6. CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ
STT

Cấu trúc

Nghĩa

1

Act out

Đóng vai, đóng kịch

2

Account for

Chiếm bao nhiêu %, giải thích

3

Ask for st

Xin cái gì

Ask after

Hỏi thăm

Ask sb out

Mời ai đó đi ăn/đi xem phim để hẹn hị

Break down

Chia nhỏ ra, hỏng hóc, ngất xỉu

Break into

Đột nhập vào

Break out

Nổ ra

Break up

Chia tay

Bring sb up

Nuôi nấng ai

Bring out

Làm nổi bật

Bring about

Gây ra, mang lại


Bring back

Mang lại, gợi nhớ

6

Blow out

Thổi tắt

7

Build up

Tăng lên, ca ngợi

8

Breathe in = take in = inhale

Hít vào

9

Calm down

Bình tĩnh

10


Clear out

Cuốn xéo, dọn sạch

11

Care for

Chăm sóc, thích

Care about

Quan tâm

12

Clean up

Dọn dẹp

13

Call for
Call out
Call off
Call up
Carry on
Carry out
Carry away
Carry over


Cần, đòi hỏi, yêu cầu
Gọi to, hét to
Hủy
Gọi cho ai/gọi đi lính
Tiếp tục
Tiến hành, thực hiện
Phấn khích, kích động
Chuyển vào, đi vào

14

Cut down
Cut off
Cut in
Cut down on

chặt/ đốn
cắt, cúp, ngừng cung cấp (điện, gas...)
xen vào, ngắt lời
cắt giảm

15

Crop up = happen or appear Xảy ra một cách bất ngờ
unexpectedly

16

Come up with

Come into
Come up
Come out
Come on

4

5

Nảy ra ý tưởng
Thừa kế
Xảy ra
Lộ ra, ló ra, tung ra, phát hành
Thôi nào, tiếp tục nào


Come off
Come across
Come in
Come in for
Come around
Come up to

Thành cơng
Tình cờ gặp
Bước vào
Chuốc lấy, nhận lấy
Tỉnh lại
Đạt tới


17

Dip into

Đọc lướt

18

Die out
Die of

Tuyệt chủng
Chết vì bệnh gì

19

Dress up

Cải trang, đóng giả

20

Drop out of
Drop in on = pay a short visit

Bỏ cuộc
Tạt qua, ghé qua

21


Fall over

Đổ sụp xuống, ngã, phá sản

Fall for

Mê tít, yêu ai

Fall behind

Tụt lại, chậm lại

Fall back on

Phải cần tới, phải dùng tới

Fall out with

Cãi cọ với

22

Fill in
Fill up
Fill out

Điền vào mẫu đơn
Đổ đầy, làm đầy
Mập ra, béo ra


23

Grow up

Lớn lên

24

Jot down = note down

Ghi tóm tắt

25

Go through

Trải qua

Go ahead

Tiến hành

Go on with st = continue with Tiếp tục với cái gì
st

26

Go out

Mất điện, ra ngồi, đi chơi


Go on = continue

Tiếp tục

Go away

Đi xa, đi đi, cút đi

Go back

Quay lại

Go back on

Thất hứa

Go beyond

Vượt quá

Go off

Đổ chuông, nổ tung, thiu thối, mất hứng

Go over

Xem lại, ôn lại

Go by


Trôi qua, tuột mất

Go up >< go down

Tăng lên >< giảm xuống

Go down with

Mắc bệnh

Go in for

Thích thú, tham gia

Go into

Điều tra, xem xét

Get around = travel
Get over = recover from
Get through
Get into

Đi lại
Vượt qua cú sốc/bệnh tật
Vượt qua kì thi, hồn thành
Quan tâm, hứng thú với cái gì



Get by
Get off
Get on

Xoay sở để sống qua khó khăn
Xuống xe/tàu/máy bay
lên xe/tàu/máy bay

27

Give up = stop = quit
Give off
Give in
Give out
Give away

Từ bỏ
Tỏa ra, nhả ra, thải ra
Nhân nhượng
Cạn kiệt
Tiết lộ, phân phát

28

Hold up = delay
Hold back
Hold on
Hold over

Đình trệ, trì hỗn

Ngăn lại
Chờ; giữ chắc; cầm
Hỗn

29

Hurry up

Nhanh lên

30

Hand out
Hand in

Phân phát
Nộp

31

Keep up/pace with = catch up Theo kịp, đuổi kịp
with
Keep on
Tiếp tục
Keep away
Tránh xa
Keep in with
Duy trì mối quan hệ tốt đẹp với ai

32


Look up

Tra cứu

Look after = take care of

Chăm sóc

Look around

Ngó nghiêng, thăm thú

Look down on
Look up to

Coi thường
Kính trọng

Look at

Ngắm nhìn

Look for

Tìm kiếm

Look forward to

Mong chờ


Look into

Điều tra, xem xét

Look out (for)

Coi chừng, trông chừng

Look over

Xem qua

33

Lie down

Nằm nghỉ

34

Lay down

Đề ra

35

Mull over

Suy nghĩ kĩ


36

Make up for

Bù đắp cho

Make up

Trang điểm, bịa đặt, dựng chuyện, quyết định, làm hòa,
chiếm (tỉ lệ, %)

Be made up of

Tạo nên bởi

Make away with

Cuỗm đi

Make for

Tiến về hướng

Make out

Nhìn, nhận ra, hiểu

37


Pick up

Nhặt; đón

38

Point at

Chỉ vào


39

Pray for

Cầu nguyện

40

Pass away = die

Qua đời/ chết

Pass down

Lưu truyền, truyền lại

Pass over

Lờ đi,né tránh


Put up with = tolerate

Chịu đựng

Put across

Trình bày, giải thích

Put on

Mặc, đội; biểu diễn

Put off

Trì hỗn; khiến cho ai khơng cịn thích nữa

Put aside

Để dành

Put away

Dọn đi, cất đi, để dành

Put back

Trả lại (đưa về đúng vị trí)

Put through


Kết nối điện thoại

Put up
Put sb up
Put out

Dựng lên
Cho ai đó ở nhờ
Dập tắt

42

Pull down

ủi đổ, phá bỏ

43

Result in

Dẫn đến

44

Run on st

Chạy bằng cái gì

Run off


Bỏ đi, rửa trơi

Run out of st
Run out

Hết sạch, hết nhẵn cái gì
Cạn kiệt

Slow down
Speed up

Làm giảm
Tăng tốc

45

Settle down

ổn định, định cư

46

Start up

Khởi nghiệp

47

Save up


Tiết kiệm

48

Set out

Bắt đầu thực hiện một kế hoạch/ hành động

Set up

Thành lập

Set off

Khởi hành

Stand in for sb

Làm thay cho ai

Stand up

Đứng lên

Stand for

Viết tắt, tượng trưng cho

Stand out


Nổi bật

Stand up for

ủng hộ

50

Ponder on/upon/over

Suy nghĩ về, cân nhắc về; trầm tư

51

Show off
Show up = turn up = arrive

Khoe khoang
Đến

52

Stay up

Thức

53

Spread over


Kéo dài

54

Think back on = recall

Hồi tưởng lại, nhớ lại

55

Talk back to sb

Cãi lại, nói lại

56

Take after

Giống

41

49


Take off

Cởi, cất cánh, thành cơng


Take in

Hấp thụ, hít vào, hiểu

Take out

Nhổ, đổ

Take away

Mang đi, kéo theo

Take on

Đảm nhiệm, thuê mướn

Take over

Tiếp quản, chiếm đoạt

Take up

Bắt đầu một thói quen/sở thích

Turn on >< turn off

Bật >< tắt

Turn up = show up = arrive


Đến

Turn into

Biến thành

Turn out

Hóa ra

Turn down

Từ chối, vặn nhỏ

58

Try out = test
Try on

Kiểm tra
Thử đồ

59

Throw away

Vứt đi

60


Wipe out

Xóa sổ

61

Wake up

Thức giấc

62

Wind down = relax

Thư giãn

63

Wait for sb/st

Đợi ai/đợi cái gì

64

Wash away
Wash up

Cuốn trơi
Giặt, rửa


65

Use up = run out

Dùng hết, cạn kiệt

57

BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG 6
1. Unless we do something now, hundreds of plant and animal species will _______.
A. bring up
B. fall over
C. die out
D. come into
2. The doctors did all they could, but he finally ________ cancer.
A. died of
B. asked for
C. fell back on
D. came into
3. You should ask your accountant ________ some financial advice.
A. off
B. for
C. after
D. over
4. Alice ________ her daughter, Mungo's mother, and complained about the price of bread.
A. asked after
B. fell for
C. came up with
D. went back on
5. Bill still hasn't ________ me ________ - maybe he doesn't have romantic feelings for me after all.

A. brought - about
B. asked - out
C. went - beyond
D. cut-off
6. We ________ the puppies carefully and sold them for a good profit.
A. came up
B. brought up
C. fell over
D. went through
7. I feel so inadequate and jealous around my sister-ugh, she always ________ the worst in me!
A. brings out
B. comes into
C. cuts off
D. gets into
8. The CEO said he was determined to bring changes ________ that would ensure the companies
viability well into the future.
A. on
B. up
C. off
D. about
9. Peter is an ambitious man who will never ________ till he gets what he wants.
A. put on
B. give up
C. turn down
D. take back
10. That song ________ such fond memories of my childhood.


A. comes back
B. brings back

C. falls behind
D. comes in
11. I don't know what happened-one minute, she was talking to me, and the next minute, she just fell
________!
A. on
B. out
C. over
D. up
12. The moment I met my wife, I ________ her completely.
A. fell for
B. came across
C. went back on
D. handed in
13. I've ________ with that show-can you tell me what happened in the latest episode?
A. dropped out
B. fallen behind
C. gone down
D. kept pace
14. With all of these medical bills, I just don't have any more money to ________.
A. fall back on
B. cut down
C. get off
D. run off
15. Apparently, Gina ________ Dave last week, and now they're not talking to each other at all.
A. came up with
B. fell out with
C. went on with
D. went back on
16. The board must ________ a plan to put the city back on its financial feet.
A. go down with

B. come around
C. come up with
D. drop out of
17. I think she ________ all of that money when her grandmother died.
A. came into
B. came round
C. came off
D. came on
18. There are job vacancies from time to time. I'll let you know if anything ________.
A. gets by
B. puts on
C. comes up
D. carries out
19. It's ________ that several ministers received payments from the company.
A. make for
B. come out
C. carry on
D. set up
20. Tom's brother asked him to ________ the music so that he could sleep.
A. close down
B. go up
C. turn down
D. stand up
21. The performance on the first night ________ pretty well.
A. made out
B. fell out
C. came off
D. put up
22. I ________ him in the library after work, and we a great conversation about Hemingway.
A. came into

B. came across
C. got into
D. carried out
23. I ________ while the meeting was in progress, so I waited in the back.
A. got in
B. came in
C. made out
D. set off
24. Those boys are going to have to ________ for a punishment after starting the food fight.
A. carry out
B. put off
C. come in
D. put aside
25. After Lily fainted, we used smelling salts to get her to ________.
A. come around
B. setup
C. put aside
D. make up
26. My electric car doesn't ________ sports cars in terms of speed, but I'd rather have one that doesn't
require gasoline.
A. make up for
B. make away with
C. come up to
D. take out
27. I'm so sorry that you had to ________ such a traumatic experience.
A. take out
B. look down
C. go through
D. turn into
28. It snowed so much that the event couldn't ________ as planned, unfortunately.

A. call for
B. fill up
C. give out
D. go ahead
29. Oh, we're ________ our weekend plans - I refuse to let a little rain stop us!
A. going on with
B. holding back
C. showing off
D. filling in
30. After the power ________, I spent the night reading by candlelight.
A. held back
B. went out
C. called up
D. broke out
31. Well, the party must ________, whether we have caterers or not!
A. break out
B. go on
C. hold back
D. give off
32. I only ________ for a few minutes-how did I miss that key detail in the episode?
A. tried on
B. held on
C. went away
D. gave in
33. I can't believe you're ________ school after all these years.


A. going back to
B. trying on
C. holding up

D. caring for
34. People are beginning to worry that the president is going to ________ his campaign promises.
A. hold over
B. break into
C. account for
D. go back on
35. The report concluded that the governor had ________ the purview of her office in the way she
handled the incident.
A. looked forward to B. turned down
C. gone beyond
D. called out
36. The whole building had to evacuate because the smoke alarm ________.
A. filled in
B. gave off
C. tried out
D. went off
37. Can you ________ these instructions again? I'm still a little confused.
A. show off
B. care about
C. go over
D. break down
38. You shouldn't let this great opportunity ________ just because you're mad at your sister.
A. breakdown
B. account for
C. look up to
D. go by
39. House prices in our neighborhood have ________ significantly, so we're thinking of selling.
A. take on
B. gone up
C. called for

D. filled in
40. Stocks in the company have ________ for the third straight week in a row.
A. made up
B. gone down
C. stood up
D. taken up
41. Oh boy, both kids have ________ the stomach flu? We're doomed.
A. gone down with
B. stood in for
C. take after
D. looked up to
42. I ________ cycling to work at the beginning of the summer, and I haven't been healthier!
A. put up with
B. went in for
C. kept pace with
D. handed out
43. I'm too tired to ________ the details right now, but I'll give you the full story tomorrow.
A. get through
B. get off
C. go into
D. run on
44. Volunteers will come around and ________ pamphlets before the lecture.
A. give out
B. pass out
C. hand out
D. come out
45. The committee finally handed the proposal ________ to the mayor.
A. off
B. over
C. on

D. in
46. I'm going back to school because I always regretted ________ college.
A. dropping out of
B. catching up with
C. going down with D. going back on
47. Ever since we gave your mother that key, she keeps ________ us.
A. passing down
B. cutting down on
C. dropping in on
D. going back on
48. That senator needs to ________ the times and stop saying things that are wildly inappropriate in
today's world.
A. keep up with
B. cut down on
C. go in for
D. go on with
49. When I ________, I don't want an elaborate funeral.
A. pass away
B. go back
C. cutoff
D. get around
50. Due to new regulations ________ to us from our managers, I'm no longer authorized to give
refunds for any reason other than defective goods.
A. dropped in on
B. passed down
C. turned down
D. cut off
51. They're always going to pass you ________ for promotions if you don't set yourself apart
A. in
B. on

C. over
D. up
52. Unfortunately, we'll have to ________ that old tree because the inspector thinks it could fall on our
house in a bad storm.
A. cut down
B. turn down
C. pass down
D. come down
53. If the school board ________ funding for the arts, then what will become of the theater program?
A. passes down
B. cuts off
C. hands out
D. gets around
54. Mom is always using the phone in her office to ________ on my conversations!
A. get in
B. cut in
C. turn in
D. pass in
55. My doctor told me that I need to ________ eating fried foods in order to improve my cholesterol.


A. cut down on
B. get around
C. handout
D. go back on
56. It is hard to ________ town without a car.
A. get around
B. turn on
C. pass over
D. go beyond

57. It took her nearly four months to ________ that bout of pneumonia.
A. make over
B. make up
C. get over
D. go on
58. Once I ________ my last year of school, I'm taking a long vacation, that's for sure!
A. make out
B. put down
C. go back on
D. get through
59. My daughter has ________ sports all of sudden.
A. brought out
B. handed out
C. gotten into
D. passed down
60. Ever since my husband lost his job, we've been just ________.
A. getting by
B. cutting down
C. handing out
D. going by
61. We're in the last row, so it's going to take us a while to ________ the plane.
A. goby
B. come in
C. go out
D. get off
62. Will you get Uncle Joe ________ the bus? He isn't sure where the stop is.
A. in
B. over
C. on
D. by

63. I've been working 14-hour days for the last two months, and I am seriously ________ fumes at this
point.
A. putting across
B. getting through
C. coming into
D. running on
64. Are you boys looking for Mike? He just ________ toward the creek.
A. took off
B. put on
C. ran off
D. carried on
65. The store ________ bottled water and canned food after the government issued the hurricane
warning.
A. put up
B. ran out of
C. carried on
D. set on
66. I really like my job, for the most part, but I do have to ________ a lot of tedious busywork.
A. make up for
B. go back on
C. put up with
D. make for
67. The most important thing when you are speaking in front of an audience to is make sure you put
yourself ________ well.
A. off
B. on
C. over
D. across
68. I don't really feel like going out tonight. Let's just stay in and ________ a cheesy action flick.
A. carry on

B. make for
C. account for
D. put on
69. Why did I keep ________ working on this essay? Now I'll be up all night writing it.
A. running on
B. getting up
C. putting off
D. getting around
70. I recommend you ________ your bonus as a rainy-day fund for the future.
A. go by
B. get off
C. put aside
D. hand out
71. I decided to ________ all the decorations right after the party so I didn't have to do it the next day.
A. come into
B. fall back on
C. go on with
D. put away
72. No, put the chocolate ! You can't have any until dinner.
A. over
B. off
C. on
D. back
73. You'll need to speak to the sales department about that issue. Would you like me to put you
________?
A. beyond
B. on
C. through
D. up
74. They're ________ high-rise apartments all over town.

A. putting up
B. going through
C. bringing back
D. falling over
75. We're ________ Jen's brother for a couple of weeks while he looks for a new apartment.
A. falling on
B. putting up
C. making for
D. coming up
76. The rescue services are still trying to ________ the fires.
A. go through
B. come out
C. put out
D. go back on


77. My mom's family always got up at midnight on Christmas morning to open presents, and she has
carried that tradition ________ with us.
A. over
B. off
C. on
D. in
78. This project has been floundering for a while, but with your shared passion for it, I'm confident that
you two can carry it ________.
A. on
B. in
C. out
D. over
79. Sorry to ramble for so long-the subject of art just carries me ________!
A. over

B. away
C. off
D. on
80. We need some more chairs in here-can you guys carry those ones ________ to the table?
A. on
B. in
C. over
D. off
81. At the conference, the new president ________ her plan for reducing the carbon footprint of the
country.
A. make up
B. carry away
C. set out
D. stand out
82. Can you believe he set the charity ________ when he was just 15?
A. off
B. on
C. in
D. up
83. I'm ________ for New York tomorrow to attend a business meeting.
A. setting off
B. making out
C. standing up
D. taking on
84. We all had to do extra work to ________ Harry, who was very tired from being out late the night
before.
A. carry up
B. make up for
C. get on with
D. pick up

85. A: "How did you come up with that character? Is he based on someone you know?"
B: "No, I just made him ________."
A. out
B. for
C. off
D. up
86. The committee is ________ scientists and politicians.
A. made up of
B. put up with
C. run out of
D. stood up for
87. The fearsome beast ________ the princess. We've called on all able-bodied knights to mount a
rescue.
A. took on
B. made up for
C. made away with
D. looked after
88. The boys ________ the swimming pool as soon as the coach blew the whistle.
A. made for
B. looked up
C. stood up for
D. turned on
89. There, in the background—there's someone talking. If we turn up the volume we may be able to
________ what they're saying.
A. call off
B. stand out
C. come into
D. make out
90. It was decided that I would ________ my sister at the head of the company while she took her
sabbatical.

A. stand in for
B. look forward to
C. pickup
D. give away
91. She had been sitting for so long that it was a pleasure to ________.
A. come out
B. stand up
C. make for
D. show off
92. A: "What do your company's initials ________.?"
B: "Mason, Baxter, and Aiken. They're the three founders."
A. care for
B. account for
C. stand for
D. hold back
93. The picture's red frame makes it ________ against the green wall.
A. stand out
B. take over
C. look up
D. come into
94. We'll never make any progress if we don't have anyone in congress ________ our cause.
A. looking forward to B. going back on
C. making up for
D. standing up for
95. Percy was changing so rapidly that no one could tell whom he would eventually ________.
A. put on
B. run off
C. take after
D. get on
96. Mimi became jealous when Jack's career started ________.



A. dropping in
B. going on
C. taking off
D. coming on
97. I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all ________.
A. on
B. off
C. out
D. in
98. They had to ________ two of his teeth.
A. go through
B. go back on
C. take out
D. come into
99. Take these chairs ________ - we don't need them.
A. up
B. on
C. away
D. over
100. Don't ________ too much work - the extra cash isn't worth it.
A. get on
B. take on
C. go through
D. come by
101. We're pleased to announce that Mr. Schmidt will be ________ as Executive Director.
A. running off
B. putting away
C. carrying on

D. taking over
102. Peter will ________ the management of the finance department.
A. stand up for
B. take up
C. make up of
D. take out
103. If you don't know what it means, look it ________ in the dictionary.
A. on
B. over
C. off
D. up
104. He believes the inspector should ensure children are reasonably well ________, not change a
school's culture.
A. looked after
B. stood up for
C. looked into
D. turned out
105. The speaker finished her speech and ________ to see if there were any questions.
A. made out
B. looked around
C. called up
D. gave in
106. After all, he is a member of an elite media establishment that both fears and ________ the talk
phenomenon.
A. looks down on
B. gives out
C. holds back
D. breaks up
107. Today even 16-year-old boys on street corners ________ those who attend college.
A. call for

B. look up to
C. pick up
D. care for
108. Look ________ that! What a horrible mess!
A. off
B. in
C. at
D. on
109. Mathie was ________ work after he decided to pull the plug on the 20-year-old classic emporium.
A. looking for
B. caring about
C. filling in
D. turning into
110. She would find herself ________ their meetings and to their conversations even if they were
slightly strange sometimes.
A. making away with B. taking after
C. looking forward to D. putting up
111. In 1473 the king ordered him to ________ a dispute between two members of the goldsmiths'
company.
A. carry on
B. look into
C. run on
D. put aside
112. We rode a little, walked, talked, played cards in the evening and I ________ Poppy.
A. got through
B. looked out for
C. passed down
D. went into
113. Then he slowly looks me ________ before turning his appraising glance to the cabin, which he
begins to circle.

A. out
B. off
C. over
D. on
114. Jake ________ his computer and checked his mail.
A. cut down
B. went off
C. turned on
D. came up
115. She ________ the water and stepped out on to the rug, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a
shirt.
A. turned off
B. came in
C. fell out with
D. brought up
116. I'd almost hope of finding a house I liked, and then suddenly this one ________.
A. fallen behind
B. asked after
C. given up
D. turned up
117. Hollywood discovered her and turned her ________ a star.


A. on
B. over
C. into
D. off
118. I was a bit doubtful at first, but it ________ to be a really good idea.
A. went away
B. brought back

C. turned out
D. passed down
119. Six times in eight years he pleaded that they send him and six times they turned him ________.
A. off
B. on
C. down
D. in
120. Dealing with children who are so damaged ________ immense tact and sensitivity.
A. calls for
B. cuts down
C. gets through
D. puts across
121. "Is there anybody there?" he ________, but there was no reply.
A. carried on
B. set up
C. called out
D. made for
122. Rescuers had to ________ the search because of worsening weather conditions.
A. stand up
B. bring over
C. call off
D. take out
123. I was ________ three months after war broke out.
A. looked after
B. called up
C. turned on
D. filled in
124. He ________ the letter and read it.
A. gave in
B. called out

C. looked up to
D. picked up
125. Put those heavy bags ________ for a minute.
A. over
B. down
C. off
D. on
126. "Where's Diana?" "She just left to ________ the kids from school."
A. give out
B. hold back
C. pick up
D. care for
127. He ________ the usual trader’s form offering to sell the car to the finance company.
A. broke out
B. held on
C. filled in
D. showed off
128. About half an hour before the performance, the theatre starts to ________.
A. holdback
B. show off
C. fill up
D. give in
129. Gerry was terribly thin when he came out of hospital, but he's ________ a lot since then.
A. filled out
B. gone ahead
C. cut off
D. gotten through
130. We spent half an hour looking for the keys, but eventually ________ and went home.
A. passed down
B. went by

C. gave up
D. put off
131. The wood ________ a sweet, perfumed smell as it burned.
A. made up
B. gave off
C. looked around
D. took on
132. Jenny kept begging me for a new bicycle, and I finally ________.
A. stood up
B. called off
C. gave in
D. filled in
133. My money was beginning to ________ and there were no jobs to be found.
A. breakdown
B. account for
C. give out
D. hold back
134. We’re ________ a free diary with tomorrow’s newspaper.
A. coming on
B. giving away
C. going by
D. falling over
135. I’m ________ a new computer.
A. going in for
B. falling over
C. cutting off
D. trying out
136. I ________ six pairs of trousers before I found a pair that fitted.
A. passed away
B. got by

C. tried on
D. runned off
137. He doesn't usually drive as fast as this. He's just ________ because you're here.
A. putting up
B. showing off
C. going into
D. bringing down
138. We were expecting 30 people to come, but half of them never ________.
A. fell over
B. showed up
C. went out
D. brought back
139. Her stubbornness on this one issue is holding the whole deal ________.
A. off
B. on
C. over
D. up
140. They felt the British economy was being ________ by excessive government controls.
A. held back
B. set up
C. gotten off
D. put off
141. Hold ________ a minute! Isn’t that your brother’s car over there?


A. over
B. off
C. back
D. on
142. A record dated 1665 shows that at that time the archery contests were ________ 4 days.

A. carried over
B. made out
C. held over
D. took out
143. Humans have managed to learn so much because generations of adults put effort into ________
children.
A. going back
B. setting up
C. caring for
D. putting out
144. Yeah, I loved that doll when I was three, but I don't ________ it anymore, so feel free to sell it at
the garage sale.
A. put through
B. cut down on
C. care about
D. drop in on
145. She didn't come to the party because her car ________ on the way here.
A. got off
B. broke down
C. went by
D. cut down
146. Someone must be ________ our system-how else would the media know such classified
information?
A. breaking into
B. coming up to
C. bringing up
D. falling over
147. We knew it was time to leave the club when a fight ________ between guys at the bar.
A. broke out
B. came into

C. went through
D. cut down
148. I'm so sad to hear that Mara and John ________ - I thought those two would be together forever.
A. put on
B. broke up
C. got into
D. went over
149. When Justin finally got home, his parents demanded that he ________ his whereabouts earlier in
the night.
A. take on
B. account for
C. look after
D. hold over
150. Elena really ________ her mother in both appearance and character.
A. looks back
B. goes on
C. gets out
D. takes after