Exercise 1.3: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

Question 1: Teachers should try to understand their students before they_____the punishment.

1. bring out B. give out C. hand out                                D. splash out

Question 2: When the police started asking questions, the suspect_____.

1. clammed up B. eased off C. wore out                                D. gave away

Question 3: When you are buying a flight, make sure you_____to find the best price first.

1. cast around B. swirl around C. shop around                                D. spin around

Question 4: My big brother always_____for me when my mom yelled at me.

1. stuck up B. stood up C. hooked up                                D. blocked up

Question 5: Strictly_____the record, his work is not up to scratch. Don’t tell him.

1. on B. by C. in                                D. off

Question 6: They have fitted_____their bedroom with a new table.

1. by B. with C. out                                D. in

Question 7: The doctor had to rely on many kinds of medicine to_____the cold.

1. throw out B. throw off C. throw away                                D. throw in

Question 8: This shirt is too tight for you. You’d better let it_____.

1. out B. away C. in                                D. back

Question 9: Many years have_____since I last talked to my teacher.

1. rolled away B. rolled out C. rolled by                                D. rolled through

Question 10: There was nothing to entertain so we were_____ our own resources.

1. thrown away from B. thrown off from C. thrown out with D. thrown back on

Question 11: The news of his acceptance knocked everybody_____.

1. out B. over C. by                                D. up

Question 12: The tickets for the prom were_____within three hours of going on sale.

1. nailed down B. eked out C. snapped up                                D. glossed over

Question 13: I have been_____all day trying to get this work finished.

1. slaving away B. lying about C. consisting in                                D. blowing up

Question 14: We should end it now. The dispute has_____for months.

1. turned around B. brought about C. dragged on                                D. stamped on

Question 15: True education does not_____simply being taught to remember the facts.

1. tick off B. consist in C. squirrel away                                D. swot up on

Question 16: My speech was okay but I just hope I didn’t_____as soon as I got to the podium.

1. dry out B. dry away C. dry up                                D. dry over

Question 17: Rudy was really opposed to the idea at the start, but we managed to talk him_____in the end.

1. over B. round C. down                                D. across

Question 18: The Minister was shouted _____ by protestors angry at the government’s proposals.

1. round B. on C. down                                D. out

Question 19: We were walking through the woods when we chanced_____a trap set by hunters.

1. over B. down C. across                                D. upon

Question 20: The new law has thrown_____a number of problems for farmers that weren’t expected.

1. out B. up C. off                                D. with