英语常用短语动词用法检测（有详解）

英语常用短语动词用法检测（有详解）

1. To our surprise the stranger ________ to be an old friend of my mother’s.

A. turned out         B. turned up          C. set out              D. set up

2. All the girls swam in the lake except two, who ________ halfway.

A. gave off            B. gave up             C. gave away         D. gave out

3. If the new arrangement doesn’t ________, we’ll go back to the old one.

A. work over         B. work out           C. work up            D. work in

4. He is unfit for the job, which ________ patience and creativeness.

A. pays for            B. asks for             C. calls for            D. cares for

5. The dictionary published by Oxford University Press recently has really ________ because it is of great use to the learners of English.

A. taken away        B. taken down        C. taken off           D. taken out

6. Some kinds of animals can ________ the colour of their surroundings.

A. take on             B. dress up            C. put on               D. get into

7. It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it ________ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

A. came over         B. came out           C. came about        D. came up

8. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now ________ the matter.

A. geeing through  B. working out       C. looking into      D. watching over

9 After recovering from his illness, he was advised to ________ gardening as a hobby.

A. take away          B. take up              C. take off             D. take on

10 When they had finished playing, the children were made to  ________ all the toys they had taken out.

A. put off              B. put out              C. put up               D. put away

11 Suddenly a gap appeared which ________ the surface of the street and some people fell into it.

A. broke up           B. broke down       C. broke into         D. broke out

12 The picture of the park ________ memories of our class trip last night.

A. called up           B. reminded of       C. turned up          D. came up

13. Whatever you say, I shall ________ my own opinion.

A. carry out           B. keep up             C. insist on            D. stick to

14 She is so kind that she always ________ her clothes to the poor.

A. gives in             B. gives off           C. gives over         D. gives away

15. Fewer violent cases have happened here since the special new law ________.

A. went into power B. came into force  

C. brought into practice                      D. put into effect

16. Generous public finding of basic science would ________ considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.

A lead to          B result from        C lie in           D settle down

17. When the children had finished playing, they were told to ________ all the toys they had taken out.

A. put away           B. put off              C. put down          D. put up

18. Would you please ________ this form for me to see if I’ve filled it in right?

A. take off             B. look after          C. give up             D. go over

19. She’s having a lot of trouble with the new computer, but she doesn’t know whom to ________.

A. turn to              B. look for            C. deal with           D. talk about

20. All the children on the playground stared up into the sky until the noise of the plane ________.

A. gave up             B. took off            C. went out           D. died away