1、动词短语练习题1. - Its a good idea. But whos going to _the plan? -I think Tom and Greg will. A. set aside B. carry out C. take in D. get through 2. Happily for Johns mother, he is working harder to _ his lost time. A. make up for B. keep up with C. catch up with D. make use of 3. If you had _ your test pap
2、er carefully before handing it in, you would have made fewer mistakes. A. looked up B. thought about C. gone over D. gone round 4. Would you slow down a bit, please? I cant _ you. A. keep up with B. put up with C. make up to D. hold on to 5. Youd better _ some money for special use. A. pick up B. gi
3、ve away C. put off D. set aside 6. In order to _ with the advanced countries, we must keep learning. A. get along B. put up C. catch up D. go on 7. We didnt plan our art exhibition like that but it _ very well. A. worked out B. tried out C. went on D. carried on 8. Im planning to hold a party in the
4、 open air, but I can make no guarantees because it _ the weather. A. links with B. depends on C. connects to D. decides on 9. - Smoking is bad for your health. -Yes, I know. But I simply cant _. A. give it up B. give it in C. give it out D. give it away 10. If you _ any problems when you arrive at t
5、he airport, give me a ring A. come up with B. set about C. run into D. put aside 11. We thought of selling this old furniture, but weve decided to _ it. It might be valuable. A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after 12. His mother had thought it would be good for his character to _ fro
6、m home and earn some money on his own. A. run away B. take away C. keep away D. get away 13. Can you make a sentence to _ the meaning of the phrase? A. show off B. turn out C. bring out D. take in 14. News reports say peace talks between the two countries_ with no agreement reached. A. have broken d
7、ownB. have broken out C. have broken in D. have broken up 15. Dont mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _ the shocking ending. A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give off 16. The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to_. A. make it out B. make it off C
8、. make it up D. make it over 17. He _ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris. A. made out B. picked up C. gave up D. took in 18. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather_ the helplessness of the crew at sea. A. added to B. resulted from C. turned out D. made up
9、19. Were going to _ with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us? A. get in B. get over C. get along D. get together 20. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _ from the outside world. A. cut out B. cut up C. cut off D. cut through 21. It was foolish of him to _ his no
10、tes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished. A. stick to B. refer to C. keep to D. point to 22. The sports meet will be_ next week because of the bad weather. A. put off B. put away C. put up D. put down 23. this book and tell me what you think of it. A. Look through B. Look on
11、C. Look into D. Look up 24. After all the students had taken their seats, the teacher _the examination paper. A. handed in B. handed on C. handed out D. handed over 25. I really dont want to go to the party, but I dont see how I can it. A. get back from B. get off C. get away D. get out of 26. Reade
12、rs can_ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word. A. get over B. get in C. get along D. get through 27. I can hardly hear the radio. Would you please_? A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn it up D. turn it off 28. It is wise to have some moneyfor old age. A. put away B. kept up C.
13、given away D. laid up 29. We are all going to the games. Why dont you come _? A. up B. across C. along D. to 30. She_ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right. A. looked up B. looked for C. picked out D. picked up 31. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because th
14、e lights happened to_. A. be put up B. give in C. be turned on D. go out 32. The Internet has brought _ big changes in the way we work. A. about B. out C. back D. up 33. I dont _ rocknroll. Its much too noisy for my taste. A. go after B. go away with C. go into D. go in for 34. It was not a serious
15、illness, and she soon _ it. A. got over B. got on with C. got round D. got out of 35. The forest guards often find campfires that have not been _ completely. A. turned down B. put out C. put away D. turned over 36. In some western countries, demand for graduates from MBA courses has _. A. turned dow
16、n B. turned over C. fallen down D. fallen over 37. You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please _the books when youve finished with them. A. put on B. put down C. put back D. put off 38. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didnt quite _ as planned. A. make out B. turn out C. go on
17、 D. come up 39. It is certain that he will _ his business to his son when he gets old. A. take over B. think over C. hand over D. go over 40. He accidentally _ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadnt been home for a couple of week. A. let out B. took care C. made sure D. made out 41. We hav
18、e to _ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way. A. get away B. get across C. get through D. get in 42. Once a decision has been made, all of us should _ it. A. direct to B. stick to C. lead to D. refer to 43. Before the war broke out, many people _ in safe places possessions they
19、 could not take with them. A. threw away B. put away C. gave away D. carried away 44. Its ten years since the scientist _ on his lifes work of discovering the valuable chemical. A. made for B. took off C. set out D. turned up 45. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson _ cycling as regular form of exerci
20、se after he retired. A. took up B. caught on C. carried on D. made for 46. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school _ most of her day. A. saves up B. makes up C. takes up D. puts up 47. The final examination is coming up soon. Its time for us to _ our studies. A. get down to B. get
21、out C. get back for D. get over 48. After a long way she was tired and her legs _. A. gave in B. gave out C. gave up D. gave away 49. Failure is the mother of success. _your courage. A. Keep up B. Keep off C. Keep on D. Keep away 50. The picture of the park _ memories of our class trip last year. A.
22、 took up B. came up C. turned up D. called up 51. If Mary carries on working like this, shell _ sooner or later. A. hold on B. give out C. get down D. break down 52. Ill _the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little patience. A. look into B. look after C. look through D. look about 53. I can _
23、 some noise while Im studying, but I cant stand loud noise. A. keep up with B. get along with C. catch up with D. put up with 54. My cousin doesnt know what to at the university; he cant make up his mind about his future. A. take on B. take away C. take up D. take after 55. People in the far-away mo
24、untain village cannot this program. A. take down B. pick up C. put away D. get along 56. Thank you, but Ill have to _ your offer. A. turn away B. turn down C. turn back D. turn off 57. Restaurants in every corner of Chengdu not only provide job opportunities but _ lots of taxes as well. A. bring alo
25、ng B. bring about C. result in D. result from 58. The continuous rain the harvesting of the wheat by two weeks. A. set back B. set off C. set out D. set aside 59. It was a bad idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it _ as well as we had hoped. A. came off B. made out C. brought out D
26、. went off 60. Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to_ and will soon recover. A. turn up B. pick out C. pick up D. show up 61. I simply couldnt understand how it _ that you did so much work in such a short time. A. came up B. came along C. came back D. came about 62. I kept asking Mr. Smith to
27、stay for lunch and he finally _. A. gave up B. gave out C. gave in D. gave away 63. Difficulties and hardships have _ the best character of the young geologist. A. brought in B. brought up C. brought out D. brought about 64. Without proper lessons, you could _ a lot of bad habits when playing the pi
28、ano. A. keep up B. pick up C. draw up D. catch up 65. Peter _ a little money every month so that he can buy a car of his own in the near future. A. sets aside B. sets about C. sets off D. sets out 66. - Are you ready to leave? - Almost. Ill be ready to leave just as soon as I _ my work. A. get throu
29、gh B. give up C. carry out D. set about 67. - How is Dennis getting along with his work? - Well, he can always _ a new idea for increasing sales. A. come about B. come up with C. get way with D. get up 68. All the children on the playground stared up into the sky until the noise of the plane _. A. g
30、ave up B. went out C. died away D. took off 69. Do be careful while crossing the street. If not you may get _ by a passing car. A. run over B. run into C. run out D. run across 70. I tried to work on, but I got so tired that I could no longer _. A. keep out B. come down C. come up D. hold out 71. Jo
31、hn has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to _ all his trousers to his measure. A. make up B. give away C. bring in D. let out 72. The hotel porter _ anybody who wasnt wearing a collar and tie. A. turned against B. turned off C. turned away D. turned up 73. - Will somebody go and get
32、 Dr. White? - Hes already been _. A. asked for B. sent for C. called for D. looked for 74. Some of the students had learned enough English to _ a conversation with a native speaker of English. A. go on B. carry on C. keep on D. take on 75. It was getting dark. We decided to _ for the night at a farm
33、house. A. put up B. put away C. put down D. put on 76. How I wish I could _my ideas in simple and wonderful English chatting on the Internet. A. set off B. set out C. set over D. set up 77. The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as the battery _ quickly. A. shuts up B. ends
34、 up C. runs out D. turns out 78. If you lack experience, you can _ it through practice. A. make up B. make up for C. make of D. make from 79. I could see a car in the distance, but couldnt _ what color it was. A. make out B. see through C. look out D. watch out 80. Many foreigners _ the Great Wall o
35、f China as the Worlds Seventh Wonder. A. look at B. look for C. look around D. look on 81. - Not getting that job was a big disappointment. - Dont worry. Something better will _. A. come along B. take on C. go on D. carry on 82. Eating too much fat can _ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
36、A. result from B. contribute to C. attend to D. devote to 83. I dont feel well. I think Im _ with the flu. A. going up B. dropped in C. getting in touch D. coming down 84. In Britain today, women _ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work. A. build up B. make
37、up C. take up D. send up 85. Our city is no longer what it used to be. It has _ a new look. A. carried on B. kept on C. taken on D. put on 86. The school bus was _ by thick fog. A. held up B. broken off C. kept up D. put off 87. We had an anxious moment, but everything _ all right in the end. A. tur
38、ned out B. turned in C. turned up D. turned off 88. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to _ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them. A. take down B. call for C. put up D. set up 89. When a fire _ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten
39、 priceless paintings were completely destroyed. A. broke off B. broke out C. broke down D. broke up 90. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _ because of the bad weather. A. set off B. broken off C. worn off D. called off 91. The store had to _ a number of clerks becau
40、se sales were down. A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down 92. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _ the exit as quickly as possible. A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up 93. Joe is not good at sports, but when it _ mathematics, he is the best in the class. A. come
41、s to B. comes up to C. comes on to D. comes around to 94. The bed has been _ in the family. It was my great grandmothers originally. A. handed out B. handed over C. handed down D. handed round 95. This article _ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and
42、learning. A. cares for B. applies for C. allows for D. calls for 96. None of us expected the chairman to _at the party. We thought he was still in hospital. A. turn up B. turn over C. turn in D. turn down 97. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _. A. pulled down B. pulled through C. pulled up D. pulled over 98. Whenever a big company _ a small one, the product almost always gets worse. A. cuts down B. puts up with C. takes over D. gets on with 99. As the applause _, the curtain on the stage dropped slowly.
