EXERCISE 4. 1.Paula applied for the post but she was________. A. turned down B. checked out C. kept under D. pushed ahead 2.If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to________more staff. A. give up B. add in C. gain on D. take on 3.Why do they________ talking about money all the time? A. keep on B. side with C. take after D. work off 4.In addition to Mr. Thomas and Miss White, the principal________attend the school party. A. is likely B. is going to C. are likely D. are going to 5.We were too tired to wash ________ after the meal. A. over B. out C. up D. on 6.I don't know whether I'll go out tonight. It depends ________ how I feel. A. in B. at C. on D. over 7.The police made an appeal ________ the public to remain calm. A. by B. to C. at D. for 8.These policies ________ in many elderly and disabled people suffering hardship. A. recalled B. succeeded C. resulted D. resigned 8.Part of the path had been ________ by the sea.` ` A. washed over B. washed away C. washed down D. made in 9. Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______? A. turn on B. turn off C. go on D. look after 10. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work? A. look for B. look up C. look after D. look at 11. Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn over D. turn into 12. The nurse has to _________ at the midnight. A. take care B. take on C. take over D. take off 13. There is an inflation. The prices __________. A. are going on B. are going down C. are going over D. are going up 14. Remember to _______ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house. A. take care B. take on C. take over D. take off 15. You can __________ the new words in the dictionary. A. look for B. look after C. look up D. look at 16. It’s cold outside. __________ your coat. A. Put on B. Put down C. Put off D. Put into 17. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting. A. calls B. arrives C. reports D. prepares 18. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. A. do B. let C. delay D. leave 19. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother. A. looked after B. taken after C. gone off D. got over 20. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town. A. went on B. went out C. went off D. went away EXERCISE 5. 1. John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute. A. take part in B. take over C. take place D. take care of 2. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss. A. up to B. on for C. on well with D. in with 3. Why do they ______ talking about money all the time? A. keep on B. give up C. take after D. stop by 4. My father gave up smoking two years ago. A. liked B. continued C. stopped D. enjoyed 5. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV. A. turn out B. carry out C. carry on D. keep on 6. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to ____ the gas supply to the flat. A. cut down B. cut out C. cut off D. cut up 7. I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland. A. grew up B. raised C. brought up D. rose 8. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother. A. take after B. take place C. take away D. take on