                     

D. up to

5. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take …………..you at all.

A after                              

B. along                      

C. up                          

D. over

6. She is not really friendly. She does not get on well ____ her classmates.

A  from                            

B. with                       

C. for                          

D to

7. I would be grateful if you kept the news ……….yourself. Do not tell anyone about it.

A  from                            

B . to                          

C. for                          

D. at

8. I do not use those things any more. You can ………… them away.

A  get                               

B. fall                         

C throw                      

D. make

9. They were late for work because their car …………..down.

A. got

B. put

C. cut                         

D. broke

10. The authority ………….. down that building to build a supermarket.

A. knocked

B. came

C. went                      

D. fell

11. I didn’t get to see the end of that movie on TV last night. How did it ………….out?

A. go

B. make

C. bring                      

D. turn

12. I’m not surprised Margaret’s ill. With all the voluntary work she’s _……………….., she’s really been doing too much.

A. taken off

B. taken on

C. taken in                  

D. taken to

13. At present we are __________ an anti-drug campaign.

A. setting up for

B. carrying out          

C. taking part 

D. joining with

14. At the station, we often see the sigh “…………. for pickpockets”.

A. Watch on

B. Watch out  

C. Watch up                 

D. Watch at

15. Let’s wait here for her; I’m sure she’ll …………………..

A. turn down

B. turn off

C. turn over                

D. turn up

16. UNESCO………….United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

A. stands for

B. brings about

C. takes after              

D gets across

17. Don’t forget to …………….your gloves on. It is cold outside.

A  let                                

B . make                     

C  put                         

D. fix

18. The passengers had to wait because the plane……………off one hour late.

A. took

B. turned

C. cut                         

D. made

19. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.

A. Look out

B. Look up

C. Look on                 

D. Look after

20. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.

A put on                          

B. went off                

C. got out                   

D. kept up

21. These shoes felt too tight, so I took……………and tried a larger size.

A. away them

B. off them

C. them away             

D. them off

22. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.

A went over                     

B. got over                 

C. took over               

D. looked over

23. I can’t …………… walking. Can we stop and have a short rest?

A  go on                           

B. get on                    

C. go up                     

D. get up

24. When you are finished using the computer, can you please …………. it off.

A  take                             

B . turn                       

C . do                         

D  go

25. When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits.

A fell                                

B. exploded               

C. called                     

D. rang

26. Look out. There is a rattlesnake under the picnic table!

A  Listen                          

B. Be careful              

C. Go                         

D. Watch

27. Jones’s husband passed away fast Friday. We’re all shocked by the news.

A got married                   

B. divorced                

C. died                       

D. were on business

28. If you want to be healthy. you should ………….your bad habits in your lifestyles

A. give up

B call off

C break down            

D get over

29. Watch ………… ! a car is coming

A. out

B up

C. away                      

D off

30. Try to study harder to catch …………….your classmates.

A up                                 

B. up with                  

C.  out                        

D. with

31. Don’t be impatient! I ‘m sure he will turn …………on time

A. up

B .round

C. on                          

D. off

32. Go _______ this book because it has the information you need.

A. over

B. by

C. off                         

D. on

33. My husband spends far more time helping our three kids ________ homework and studying for tests than I do.

A. on

B. to                           

C. with                       

D. in

34. My husband and I take turns cleaning ________ the kitchen depending ________ who gets home from work earlier.

A. away / to

B. from / in

C. up / on                   

D. with / for

35. The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively achievement in women’s life and work.

A. at

B. with

C. for                          

D. in

36. 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. melt

37. 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

38. 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

39. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on

A. blowing

B. watering

C. preventing   

D. Watching

40. What does “www” ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web?”

A. sit

B. stand

C. lie                           

D. point

41. If you do not understand the word “superstitious,” look it up in the dictionary.

A. find its meaning

B. write it

C. draw it                   

D. note it

42. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.

A. blowing

B. watering

C. preventing   

D. watching

43. Not all women can do two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office.

A. educating

B. taking care of

C. homemaking     

D. giving a birth

44. The driver skidded and ….a dog.

A. ran                

B. ran into                  

C. ran after                 

D. ran over

45. Aren’t you going to …the dress…before you buy it?

A. ry/ X      

B. try/ up                                

C. try/ on                 

D. try /in

46. I’m sorry, sir. But you’ve already worn this dress. That’s why we can’t…it…..

A. take/ back      

B. take /after                         

C. take/ in                     

D. take/ again

47. Are you telling the truth? Or are you …………. the story.

A. making       

B. making up                          

C. making for           

D. doing

48. It took women a long time to struggle ________ the right to vote.

A. for                       

B. with                                   

C. against                   

D. upon

49. Women are increasingly involved ________ the public life.

A. of

B. in                           

C. with                                   

D. from

50. Although the team was both mentally and physically exhausted, they ________ on walking.

A. stopped

B. kept                       

C. took                                     

D. put

51. If you don’t pay your rent, your landlord is going to kick you out!

A. lend you some money

B. play football with you

C. give you a kick

D. force you to leave

52. Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet.

A. out off / on

B. up to / up   

C. away from / for                 

D. on for / off

53. There is no food left. Someone must have eaten it _______.

A. out

B. up              

C. off                         

D. along

54. The explorers made a fire to _______ off wild animals.

A. get

B. keep                       

C. take                        

D. go

55. If something urgent has _______ up, phone me immediately and I will help you.

A. picked

B. come                      

C. kept                       

D. brought

56. The organization was established in 950 in the USA.

A. come around

B. set up                     

C. made out               

D. put on

57. 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

58. 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

59. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport.

A. use up

B. do with                  

C. take up                   

D. go on

60. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.

A. stayed up

B. kept off                 

C. put out                   

D. brought up

61. If I get this report finished I will knock _______ early and go to the pub for some drink.

A. up

B. over                       

C. on                          

D. off

62. Boy! _______ away all your toys and go to bed right now.

A. Come

B. Lie                         

C. Put                         

D. Sit

63. I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not ______ through.

A. get

B. take                       

C. look                       

D. hang

64. The water supply of the building was ______ off because the pipes burst.

A. handed

B. held                       

C. cut                         

D. paid

65. Did your son pass the university entrance examination?

A. make up

B. get along               

C. go up                     

D. get through

66. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all.

A. after

B. along                      

C. up                          

D. over

67. I would be grateful if you kept the news _______ yourself. Do not tell anyone about it.

A. from

B. to                           

C. for              

D. at

68. My husband spends far more time helping our three kids _____ homework and studying for tests than I do.

A. on

B. to                           

C. with                       

D. in

69. My husband and I take turns cleaning _____ the kitchen depending ____ who gets home from work earlier.

A. away / to

B. from / in                 

C. up / on                   

D. with / for

70. The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted _____ several respectively achievement in women’s life and work.

A. at

B. with                       

C. for              

D. in

71. 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

72. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.

A. blowing

B. watering                

C. preventing             

D. watching

73. I cannot believe Peter and Mary ________ up last week. They have been married for almost fifteen years. I hope they get back together.

A. went

B. gave                       

C. looked                   

D. broke

74. It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain. By the time we got back to our campsite, I was completely ____ out.

A. worn

B. went                      

C. put                         

D. knocked

75. The meeting didn’t ……………..until late.

A. end up

B. break up            

C. come about

D. fall through

76. The hotel didn’t …………….. my expectations.

A. come up to

B. add up to

C. get up to

D. come down to

77. You should always have an alternative plan to …………….

A. bring about

B. ask after

C. feel up to

D. fall back on

78. When I took I got over the business, I got more than I …………….

A. ask after

B. bargained for

C. drew up                 

D. came in for

79. At first Tim insisted he was right, but then began to ………….

A. back down

B. follow up

C. drop off

D. break up

ĐÁP ÁN

1.C 2.C 3.A4.A 5.D6.D  7.C8.A 9.A 10.C

11.D 12.C 13.D 14.C  15.A 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.C

21.A 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.B  26.D 27.B 28.A  29.B 30.B 

31.A 32.D33.C 34.B 35.A 36.A 37.B 38.D 39.A  40.C 

41.C 42.D43.B 44.C 45.A 46.C 47.A  48.B 49.A 50.A

CHỌN ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D10. A 

11. D 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. A 20.B

21.D 22.B 23.A 24B  25.D 26. B 27.C 28.A  29.A 30.B

31.A 32.A33.A 34.C  35.C 36.D 37.A 38.B39.C 40.D

41.B 42.A 43. 44.D 45.B 46.D47.C 48.A 49.B 50.A 

51. B 52. B 53. D 54. B55.B 56.B 57.B  58.B 59.A 60.C 

61.C 62.A 63.D 64.C 65.A 66.C  67.D 68.A 69.B 70.C

71.C 72.D 73.B 74.D  75.A 76.B 77.A 78.D 79.B 80.A

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