1. Grammar and usage Phrasal verbs (2nd period)

2. Check the answers (P25 A): 1. looking after 2. call back 3. deal with 4. look around 5. fill in 6. decide on 7. turn up 8. split up 9. put off 10. coming up 11. send over 12. put through

3. Check the answers(P112C1): 1. come across; come about; comes in 2. turned out; turned away; turned up 3. took on; taking up; take over 4. died of; died for 5. resulted from; resulted in

4. Check the answers(P112C2): 1a She picked up dumplings at the restaurant on the way home. b He picked up some English as a student in London. 2 a The sky cleared up after the rain. b The students cleared up the classroom after lunch.

5. Check the answers(P112C2): 3a Tom has gone through a lot to become successful. b The doctor went through the newspaper looking for his own photo.

6. Consolidation exercises (Practice makes perfect!)

7. 1.We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to _____ it. It might be valuable. (02 全国 ) A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after

8. 2. Can you make a sentence to _____ the meaning of the phrase? (02 上海 ) A. show off B. turn out C. bring out D. take in

9. 3. His mother had thought it would be good for his character to _____ from home and earn some money on his own. (02 北京 ) A. run away B. take away C. Keep away D. get away

10. 4. The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to ___. (03 北京 春 ) A. make it out B. make it off C. make it up D. make it over

11. 5. New reports say peace talks between the two countries have ____ with no agreement reached. (03 全国 ) A. broken down B. broken out C. broken in D. broken up

12. 6. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending. (03 北京 ) A. give awayB. give out C. give upD. give off

13. 7. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ____ the helplessness of the crew at sea. (03 上海 ) A. added toB. resulted from C. turned outD. made up

14. 8. It was foolish of him to ____ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished. (04 上海春 ) A. stick to B. refer to C. keep to D. point to

15. 9. We are going to ____ with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us? (04 全国春 ) A. get in B. get over C. get along D. get together

16. 10. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was ____from the outside world. (04 全国春 ) A. cut outB. cut off C. cut upD. cut through

17. 11. You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please _____ the books when you’ve finished with them. (04 全国 ) A. put onB. put down C. put backD. put off

18. 12. I don’t ____ rock’n’roll. It’s much too noisy for my taste. (04 北京 ) A. go after B. go away with C. go into D. go in for

19. 13. It was not a serious illness, and she soon ____ it. (04 天津 ) A. got over B. got on with C. got around D. got out of

20. 14. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ____cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired. (04 上海 ) A. took up B. caught on C. carried out D. made for

21. 15.Before the war broke out, many people ____ in safe places possessions they could not take with them. (04 重庆 ) A. threw away B. put away C. gave away D. carried away

22. 16. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ____ most of her day. (04 广东 ) A. takes upB. makes up C. saves upD. puts up

23. 17. It is certain that he will ____ his business to his son when he gets old. (04 福建 ) A. take over B. think over C. hand overD. go over

24. 18. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn’t quite ____ as planned. (04 浙江 ) A. make out B. turn out C. go on D. come up

25. 19. It’s ten years since the scientist ____ on his life’s work of discovering the valuable chemical. (04 江苏 ) A. made for B. set out C. took off D. turned up

26. 20. ---____for the glass! (04 湖南 ) ---It’s OK. I’m wearing shoes. A. Look out B. Walk out C. Go outD. Set out 21. Could you please tell me where you bought the shoes you ____ yesterday? (05 辽宁 ) A. tried onB. put on C. had onD. pulled on

27. 22. He accidentally ____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks. (04 湖南 ) A. let out B. took care C. made sureD. made out

28. 23. We have to ____ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way. (04 湖北 ) A. get away B. get across C. get through D. get in

29. 24. Once a decision has been made, all of us should ____ it. (04 湖北 ) A. direct to B. stick to C. lead to D. refer to

30. 25. The final examination is coming up soon. It’s time for us to ___ our studies. (04 辽宁 ) A. get down to B. get out C. Get back forD. get over

31. 26. In some western countries, demand for graduates from MBA courses has ____. (04 广 西 ) A. turned down B. turned over C. fallen down D. fallen over

32. 27. The forest guards often find campfires that have not been ____ completely. (04 吉林 ) A. turned down B. put out C. put away D. turned over

33. 28. It’s the present situation in poor areas that ___ much higher spending on education and training. (05 北京 ) A. answers for B. provides for C. calls for D. plans for

34. 29. His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed difficult at first, has ___ many good changes in their lives. (05 重 庆 ) A. got through B. resulted from C. turned into D. brought about

35. 30. John is leaving for London tomorrow and I will ____ him ____ at the airport. (05 广东 ) A. send…away B. leave…off C. see…offD. show…around

36. 31. This dictionary is being printed and it will soon ____. (05 福建 ) A. turn outB. come out C. start outD. go out

37. 32. I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson ____. (05 湖南 ) A. cut inB. cut down C. cut outD. cut up 33. To understand the grammar of the sentence, you must break it ___ into parts. (05 湖北 ) A. down B. up C. off D. out

38. 34. This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can ____ my father. (05 湖北） A. find out B. pick out C. look out D. speak out 35. Please tell me how the accident __. I am still in the dark. (05 江西 ) A. came by B. came upon C. came to D. came about

39. 36. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ____ his notes. (05 浙江 ) A. bringing up B. referring to C. looking for D. trying on

40. 37. I couldn’t _____. The line was busy. (05 浙江 ) A. go byB. go around C. get inD. get through 38. Kathy ____ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls. (05 安徽 ) A. picked upB. took up C. made upD. turned up

41. 39. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ____ jokes. (05 江苏 ) A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up 40. What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has ____? (05 山东 ) A. given out B. put out C. held up D. used up

42. 41. There were a lot of people standing at the door and the small girl couldn’t get ____. (06 全国 ) A. between B. through C. across D. beyond 42. I was still sleeping when the fire ____, and then it spread quickly. A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out (06 广东 )

43. 43. Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it ____ shopping and eating. A. refers to (06 天津 ) B. speaks of C. focuses on D. comes to

44. 44. ---How are you managing to do your work without an assistant? ---Well, I ____ somehow. (06 重庆 ) A. get along B. come on C. watch out D. set off 45. It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it ___ that she was two hours late on such a short trip. (06 湖北 ) A. came over B. came out C. came about D. came up

45. 46. For all these years, I have been working for others. I’m hoping I’ll ____my own business someday. (06 江西 ) A. turn up B. fix up C. set up D. make up

46. 47. She ____ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely. (06 福建 ) A. picked outB. made out C. made upD. picked up

47. 48. ---The boss said we had only three days to finish the work. ---Don’t worry. We have already ____ two thirds of it. (06 四川 ) A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away

48. 49. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now _____ the matter. (06 湖北 ) A. seeing through B. working out C. looking into D. watching over

49. 50. As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village ____ scenes of my childhood. (06 湖北 ) A. called upB. called for C. called onD. called in

50. 51. Although the wind has ____, the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat. (06 湖北 ) A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. blown out

51. 52. We’re trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we ___ your number incorrectly. (06 浙江 ) A. looked up B. took down C. worked out D. brought about

52. 53. ---Four dollars a pair? I think it’s a bit too much. (06 安徽 ) ---If you buy three pairs, the price for each will ___ to three fifty. A. come downB. take down C. turn overD. go over

53. 54. With no one to ____ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless. (06 陕西 ) A. turn toB. turn on C. turn offD. turn over 55. After he retired from office, Rogers ___ painting for a while, but soon lost interest. (06 山东 ) A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up

54. 56. The computer system _____ suddenly while he was searching information on the Internet. (06 辽宁 ) A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in

55. Fill in the blanks: At last firemen ____________ a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying __________ how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly ____________. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. have put out put out; find out; throw away to find out throw away

56. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which _______________ the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to ________ the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. was wound round wind round; work out work out

57. A bird ________________ the snake from the ground and then _______________ the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it _____ sparks ______ to the ground and these immediately started a fire. had snatched up snatch up; drop onto; send down dropped it onto sent down