1) A babysitter takes care of my children on Friday evenings. a) looks after b) takes after 2) I'm really excited about my birthday. a) looking into sth b) looking forward to sth 3) The police are investigating the cause of the accident. a) looking into b) looking after 4) I always try to find the meaning of the words in a dictionary. a) look into b) look up 5) A caterpillar transforms its body and becomes a butterfly. a) turns on b) turns into 6) Please, make the computer stop working. a) turn on b) turn off 7) Make your laptop start working and enter your password. a) turn off b) turn on 8) If you go to the next page, you will see the best pictures. a) turn into b) turn over 9) It took us a long time to improve our attic. a) do up b) put up 10) When we started living in that house, our life changed drastically. a) moved up b) moved in 11) When we stopped living in that flat, we were much happier. a) moved out b) moved around 12) It's a pity they have demolished that lovely house! a) pulled up b) pulled down 13) Could you let me stay here for a few days? a) put in b) put up 14) I've decided to offer my flat for rental. a) rent out b) rent up 15) Have you become comfortable in your new house? a) settled in b) settled on 16) I have to make neat and clean my room. a) tidy up b) tidy out 17) My sister's car stopped working in the middle of the highway. a) broke down b) broke up 18) Let's look for the place where we have to register before flying. a) check in  b) check out 19) Can you take me to the supermarket? a) drop me off b) drop me in 20) Can you collect your mother from the church? a) pick up b) pick on 21) We'll have to leave at 5.30 in the afternoon. a) set on b) set off 22) Could you please move faster? a) speed by b) speed up 23) I love watching planes leaving the ground. a) taking on b) taking off 24) They've just arrived at the front door. What a surprise! a)  turned on b) turned up 25) We're leaving in two hours and we haven't put away our clothes yet. a) packed up b) packed in 26) The meeting was cancelled again!!! a) called off b) called on 27) We really enjoy going to restaurants. a) eating out b) eating on  28) Every Friday after work I meet my friends and have mate. a) get closer b) get together 29) My parents love to leave the house and enjoy a romantic evening. a) go out  b) go off 30) On holidays he never gets up early. a) sleeps in b) stays up 31) She always goes to bed very late and plays computer games. a) stays up b) sleeps in 32) She has just started gardening. She loves it. a) taken off b) taken up 33) He needs to exercise to lose some weight. a) work out b) work up 34) Be happy! Keep smiling! a) Cheer up! b) Feel up! 35) Let's make him happier! Let's ... a) cheer up him! b) cheer him up! 36) I've just ..... flu. I feel awful! a) come down with b) came down with 37) I'm so tired that I don't even ... going to the party. a) feel up to b) felt up to 38) Try not to let your exam results ... a) get down you b) get you down. 39) He always ... when he gets bad marks. a) feels down b) gets down 40) I hope you ... your surgery really quickly. a) get over b) come over 41) I took one look at the bloody cut on my arm and I faint. a) got over b) passed out 42) He eats too much and has already gained so much weight. a) put over b) put on

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