Set phrases (固定词组)
1. --- It’s a good idea. But who’s going to ______the plan?
---I think Tom and Greg will.
A. set aside B. carry out C. take in D. get through
2. Happily for John’s mother, he is working harder to _______ his lost time.
A. make up for B. keep up with C. catch up with D. make use of
3. If you had _____ your test paper carefully before handing it in, you would have made fewer mistakes.
A. looked up B. thought about C. gone over D. gone round
4. Would you slow down a bit, please? I can’t _______ you.
A. keep up with B. put up with C. make up to D. hold on to
5. You’d better ______ some money for special use.
A. pick up B. give away C. put off D. set aside
6. In order to ________ with the advanced countries, we must keep learning.
A. get along B. put up C. catch up D. go on
7. We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it ______ very well.
A. worked out B. tried out C. went on D. carried on
8. I’m planning to hold a party in the open air, but I can make no guarantees because it ______ the weather.
A. links with B. depends on C. connects to D. decides on
9. --- Smoking is bad for your health.
---Yes, I know. But I simply can’t _____.
A. give it up B. give it in C. give it out D. give it away
10. If you ______ any problems when you arrive at the airport, give me a ring． A. come up with B. set about C. run into D. put aside
11. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to ______ it. It might be valuable.
A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after
12. His mother had thought it would be good for his character to _______ from home and earn some money on his own.
A. run away B. take away C. keep away D. get away
13. Can you make a sentence to _________ the meaning of the phrase?
A. show off B. turn out C. bring out D. take in
14. News reports say peace talks between the two countries_______ with no agreement reached.
A. have broken down B. have broken out
C. have broken in D. have broken up
15. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _______ the shocking ending.
A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give off
16. The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to________.
A. make it out B. make it off C. make it up D. make it over
17. He _____ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.
A. made out B. picked up C. gave up D. took in
18. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather_______ the helplessness of the crew at sea.
A. added to B. resulted from C. turned out D. made up
19. We’re going to ______ with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us?
A. get in B. get over C. get along D. get together
20. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _______ from the outside world.
A. cut out B. cut up C. cut off D. cut through
21. It was foolish of him to ______ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.
A. stick to B. refer to C. keep to D. point to
22. The sports meet will be____ next week because of the bad weather.
A. put off B. put away C. put up D. put down
23. _________this book and tell me what you think of it.
A. Look through B. Look on C. Look into D. Look up
24. After all the students had taken their seats, the teacher _______the examination paper.
A. handed in B. handed on C. handed out D. handed over
25. I really don’t want to go to the party, but I don’t see how I can____ it.
A. get back from B. get off C. get away D. get out of
26. Readers can_______ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.
A. get over B. get in C. get along D. get through
27. I can hardly hear the radio. Would you please _____?
A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn it up D. turn it off
28. It is wise to have some money_______ for old age.
A. put away B. kept up C. given away D. laid up
29. We are all going to the games. Why don’t you come ________?
A. up B. across C. along D. to
30. She______ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
A. looked up B. looked for C. picked out D. picked up
31. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to_______.
A. be put up B. give in C. be turned on D. go out
32. The Internet has brought _______ big changes in the way we work.
A. about B. out C. back D. up
33. I don’t ______ rock’n’roll. It’s much too noisy for my taste.
A. go after B. go away with C. go into D. go in for
34. It was not a serious illness, and she soon _______ it.
A. got over B. got on with C. got round D. got out of
35. The forest guards often find campfires that have not been ________ completely.
A. turned down B. put out C. put away D. turned over
36. In some western countries, demand for graduates from MBA courses has _________.
A. turned down B. turned over C. fallen down D. fallen over
37. You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please _______the books when you’ve finished with them.
A. put on B. put down C. put back D. put off
38. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn’t quite ________ as planned.
A. make out B. turn out C. go on D. come up
39. It is certain that he will ______ his business to his son when he gets old.
A. take over B. think over C. hand over D. go over
40. He accidentally _______ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of week.
A. let out B. took care C. made sure D. made out
41. We have to ________ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.
A. get away B. get across C. get through D. get in
42. Once a decision has been made, all of us should ______ it.
A. direct to B. stick to C. lead to D. refer to
43. Before the war broke out, many people ________ in safe places possessions they could not take with them.
A. threw away B. put away C. gave away D. carried away
44. It’s ten years since the scientist ________ on his life’s work of discovering the valuable chemical.
A. made for B. took off C. set out D. turned up
45. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson _______ cycling as regular form of exercise after he retired.
A. took up B. caught on C. carried on D. made for
46. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ______ most of her day.
A. saves up B. makes up C. takes up D. puts up
47. The final examination is coming up soon. It’s time for us to _______ our studies.
A. get down to B. get out C. get back for D. get over
48. After a long way she was tired and her legs ___________.
A. gave in B. gave out C. gave up D. gave away
49. Failure is the mother of success. ______your courage.
A. Keep up B. Keep off C. Keep on D. Keep away
50. The picture of the park ________ memories of our class trip last year.
A. took up B. came up C. turned up D. called up
51. If Mary carries on working like this, she’ll ________ sooner or later.
A. hold on B. give out C. get down D. break down
52. I’ll ________ the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little patience.
A. look into B. look after C. look through D. look about
53. I can ______ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud noise.
A. keep up with B. get along with C. catch up with D. put up with
54. My cousin doesn’t know what to______ at the university; he can’t make up his mind about his future.
A. take on B. take away C. take up D. take after
55. People in the far-away mountain village cannot_______ this program.
A. take down B. pick up C. put away D. get along
56. Thank you, but I’ll have to _______ your offer.
A. turn away B. turn down C. turn back D. turn off
57. Restaurants in every corner of Chengdu not only provide job opportunities but ________ lots of taxes as well.
A. bring along B. bring about C. result in D. result from
58. The continuous rain_______ the harvesting of the wheat by two weeks.
A. set back B. set off C. set out D. set aside
59. It was a bad idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it _____ as well as we had hoped.
A. came off B. made out C. brought out D. went off
60. Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to_________ and will soon recover.
A. turn up B. pick out C. pick up D. show up
61. I simply couldn’t understand how it _______ that you did so much work in such a short time.
A. came up B. came along C. came back D. came about
62. I kept asking Mr. Smith to stay for lunch and he finally ___________.
A. gave up B. gave out C. gave in D. gave away
63. Difficulties and hardships have ________ the best character of the young geologist.
A. brought in B. brought up C. brought out D. brought about
64. Without proper lessons, you could ________ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.
A. keep up B. pick up C. draw up D. catch up
65. Peter ________ a little money every month so that he can buy a car of his own in the near future.
A. sets aside B. sets about C. sets off D. sets out
66. ---- Are you ready to leave?
---- Almost. I’ll be ready to leave just as soon as I ____ my work.
A. get through B. give up C. carry out D. set about
67. ---- How is Dennis getting along with his work?
---- Well, he can always ________ a new idea for increasing sales.
A. come about B. come up with C. get way with D. get up
68. All the children on the playground stared up into the sky until the noise of the plane _________.
A. gave up B. went out C. died away D. took off
69. Do be careful while crossing the street. If not you may get _______ by a passing car.
A. run over B. run into C. run out D. run across
70. I tried to work on, but I got so tired that I could no longer ________.
A. keep out B. come down C. come up D. hold out
71. John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ________ all his trousers to his measure.
A. make up B. give away C. bring in D. let out
72. The hotel porter ________ anybody who wasn’t wearing a collar and tie.
A. turned against B. turned off C. turned away D. turned up
73. --- Will somebody go and get Dr. White?
--- He’s already been ___________.
A. asked for B. sent for C. called for D. looked for
74. Some of the students had learned enough English to _________ a conversation with a native speaker of English.
A. go on B. carry on C. keep on D. take on
75. It was getting dark. We decided to ________ for the night at a farmhouse.
A. put up B. put away C. put down D. put on
76. How I wish I could ________my ideas in simple and wonderful English chatting on the Internet.
A. set off B. set out C. set over D. set up
77. The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as the battery ________ quickly.
A. shuts up B. ends up C. runs out D. turns out
78. If you lack experience, you can _______ it through practice.
A. make up B. make up for C. make of D. make from
79. I could see a car in the distance, but couldn’t _______ what color it was.
A. make out B. see through C. look out D. watch out
80. Many foreigners ________ the Great Wall of China as the World’s Seventh Wonder.
A. look at B. look for C. look around D. look on
81. --- Not getting that job was a big disappointment.
--- Don’t worry. Something better will _____.
A. come along B. take on C. go on D. carry on
82. Eating too much fat can _______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A. result from B. contribute to C. attend to D. devote to
83. I don’t feel well. I think I’m _________ with the flu.
A. going up B. dropped in C. getting in touch D. coming down
84. In Britain today, women _______ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
A. build up B. make up C. take up D. send up
85. Our city is no longer what it used to be. It has _________ a new look.
A. carried on B. kept on C. taken on D. put on
86. The school bus was _________ by thick fog.
A. held up B. broken off C. kept up D. put off
87. We had an anxious moment, but everything ________ all right in the end.
A. turned out B. turned in C. turned up D. turned off
88. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to ________ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them.
A. take down B. call for C. put up D. set up
89. When a fire ______ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A. broke off B. broke out C. broke down D. broke up
90. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _______ because of the bad weather.
A. set off B. broken off C. worn off D. called off
91. The store had to ________ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down
92. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _______ the exit as quickly as possible.
A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up
93. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______ mathematics, he is the best in the class.
A. comes to B. comes up to C. comes on to D. comes around to
94. The bed has been _______ in the family. It was my great grandmother’s originally.
A. handed out B. handed over C. handed down D. handed round
95. This article ______ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
A. cares for B. applies for C. allows for D. calls for
96. None of us expected the chairman to ______at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.
A. turn up B. turn over C. turn in D. turn down
97. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _______.
A. pulled down B. pulled through C. pulled up D. pulled over
98. Whenever a big company _______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.
A. cuts down B. puts up with C. takes over D. gets on with
99. As the applause _____, the curtain on the stage dropped slowly.
A. took off B. died down C. passed out D. stayed up
100. After you have learned something new, it is important that you try to _________.
A. bring it up B. let go of it
C. get rid of it D. put it into practice
Key
1—5 BACAD 6—10 CABAC
11—15 ADCAA 16—20 ABADC
21—25 BAACB 26—30 CCACA
31—35 DADAB 36—40 CCBCA
41—45 DBBCA 46—50 CABAD
51—55 DADCB 56—60 BBADC
61—65 DCBBA 66—70 ABCAD
71—75 DCBBA 76—80 BCBAD
81—85 ABDBC 86—90 AACBD
91—95 BBACD 96—100 ABCBD