PRACTICE TEST ON PHRASE VERB

THẦY GỬI THÊM BÀI TẬP VỀ PHRASE VERB ĐỂ LUYỆN TẬP .

THỜI GIAN NỘP BÀI 15H NGÀY 16/3 .
I. Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from the list. Use the correct tense
or structure: carry out, cut down, get on, hold up, dip into, make up, bring out, break out, cut
off, get over, put out, work out, let down, turn out, lead to.
1. Now, don’t        LET us __DOWN____. We’re counting on you to cook something really
special for the party this Saturday.
2. Over eating and lack of exercise can ___LEAD__ __TO___ serious health problems in later
life.
3. Giving up my job to go and live aboard ___TURNS __ ___OUT__ to be the biggest mistake
I’ve ever made.
4. He ___MADE__ _UP____ some story about catching the wrong train to explain his lateness.
5. If you want to lose weight, you should ___CUT__ _DOWN____ on amount of dairy products
you eat.
6. Modern computers are capable of _CARRYING_____ _OUT_____ the most complex
operations in micro-seconds.
7. It’s no the sort of book you’d want to read from cover but it’s quite interesting to __DIP___
_INTO____ now and then.
8. The start of the concert was __HELD___ __UP___ by the late arrival of the group.
9. The gas supply was ___CUT__ __OFF___ for about four hours as they had to repair some
leaking pipes.
10. Toby’s GETTING_____ON____ really well at his new job. He’s already been promoted
twice.
11. Quick action by the police prevented fighting from __BREAKING OUT___ _____ between
rival groups of fans after the football match.
12. I hear FIAT have _WORKED  OUT____ _____ a new model but I haven’t seen it yet.
13. She _____ GOT  OVER_____ the problem of lack of time by hiring a house-cleaner.
14. Herbie asked them to __PUT  OUT___ _____ their cigarettes as he is allergic to smoke.
15. It is said that Isaac Newton ___BROUGHT  OUT__ _____ the law of gravity after he’d been
hit on the head by an apple!
II. Put in these forms: brought up against, face up to, get round to, go out into, look forward
to, looks out over, went back on, put up with, take up on, looks up to, cut back on, come in for,
make up for, go through with, look down on.
1. The government’s economic policies have _CAME IN FOR _____ a lot of criticism.
2. You’ll have to work very hard today to ____MAKE UP FOR ___ the time you wasted
yesterday.
3. I should _______ my problems and not try to avoid them.
4. Do you think he’s really likely to ______ his threat?
5. It was so stuffy indoors that I had to ______ the fresh air.
6. I’m feeling nervous. I’m not ______ giving my presentation.
7. The government is to ______ spending on the armed forces.
8. He really ______ his older brother.
9. He ____WENT BACK ON ___ his promise to tell nobody about this.
10. I meant to do the ironing but I didn’t ______ it.
11. The house is on the top of the cliff and ______ the English Channel.
12. I left the job because I couldn’t ______ my boss a moment longer.
13. Actually, can I ______ you _____ your offer of a bed for the night?
14. Small boys often ______ little girls and refuse to play with them.
15. I had big ideas until I was ______ the reality of the situation.
III. workout the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences: let in ,
get off,  throw away, stay in, come back, cross out, pay back, get on , turn up, fall over, take
back, go off, lie down, go away , put off
1. I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to _____ me _____.
2. Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to ______ all evening.
3. Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll ____ you ____ on Friday.
4. The sidewalk is very icy. Be careful you don’t ______ .
5. I was feeling so tired I had to ______ on the bed for a while. 
6. I saw Martin ______ the bus and go straight home.
7. Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he is going to ______ .
8. The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to ______ .
9. I’ll have to ______ these books ______ to the library.
10. Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to ______ .
11. Don’t ______ that box. We can use it again.
12. If you make a mistake on the form, just _____ it ______ .
13. I can’t hear the radio. Could you ______ it ______ a little?
14. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ______ .
15. Never _____ until tomorrow what you can do today.
IV. Complete each sentence using a phrasal verb that means the same as the words in
brackets.
1. The football match had to be ______ because of the weather. (cancelled)
2. The story Kate told wasn’t true. She ______ . (invented it)
3. A bomb ______ near the station, but no one was injured. (exploded)
4. How long are you going to ______ working? (continue)
5. George finally ______ nearly an hour late. (arrived)
6. We are going to _____ an outing for our group. (arrange)
7. A number of buildings are going to be ______ to make way for the new road. (demolished)
8. We need to make a decision today at the latest. We can’t _____any longer. (delay it)
9. You can hardly ______ on £100 a week. (manage to live)
10. The noise is terrible. I can’t _______ . (tolerate it)
11. For the sake of your health, you ought to ______ alcohol. (stop)
12. Teachers should encourage kids to ______ for themselves. (discover things)
13. I’m afraid the machine has ______ .(stopped working)
14. Our phone has been ______ , so ring me on my mobile. (disconnected)
15. We need to ______ the situation. (fully discuss)
V. Rewrite the sentences, using the correct synonym of the underlined phrasal verbs:
appear, cancel, consider, continue, delay, delete, demolish, discover, discuss, display, erect,
examine, execute, occupy, omit, postpone, prepare, reduce, reject, represent, explode,
resemble, return, stop, select, review, calculate, tolerate.
1. You’ll have to cut down your living expenses a little. REDUCE
2. I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you. CONSIDER
3. That company is going to put up a new building on this corner. 
4. The two girls take after their mother very much in appearance. 
5. Look each sentence over carefully. Cross out the incorrect words. 
6. Mr. Lam’s job seems to take up all of his spare time. OCCUPY
7. They are going to pull that building down. DEMOLISH
8. We had to call off the picnic because of the bad weather. POSTPONE
9. We heard the bomb go off five miles away. EXPLODE
10. These books are overdue. When are you going to take them back? RETURN
11. When you make up that list for me, don’t leave any names out. 
12. We worked out how much of our salaries we would have to save each year. CALCULATED
13. That woman certainly tried hard to show off her abilities. 
14. When I was looking through my papers, I came across this picture. 
15. I suggest that you talk the matter over with your boss first of all DISCUSS. 
16. Did the workers carry out the foreman’s instructions carefully? 
17. Is the committee going to turn down his application for admission?   REJECT
18. Should we go over the lesson now or put it off until later tonight? 
19. How many people do you expect to show up at the meeting tonight? APPEAR 
20. I think this storm will hold up the flights. ngừng (stop);hoãn lại (delay) DELAY
21. There are some pens here. Why don’t you pick out one or two? Chọn, chọn ra SELECT
22. I tried to interrupt the two men, but they went on arguing anyway. Tiếp tục 
23. Trevor gave up playing football years ago. Từ bỏ
24. Those three letters are an abbreviation. They stand for something. Tượng trưng cho 
25. I don’t see how you can put up with such bad working conditions. Chịu đựng

VI. Replace the underlined works with a phrasal verb.

1. We’ve arranged a meeting for next Tuesday. 
2. Be careful! There’s a car coming. LOOKING OUT
3. The government is introducing a new tax on computers. BRINGING IN
4. I was always nervous as the plane went into the air. TOOK OFF
5. The problem isn’t going to just disappear. 
6. Everything is so expensive. Prices seem to be increasing all the time. GOING UP
7. How did the accident happen? COME ABOUT
8. There used to be a restaurant here, but it went out of business a year ago. CLOSED DOWN 
9. A: they’re going to demolish this beautiful old building. PULL DOWN
B: I know. Some protesters were distributing leaflets about it.
10. Tom often pays us short visits without warning. CALLS FOR US
11. I didn’t expect to win the competition. I only entered it for a joke. WENT IN FOR
12. Before you accept this offer, please consider it carefully. THINK IT OVER
13. We can’t continue if you don’t co-operate. GO ON
14. He was offered a new job, but he refused it because he didn’t want to move house. TURNED
DOWN 
15. I’m sure we’ll all remember this holiday with great pleasure. 
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the
words in brackets. 
1. I’m trying to find my diary. (looking)
I  AM LOOKING FOR MY DIARY 
2. You’re too young to stop working. (give)
YOU RE TOO YOUNG TO GIVE UP WORKING
3. This bag is Janet’s. (belongs)
THIS BAG BELONGS TO JANET 
4. The police continued to watch the house. (carried)
THE POLICE CARRIED ON WATCHING THE HOUSE
 5.They talked about the plan    discussed 
THEY DISCUSSED THE PLAN 
6. I haven’t got any money left. (run)
I HAVE RUN OUT OF MONEY 
7. The staff all have great respect for their boss. (look)
THE STAFF ALL LOOK UP TO THEIR BOSS 
8. I wouldn’t tolerate such terrible conditions. (put)
I WOULDN'T PUT UP WITH SUCH TERRIBLE CONDITIONS 
9. They’ll have to postpone the game. (off)
THEY LL HAVE TO PUT OFF THE GAME 
10. I visited some old friends while I was in Manchester.(called)
I CALLED FOR SOME OLD FRIENDS WHILE I WAS IN MANCHESTER. 
11. I’m trying to reduce the amount of coffee I drink. (cut)
I'M TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF COFFEE I DRINK 
12. We’re trying to arrange a holiday together. (up)
WE ‘RE TRYING TO PUT UP A HOLIDAY TOGETHER 
13. The teacher was dictating so fast, we couldn’t go as fast as her. (keep)
THE TEACHER WAS DICTATING SO FAST , WE COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH HER 
14. I always like to enter quiz competition. (go)
I ALWAYS LIKE TO GO IN FOR QUIZ COMPETITION 
15. We got some money from the insurance company, but nothing could compensate for losing
my wedding ring. (make)
WE GOT SOME MONEY FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY , BUT NOTHING COULD
MAKE UP FOR LOSING MY WEDDING RING 
16. I found this film quite disappointing. (let)
I FOUND THIS FILM QUITE LET ME DOWN . 
17. I don’t think Jack’s story about seeing the ghost was true. (made)
I THINK JACK MADE UP A STORY ABOUT SEEING THE GHOST . 
18. I’m boring with waiting for her to telephone. (fed)
I’ M FED UP WITH WAITING FOR HER TO TELEPHONE . 
19. The fire suddenly started in the early hours of the morning. (broke)
THE FIRE SUDDENLY BROKE OUT IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING . 
20. If you don’t know the number, you can find it in the phone book. (up)
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER , YOU CAN LOOK IT UP IN THE PHONE BOOK . 
VIII. Complete the sentences, using one of these phrasal verbs (in the correct form). Use a
dictionary if you need.
Go on/ cross out / turn up / break into / put off / come across / make up/ wear out / set up /
see off / give up /show round / run out of / carry out / put out / catch up / turn down / take
off / cut down / blow up

1. Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to _SHOW____ you ___ROUND__ ? 
2. The children _MADE UP____ a little poem and wrote it in the card. 
3. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she _TURN____ it ___DOWN__ . 
4. His shoes are quite WORN  OUT ______ . He’ll have to get a new pair. 
5. They have had to _PUT_____ the football match __OFF____ because of snow. 
6. Kathy is going to Australia tomorrow. I’m going to the airport to ___SEE__ her __OFF___ . 
7. He’s missed so much school that he’s going to find it very hard to __TAKE OFF___. 
8. It took firefighters three hours to _PUT OUT_____ the blaze. 
9. Rachel knew that Rose would be worried if she didn’t _TURN UP ____ . 
10. They never seemed to _RUN OUT OF_____ things to say to each other. 
11. Terrorists had threatened to __BLOW  UP____ the embassy. 
12. Can you imagine who I __CAME ACROSS____ while I was in Paris? 
13. An investigation was __CARRIED OUT ____ by the local police. 
14. A house in our neighborhood was __BROKEN INTO___ last night. 
15. The doctor advised him to _CUT DOWN_____ his working hours. 
16. If you make a mistake on the form, just __CROSS__ it ___OUT_ . 
17. Burton smiled and _WENT ON____ with his work. 
18. He’s been feeling much better since he ___GAVE UP__ smoking. 
19. She ___CATCH__ her clothes __UP___ and got into bed. 
20. Zedco wants to _SET UP____ a new sales office in Germany. 

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PHRASAL VERBS or MULTI-WORD VERBS (THAM KHẢO)

Động từ kép là động từ được cấu tạo bởi một động từ (a verb) với một tiểu từ ( a particle) hay
một giới từ ( a preposition) hay cả hai ( tiểu từ + giới từ ) : give up, turn on, look after, get along
with…
Động từ kép được chia ra làm hai loại: 
1. Động từ kép có thể phân cách ( separable phrasal verbs) give up, turn on, try on, put on …
a. Túc từ là danh từ : có thể đứng trước hoặc sau tiểu từ.
• S – V + tiểu từ + túc từ
Ex: You should turn off the lights before leaving home. Ex: He’s trying on a jacket.
• S – V + túc từ + tiểu  từ
Ex: He’s trying a jacket on. Ex: He gave smoking up
b. Túc từ là đại từ nhân xưng (personal pronoun) luôn luôn đứng giữa động từ và tiểu từ.
Ex: The light is on. Turn it off. Ex: Here’re the shoes. Try them on.
2. Động từ không thể phân cách ( unseparable phrasal verbs): túc từ luôn luôn đứng sau giới từ.
Ex: You should look after your old parents. Ex: He looks forward to his brother’s letter

Một số động từ cụm thông dụng:

Account for: giải thích lí do abide by: tuân theo
Amount to: lên đến appove of: tán thành
Add sth to sth : thêm cái gì vào cái gì base on : dựa vào
Agree with : đồng ý believe in: tin tưởng
Arrive at+ nơi chốn: đến ( nơi nhỏ, không tên) borrow sth from: mượn từ ai
Arrive in + nơi chốn: đến ( nơi lớn có tên riêng) bring back : mang trở lại
Ask for: xin, yêu cầu buy sth for S.O : mua cái gì cho ai
Be on: chiếu phim change sth into sth: đổi cái gì thành cái gì
Bear out: xác nhận, xác thực call for: ghé qua (để đón hay lấy casigif)
Blow out: dập tắt, thổi tắt (lửa) call in (on): ghé thăm, ghé qua 
Blow up: phá hủy (bằng bom, thuốc nổ) call off; hủy bỏ
Break down: hư, hỏng (máy); phá vỡ (cửa…) call on: thăm, viếng thăm
Break in/ into: xông vào, đột nhập vào call up: goi điện thoại
Break out : bùng nổ; bùng phát carry on; tiếp tục
Break off: đột nhiên ngừng lại; kết thúc carry out: tiến hành
Break up: kết thúc ( khóa học, năm học …) close down: đóng cửa hẳn
Bring in: đưa ra, giới thiệu come about: xảy ra
Bring up:nuôi nấng, dạy dỗ come across: tình cờ gặp/ thấy ai/ cái gì
Burn down: : thiêu hủy, thiêu trụi come off: thành công
Burst out : bật (khó,cười) come along/ on: nhanh lên
Come over/ round: ghé nhà count on/ upon: tin vào/ dựa vào
Come up: xảy ra, xuất hiện cut down/ back (on): giảm bớt
Come up against: gặp phải, đương đầu cut off: cắt đứt, ngừng cung cấp cái gì
Come up (to): đạt được, đáp ứng được pick out; chọn, chọn ra; nhận ra
Check in: đăng kí Pick up: đón ai; cho đi nhờ xe
Check out: làm thủ tục ra Pull down: phá hủy, phá sập
Put in for: đòi hỏi, yêu sách, xin pull out: lôi raCheck up:kiểm tra
Put on: mặc, mang, đội, mở,tăng cân put into: đặt cái gì vào trong
Pay back: trả lại, hoàn lại come out: lộ, lòi ra;biến mất
Run across/ into: tình cờ gặp/thấy ai/ cái gì Put aside/ by: để dành, dành dụm
Run out of: hết, cạn kiệt Put forward: đề nghị, gợi ý
See off: tiễn ai Put up with; chịu đựng
See through: nhận ra; thấy rõ Put off:hoãn lại
Clear up: làm sạch, dọn sạch put out;làm tắt, dập tắt
Compare with: so sánh với queue up: xếp hàng
Complain about: than phiền về receive sth from S.O: nhận cái gì từ ai
Cook meals for S.O: nấu bữa ăn cho ai return to: trở lại đâu
Cut down: đốn xuống send sth to S.O; gửi cái gì cho ai
Depend on: phụ thuộc vào send sth from somewhere: gửi cái gì từ đâu
Devide into: phân chia thành separate sth from: tách ra
Devote to: cống hiến cho speak to S.O: nói chuyện với ai 
Die out: mất hẳn, tuyệt chủng do away with: bỏ, hủy bỏ, bãi bỏ
Die for: chết vì (ai) set fire to: đốt, làm cháy
Die of: chết vì (bệnh) succeed in: thành công
Drop in (on): ghé thăm, ghé qua (thời gian ngắn) be fed up with: chán, buồn phiền, 
End up: chấm dứt, kết thúc suck up; nịnh hót
Fall down: rơi xuống suitable for: thích hợp cho
Fill in: điền thong tin vào fix up: sắp xếp; thu xếp
Find out: tìm ra sum up: tóm lại, tóm tắt
Fly to somewhere: bay đến đâu take over: đảm nhận
Get out of: thoát khỏi, đi ra take note of: ghi chú
Get up: thức dậy take S.O to somewhere: dẫn ai đi đâu
Get by : xoay sở get down; làm chán nản, thất vọng
Get off: xuống( xe..), rời đi; khởi hành get on: lên (xe, tàu,…)
Get on with/ in: sống, làm việc …hòa thuận; xoay sở,làm (1 việc, 1 tình huống…)
Get over: vượt qua, khắc phục give out: phân phát
Go in for: tham gia (kì thi, cuộc thi) grow up: lớn lên, trưởng thành
Give up: từ bỏ talk about: nói về cái gì
Give way to: nhượng bộ talk to/ with: nói với ai
Go ahead: thực hiện, xảy ra talk to S.O about sth: nói với ai về cái gì
Go after: rượt đuổi theo thanks for sth:cám ơn ai về cái gì
Go along: tiến bộ, phát triển thanks to sth/S.O: nhờ có cái gì/ ai
Go away; rời khỏi, ra đi, tan đi, biến mất (cơn đau) think about/of: nghĩ về
Go back: trở lại, trở về turn off #turn on: tắt # mở (máy)
Go by: (thời gian) trôi qua turn up: đến; xuất hiện
Go down: giảm xuống (giá cả) turn down: từ chối; bác bỏ, loại bỏ
Go for a swim/ walk: đi bơi/đi tản bộ turn into: trở thành; biến thành; 
Go off: nổ, reo vang turn up# turn down: tăng/ giảm âm lượng
Go on: xảy ra, tiếp tục wait for: đợi chờ
Go on a trip/ vacation: đi du lịch/ đi nghỉ wake up: thức dậy
Go over: xem kĩ, kiểm tra lại walk along: đi bộ dọc theo
Go up: gia tăng, đi lên wash up: rửa chén, giặt
Go out; tắt bị dập tắt work for S.O : làm việc cho ai
Hear about (of): nghe về work with S.O: làm việc với ai
Hand in: nộp; đệ trình hold on: đợi
Hold up: ngừng; hoãn lại Work out: tính toán
Help someone with sth: giúp ai với worry about; lo lắng về
Hundred of: hàng trăm write for: viết cho tòa báo
Insist on: nhấn mạnh write to S.O: viết cho ai
Interact with; ảnh hưởng; tác dụng stay away from: tránh xa
Join in = take part in = participate in: tham gia vào stay up late: thức khuya
Keep S.O awake: làm ai thức giấc stay with S.O: ở với ai
keep pace up/ with : theo kịp send out: gửi đi, phân phát
Fell pity for/ take (have) pity on: thương xót go in: đivào
Feel regret for: hối hận, ân hận set off/out : khởi hành
Fell sympathy for: thông cảm Sell off: bán giảm giá
Feel shame at: xấu hổ Send for: mời đến, gọi đến, triệu tập
fall in love with S.O: yêu 1 người  nào đó set up: lập, thành lập
Keep S.O away: tránh xa ai lose sight of: mất hút
Keen on: tiếp tục leave out: bỏ qua, bỏ sót, bỏ quên
Keep up with: theokijp, bắt kịp let down: làm thất vọng
Laugh at: chọc ghẹo lose track of: mất dấu
Learn by heart: học thuộc lòng lose touch with: mất liên lạc với
Learn how to V: học làm cách gì make allowance for: chiếu cố đến
Listen to: lắng nghe make a fuss over/ about: làm ầm ỉ
Live apart: sống xa nhau make fun of: chế nhạo
Live on: sống nhờ vào make room for:dọn chỗ cho
Live with S.O: sống với ai make use of: sử dụng
Look after: chăm sóc pay attention to: chú ý tới
Look back (on): nhớ, nhớ lại put an end to: kết thúc
Look down on: coi thường put a stop to: chấm dứt
Look up to: coi trọng, kính trọng, ngưỡng mộ take account of: lưu tâm đến
Look at: nhìn ngắm take advantage of: lợi dụng
Look for: tìm kiếm catch  sight of: bắt gặp
Look up: tra từ điển make out: hiểu, đọc, được; nghe, nhìn rõ
Look out: coi chừng! make up: bịa đặt, sáng tác; trang điểm
Look forward to: trông chờ, trông mong make up for: đèn bù, bù
Look into: điều tra Show affection for: có cảm tình
Look in: nhìn vào; ghé qua thăm, tạt vào show around / round: đưa đi tham quan
Look on/upon : đứng xem, xem như, coi như show off: phô trương, khoe khoan
Give place to: nhường chỗ show up: đến, xuất hiện
Give birth to: sinh con shut up: ngừng nói, làm cho ngừng
nói
Take leave of: từ biệt stand for: thay thế cho, tượng trưng, đại
diện 
Make a contribution to: góp phần stand out: nổi bật
Try on: mặc thử (quần áo) take after: giống nhau
Get victory over: chiến thắng take off: cởi (quần, áo…), cất cánh
Take interest in: quan tâm, thích thú take on: nhận, đảm nhận
Have faith in: tin tưởng take up: chiếm (thời gian, sức lực…)
Play an influence over: có ảnh hưởng talk over: thảo luận, bàn luận
Wear out: làm mòn, làm rách; làm kiệt sức think over: suy nghĩ kĩ, cân nhắc
Prepare for: chuẩn bị cho throw away/ out: ném đi, vứt đi
Carry out: thực hiện, thi hành try out: kiểm tra
Put away: dẹp đi, đem cất đi lie down: nằm nghỉ
Turn round: ngoảnh lại hurry up: khẩn trương
Belong to: thuộc về put out: dập tắt
Bring about: mang lại quarrel with: cãi lộn
Go under: phá sản relate to: liên hệ đến
Hand in: nộp rely on: tùy thuộc vào
interfere with: cản trở turn in: giao nộp
Leave behind: để lại write off: làm hỏng nát
Let down: làm thất vọng Provide with: cung cấp
Build up: tích lũy Make up: tạo thành
Cater for: phục vụ Finish off: kết thúc
Deal with: xử lí