1) We will have to try to spend less on staff costs at work if we're to continue operating as normal. a) cut off b) cut down on c) cut back d) cut out 2) We are try to get him to reduce the number of cigarettes he smokes each day. a) cut off b) cut down on c) cut out d) cut in 3) We were in the middle of a phone conversation when we were suddenly disconnected. a) cut off b) cut in c) cut down d) cut out 4) I wish you wouldn't interrupt while I'm telling a story. a) cut off b) cut in c) cut off d) cut out 5) Did you see how that little white car suddenly drove in front of the black Audi? a) cut off b) cut out c) cut down d) cut in 6) She's decided to to stop eating sweet things so as to lose weight. a) cut off b) cut back c) cut out d) cut down on 7) The government is going to get rid of customs inspections. a) do up b) do without c) do away with d) could do with 8) Somebody decided to kill the gang boss and dump the body in the river. a) do in b) do up c) could do with d) do without 9) I can't fasten this zip. Can you help me? a) do in b) do down c) do with d) do up 10) Why don't you buy that old cottage and repair it so it's like new? a) do with it b) do it up c) do away with it d) do it in 11) After that long walk, I need a cup of tea. a) could do with b) do up c) do in d) do down 12) Plants can't manage without water a) do up b) do without c) do in d) do with 13) I'm trying to get across to the people in the office that they'll have to work harder. a) manage b) survive c) force d) communicate 14) He was rude to the teacher, but he got away with it somehow. a) avoided punishment b) escaped c) went on holiday d) ate in class 15) How are you going to get by without a car? a) succeed b) work c) survive/ manage d) go on holiday 16) She's getting on well at university. a) making lots of friends b) getting good results c) doing lots of tests d) having lots of parties 17) I want an excuse to get out of going to the office party on Friday. a) avoid b) prevent c) not bring something d) bring a friend 18) I only got round to sending my Christmas cards yesterday. a) went to the post office to send b) had time to finally send c) avoided sending d) reluctantly sent 19) I tried to get through to the complaints department, but the line was busy. a) talk b) shout loudly c) manage d) connect 20) Whatever did you get up to last night? a) did you do b) did you say c) did you climb d) did you consume 21) Did he get through his exams? a) survive b) pass c) fail d) win 22) He said he was French, but his accent gave him ______. a) up b) out c) away d) in 23) The company are giving ______ a free pedometer with every $10 purchase. a) up b) away c) out d) in 24) The teacher gave _____ all the essays and provided feedback. a) up b) away c) out d) off 25) The hijacker gave himself _______ to the police. a) up b) away c) out d) off 26) I didn't want to go to the cinema with the children, but in the end I gave ____ to their nagging and agreed to take them. a) up b) in c) off d) out 27) The fire in the factory gave ____ clouds of poisonous black smoke. a) out b) up c) away d) off 28) The burglar alarm went ____ in the middle of the night. a) off b) up c) into d) down 29) I think this fish has gone ____ - it stinks! a) down b) off c) in d) out 30) She went ____ her new boyfriend quite quickly when she discovered his nasty habits. a) about b) out c) off d) over 31) What on earth is going _____ here? a) off b) in c) out d) on 32) We waited until the campfire went _____ completely and then we went to bed. a) off b) out c) in d) up 33) The price of bread has gone ____ again. Last week it was $1 a loaf, now it's $1.50 a loaf. a) on b) up c) in d) through 34) They couldn't go _____ with their building plans due to complaints from their neighbours. a) up b) round c) out d) through 35) Before you sign this contract, I would go _____ it carefully with a solicitor. a) over b) up c) down d) off 36) We'd like to start out own company, but are unsure of how exactly to go _____ it. a) on b) about c) over d) through 37) She said she had a new job, but refused to go _____ details. a) in b) out of c) into d) with 38) She went ____ speaking for two hours without stopping. a) on b) in c) off d) about 39) Tony's going _____ a girl from work. I think he's quite serious about her. a) on of b) up to c) out with d) in with 40) We discovered by chance this little restaurant when we were out walking. a) came into b) came on to c) came up with d) came across 41) The children have all become sick with measles. a) come down with b) come up with c) come into d) come on with 42) The police officer approached him and asked to see his passport. a) came up with b) came up to c) came down with d) came onto 43) Jenny inherited a fortune when she was twenty-one. a) came onto b) came up to c) came down with d) came into 44) Simon can't eat shellfish. It makes him suddenly get a rash. a) come into b) come through with c) come out in d) come to 45) When we suggested moving to another office, we had to manage a lot of opposition from management. a) came through with b) came up against c) came onto d) came into 46) The message was received this morning. a) came up b) came on c) came up with d) came through 47) Our team did really badly in the competition. a) came off b) came out c) came up with d) came through 48) When she became conscious, she was in hospital. a) came up b) came in c) came to d) came on 49) Richard thought of a really strange idea the other day. a) came across b) came up with c) came into d) came on to 50) Maureen isn't ____________ taking her driving test. In fact, she's really worried about it. a) looking over b) looking forward to c) looking into d) looking up to 51) Things haven't been good for a while, but at last they are starting to __________________. a) look forward b) look up c) look down d) look in 52) We've got a quite nice view from our office. We ____________________ a park. a) look out over b) look up to c) look down d) look out for 53) ____________________! The car is going backwards! a) Look out b) Look in c) Look on d) Look over 54) Jane thinks that she's better than people who haven't been to university and ___________________ them. a) looks up to b) looks down on c) looks out for d) looks on to 55) She ____________________ the figures and they seemed to be OK. a) looked over b) looked on c) looked out for d) looked around 56) I've asked the manager to ___________ the question of staff holidays. a) look down on b) look into c) look on d) look after 57) Who's going to _____________ your dog while you are away? a) look into b) look out c) look after d) look down 58) We're _____________________ just the right house for us to move to in the future. a) looking down on b) looking out for c) looking up d) looking through 59) Can you make out the house in the dark? What's the situation? a) Somebody has invented a story to frighten their friends. b) Somebody is puzzled about his friend's absence from a party. c) .Somebody is trying to find their way to a friend's place at night d) Somebody is puzzled about something they have been given. 60) I can't make out why he didn't come. What's the situation? a) Somebody is puzzled about his friend's absence from a party b) Somebody has invented a story to frighten their friends. c) Somebody has made a decision and won't change it. d) Somebody hasn't decided about their summer holiday yet. 61) Don't worry. He made up the story about the man climbing into the house. What's the situation? a) Somebody is trying to find their way to a friend's place at night b) Somebody has made a decision and won't change it. c) Somebody has invented a story to frighten their friends.. d) Somebody has just passed something to another person. 62) I can't make up my mind where to do this year. What's the situation? a) Somebody has made a decision and won't change it. b) Somebody hasn't decided about their summer holiday yet. c) Somebody is puzzled about his friend's absence from a party d) Somebody is puzzled about something they have been given. 63) I really don't know what to make of the letter I received from my landlord last night. What's the situation? a) Somebody has invented a story to frighten their friends.. b) Somebody has made a decision and won't change it. c) Somebody is puzzled about something they have been given. d) Somebody has just passed something to another person. 64) The manager is always picking on me. a) The manager always criticizes me. b) The manager tells me all his secrets. c) The manager always chooses me when there is something important to do. d) The manager is always asking me what to do. 65) He picked out all the best fruit. a) He threw all the best fruit in the bin. b) He chose all the best fruit. c) He gave the best fruit to other people. d) He put all the best fruit in a box. 66) She's a girl he picked up in a bar. a) She's a girl he started a fight with in a bar. b) She's a girl he criticized in a bar. c) She's a girl he met by chance in a bar. d) She's a girl he lifted up in a bar. 67) Business is picking up after the Christmas holiday. a) Business is getting worse. b) Business is continuing as normal. c) Business is improving. d) Business is the best it has ever been. 68) The car will pick you up at the hotel a 7 o'clock. a) The car will collect you from the hotel. b) The car will take you to the hotel. c) The car will deliver something to you at the hotel. d) The car will bring someone to you at the hotel. 69) He picked up some German when he was working in Berlin. a) He met some German people. b) He learnt some German without being taught. c) He went to some German lessons. d) He got married to a German person. 70) Carol takes after her mother. a) Carol does everything for her mother. b) Carol is unkind to her mother. c) Carol will inherit everything from her mother. d) Carol looks like her mother. 71) Thousands of people were taken in by the advertisement a) Thousands of people ignored the advertisement. b) Thousands of people were used to make the advertisement. c) Thousands of people were deceived by the advertisement. d) Thousands of people watched the advertisement. 72) She didn't take in anything that you said. a) She wasn't listening to anything that you said. b) She didn't do anything that you told her to. c) She didn't hear you. d) She didn't care about anything you said. 73) Sales took off after the TV commercial. a) Sales started to go down after the commercial. b) Sales started to rise fast after the commercial. c) Sales stayed the same after the commercial. d) The product sold out after the commercial. 74) Ms Black took over from Mr Jones. a) Mr Jones started doing Ms Black's job. b) Ms Black and Mr Jones worked together. c) Ms Black started doing Mr Jones' job. d) Ms Black fired Mr Jones. 75) She decided to take up long-distance running. a) She decided to stop long distance-running. b) She decided to improve her long distance-running. c) She decided to start long distance-running. d) She decided that long distance-running wasn't for her. 76) We need to take on more staff. a) We need to dismiss more staff, b) We need to employ more staff. c) We need to pay our staff more. d) We need to give our staff more work.

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