26. He accidentally ____ that he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks. A. let out B. took care C. made sure D. made out
27. Kathy ____ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up
28. Having decided to rent a flat, we ____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set up
29. It was dark we decided to ________ for the night at a farmhouse.
A. put away B. put down C. put up D. put on
30. With the weather worsening, they have ________ the voyage from London to Australia.
A. called off B. called in C. called out D. called for
31. I’m putting on weight. The doctor has warned me to ________ sugar.
A. keep up B. keep back C. keep off D. keep away
32. These teenagers don’t know much of the world yet; that’s why they are so easily ________.
A. taken in B. taken up C. taken on D. taken off
33. I hope scientists will____ with a cure of SARS.
A. come about B. come up C. bring about D. get along
34. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to ______.
A. be put up B. give in C. be turn on D. go out
35. After all the students had taken their seats, the teacher ______ the examination papers.
A. handed in B. handed on C. handed out D. handed over
36. Many foreigners ______ the Great wall as the World’s Seventh Wonder.
A. look at B. look for C. look around D. look on
37. Parents must ______ their children’s act.
A. pay off B. rise up C. answer for D. get along with
38. Although there are four children in Lao Liu’s family, they are all very well ______.
A. grow up B. brought up C. grown up D. brought out
39. This is precision work. It ______ a good eye and a steady hand.
A. calls for B. calls on C. calls D. calls up
40. Please don’t ______ my secret.
A. give up B. give off C. give in D. give away
41. The people in the flat above are terribly noisy! I can’t ______ it any longer.
A. put up B. put through C. put on D. put up with
42. The teacher has a way with children. They seem to ______ her immediately.
A. take after B. take up C. take to D. take in
43. You see, my car’s ______. Could you possibly give me a lift?
A. broke B. broken down C. broken up D. broken off
44. I wonder what ______ the quarrel. A. brought up B. brought into C. brought about D. brought
45. If I visit you at the weekend, will you be able to ______ for one night?
A. put me up B. put up C. put me down D. put down
46. I thought I’d put too much sugar into the dish of fish, but it ______ very well. It’s delicious.
A. turned off B. turned up C. turned out D. turned on
47. I waited half an hour for my friend, but he didn’t ______.
A. turn up B. show off C. get on D. take up
48. Marking homework______ a lot of time. A. takes out B. takes off C. takes in D. takes up
49. I can’t______ what he’s trying to say. A. make out B. make for C. make up D. make
50. He told me how the accident______. A. came out B. came along C. came about D. came into
