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CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ
A. SOME USEFUL PHRASAL VERBS
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CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ
NGHĨA
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▪ Account for
▪ giải thích, chiếm bao nhiêu %
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▪ Ask about
▪ Ask after
▪ Ask for
▪ Ask sb out
▪ hỏi về
▪ hỏi thăm
▪ xin
▪ mời ai đó đi ăn/đi chơi
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▪ Break away
▪ Break down
▪ Break in
▪ Break off with sb
▪ Break out
▪ Break up
▪ Break into
▪ trốn thoát, thoát khỏi
▪ hỏng hóc, sụp đổ, ngất xỉu
▪ xông vào, ngắt lời, cắt ngang câu chuyện
▪ cắt đứt quan hệ với ai, tuyệt giao với ai
▪ bùng nổ, bùng phát
▪ chia lìa, chia ly, chia tay
▪ đột nhập vào
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▪ Bring about
▪ Bring back
▪ Bring down
▪ Bring forward
▪ Bring in
▪ Bring off
▪ Bring on
▪ Bring out
▪ Bring over
▪ Bring round
▪ Bring round to
▪ Bring through
▪ làm xảy ra, dẫn đến, gây ra
▪ đem trả lại, mang trả lại, gợi nhớ
▪ hạ xuống, làm tụt xuống
▪ đưa ra, nêu ra, đề ra
▪ đưa vào, mang vào
▪ thành công
▪ dẫn đến, gây ra, làm cho phải bàn cãi
▪ đưa ra, làm nổi bật
▪ thuyết phục, làm cho thay đổi suy nghĩ
▪ làm cho tỉnh lại
▪ làm cho thay đổi ý kiến theo
▪ giúp vượt qua khó khăn, hiểm nghèo
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▪ Blow about
▪ Blow down
▪ Blow in
▪ Blow off
▪ Blow out
▪ Blow over
▪ Blow up
▪ lan truyền, tung ra
▪ thổi ngã, làm đổ rạp xuống
▪ thổi vào, đến bất chợt, đến thình lình
▪ thổi bay đi, làm xì hơi ra, tiêu phí, phung phí
▪ thổi tắt
▪ bỏ qua, quên đi
▪ bơm căng lên
6
▪ Catch on
▪ Catch out
▪ Catch up
▪ nổi tiếng, trở thành mốt, được ưa chuộng
▪ bất chợt bắt được ai đang làm gì
▪ đuổi kịp, bắt kịp
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▪ Call out
▪ Call on/upon
▪ Call for
▪ Call at
▪ Call in
▪ Call off
▪ Call up
▪ gọi to
▪ kêu gọi, yêu cầu, tạt qua thăm
▪ gọi, tìm đến ai để lấy cái gì
▪ dừng lại, đỗ lại, ghé thăm
▪ mời đến, triệu đến
▪ hoãn lại, đình lại
▪ gọi tên, gọi điện, gọi dậy, gọi nhập ngũ
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▪ Come about
▪ Come across
▪ Come after
▪ Come against
▪ Come apart
▪ Come at
▪ Come away
▪ Come back
▪ Come between
▪ Come by
▪ xảy ra, xảy đến
▪ tình cờ gặp
▪ theo sau, nối dõi, nối nghiệp, kế tục
▪ đụng phải, va phải
▪ tách lìa ra, bung ra
▪ nắm được, xông vào
▪ đi xa, đi khỏi
▪ quay trở lại
▪ can thiệp vào, xen vào
▪ đi qua, kiếm được, vớ được

▪ Come down
▪ Come down on/upon
▪ Come down with
▪ Come in
▪ Come in for
▪ Come into
▪ Come off
▪ Come on
▪ Come out
▪ Come over
▪ Come round
▪ Come up
▪ Come up with
▪ Come up to
▪ sa sút, xuống dốc
▪ mắng nhiếc, xỉ vả, trừng phạt
▪ mắc bệnh
▪ đi vào
▪ có phần, nhận lấy
▪ được hưởng, thừa kế
▪ được thực hiện, được hoàn thành
▪ đi tiếp, đi tới, tiến lên
▪ lộ ra, xuất bản
▪ trùm lên, bao trùm
▪ hồi phục
▪ xảy ra
▪ nảy ra, tìm ra ý tưởng
▪ đạt tới mong đợi
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▪ Cut away
▪ Cut back
▪ Cut down
▪ Cut in
▪ Cut off
▪ Cut out
▪ Cut up
▪ Cut down on
▪ cắt, chặt đi
▪ tỉa bớt, cắt bớt
▪ chặt, đốn
▪ nói xen vào, chen ngang
▪ cắt, cúp, ngừng hoạt động
▪ cắt ra, bớt ra
▪ chỉ trích gay gắt, phê bình nghiêm khắc
▪ cắt giảm
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▪ Carry away
▪ Carry off
▪ Carry on
▪ Carry out
▪ Carry over
▪ Carry through
▪ mang đi, cuốn đi, bị làm cho mê say
▪ chiếm đoạt, làm cho chấp nhận được, làm cho thông qua được
▪ tiếp tục
▪ thực hiện, tiến thành
▪ mang sang bên kia
▪ hoàn thành, vượt qua
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▪ Drop across
▪ Drop off
▪ Drop in
▪ Drop on
▪ Drop out
▪ tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên gặp
▪ lần lượt bỏ đi
▪ tạt vào thăm, nhân tiện đi qua ghé vào thăm
▪ mắng nhiếc, sỉ vả, trừng phạt
▪ bỏ cuộc, bỏ giữa chừng
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▪ Die of
▪ Die for
▪ Die down
▪ Die off
▪ Die out
▪ chết vì bệnh gì
▪ hi sinh cho cái gì
▪ chết dần, chết mòn
▪ chết lần lượt
▪ tuyệt chủng
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▪ Do away with
▪ Do by
▪ Do over
▪ Do up
▪ bãi bỏ, thủ tiêu
▪ xử sự, đối sử
▪ làm lại, bắt đầu lại
▪ trang trí, sửa lại
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▪ Fall out of
▪ Fall back
▪ Fall back on
▪ Fall behind
▪ Fall down
▪ Fall for
▪ Fall in with
▪ Fall off
▪ Fall on
▪ Fall out
▪ Fall over
▪ Fall through
▪ Fall to
▪ Fall under
▪ rơi ra khỏi
▪ ngã ngửa, rút lui
▪ phải cần đến, phải dùng đến
▪ thụt lùi, tụt lại
▪ rơi xuống, thất bại
▪ mê tít, bị bịp, chơi xỏ
▪ tán đồng theo quan điểm của ai
▪ giảm sút, suy đồi
▪ tấn công
▪ cãi nhau, bất hòa, xõa tóc
▪ ngã lộn nhào
▪ hỏng, dang dở, không đi đến kết quả nào
▪ bắt đầu
▪ được liệt vào, chịu ảnh hưởng của
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▪ Fill in
▪ Fill out
▪ Fill up
▪ điền đầy đủ thông tin
▪ làm căng ra, làm to ra, mập ra
▪ đổ đầy, lấp đầy
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▪ Get across
▪ Get around
▪ Get at
▪ Get away
▪ Get back
▪ Get behind with st
▪ Get behind
▪ Get by
▪ Get down
▪ Get on
▪ Get off
▪ Get off with sb
▪ Get out
▪ Get over
▪ Get round
▪ Get through
▪ Get up
▪ Get down to Ving
▪ giải thích rõ ràng
▪ đi vòng qua
▪ nắm được
▪ đi khỏi, đi xa
▪ lùi lại, trở lại
▪ chưa hoàn thành một việc gì đó
▪ ủng hộ
▪ xoay sở để sống/làm một việc gì đó
▪ đi xuống
▪ đi lên, tiến bộ, lên xe
▪ xuống xe
▪ làm thân, ve vãn ai
▪ đi ra ngoài
▪ vượt qua, khắc phục, khỏi
▪ bình phục, khỏi
▪ hoàn thành, làm xong
▪ thức dậy
▪ bắt đầu nghiêm túc làm gì
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▪ Give away
▪ Give back
▪ Give in
▪ Give off
▪ Give out
▪ Give over
▪ Give up
▪ cho, trao, phát
▪ hoàn lại, trả lại
▪ nhượng bộ, chịu thua
▪ tỏa ra, phát ra
▪ chia, phân phối, cạn kiệt
▪ thôi, chấm dứt, trao tay
▪ từ bỏ
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▪ Go across
▪ Go after
▪ Go against
▪ Go ahead
▪ Go along
▪ Go along with
▪ Go away
▪ Go back
▪ Go by
▪ Go in for
▪ Go into
▪ Go off
▪ Go on
▪ Go out
▪ Go over
▪ Go through
▪ Go up
▪ Go down
▪ Go with
▪ đi qua, băng qua
▪ theo sau, tán tỉnh
▪ làm trái ý muốn của ai
▪ tiến lên, thăng tiến
▪ tiến triển, tiếp tục
▪ đi cùng
▪ đi xa
▪ trở về
▪ đi qua, trôi qua
▪ tham gia, ham, mê
▪ xem xét, nghiên cứu
▪ đổ chuông, nổ tung, thiu thối
▪ tiếp tục
▪ mất điện, ra ngoài, đi chơi
▪ ôn lại, xem lại, soát lại
▪ xong, thành công, qua
▪ tăng lên
▪ giảm xuống
▪ đi với
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▪ Hold back
▪ Hold down
▪ Hold forth
▪ Hold in
▪ Hold off
▪ Hold on
▪ Hold out
▪ Hold over
▪ Hold up
▪ ngăn lại
▪ giữ
▪ đưa ra, nêu ra
▪ nén lại, kìm lại
▪ giữ không cho lại gần, nán lại
▪ nắm chặt, giữ chặt
▪ đưa ra
▪ đình lại, hoãn lại
▪ tắc nghẽn
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▪ Hang about
▪ Hang back
▪ Hang behind
▪ Hang down
▪ Hang on
▪ Hang out
▪ Hang up
▪ đi lang thang, đi la cà, sắp đến
▪ do dự, lưỡng lự
▪ tụt lại đằng sau
▪ rủ xuống, xòa xuống
▪ dựa vào, bám vào
▪ đi lang thang, la cà
▪ treo lên
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▪ Keep away
▪ Keep back
▪ Keep down
▪ Keep from
▪ Keep in with
▪ Keep up with
▪ Keep off
▪ Keep on
▪ Keep under
▪ Keep up
▪ để ra xa, cất đi
▪ giữ lại, cản lại, cầm lại
▪ nén lại
▪ nhịn, kiêng
▪ thân thiện với ai
▪ theo kịp, đuổi kịp
▪ tránh ra
▪ tiếp tục
▪ đè nén, thống trị
▪ giữ vững, giữ không cho đổ
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▪ Look about
▪ Look after
▪ Look at
▪ Look away
▪ Look back
▪ Look back upon
▪ Look down
▪ Look down on
▪ Look up to
▪ Look for
▪ Look forward to
▪ Look in
▪ Look into
▪ Look on
▪ Look out
▪ Look out for st
▪ Look over
▪ Look round
▪ Look through
▪ Look up
▪ đợi chờ
▪ chăm sóc
▪ ngắm nhìn
▪ quay đi
▪ quay lại, ngoái cổ lại
▪ nhìn lại cái gì đã qua
▪ nhìn xuống
▪ coi thường
▪ kính trọng
▪ tìm kiếm
▪ mong đợi
▪ nhìn vào, ghé qua thăm
▪ xem xét kĩ, nghiên cứu
▪ đứng xem
▪ để ý, coi chừng
▪ chông chừng cái gì
▪ xem xét, kiểm tra, tha thứ, bỏ qua
▪ nhìn quanh
▪ lờ đi, xem lướt qua
▪ nhìn lên, tra cứu
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▪ Lay aside
▪ Lay down
▪ Lay for
▪ Lay in
▪ Lay sb off
▪ Lay on
▪ Lay out
▪ Lay over
▪ gác sang một bên, không nghĩ tới
▪ để xuống, xác lập, đề ra
▪ nằm đợi
▪ dự trữ, để dành
▪ cho ai nghỉ việc
▪ đánh, giáng đòn
▪ sắp đặt, bố trí, đưa ra
▪ trải lên, phủ lên
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▪ Let by
▪ Let down
▪ Let in
▪ Let off
▪ Let on
▪ Let out
▪ Let up
▪ để cho đi qua
▪ làm cho ai đó thất vọng
▪ cho vào
▪ tha thứ
▪ để lộ, tiết lộ
▪ để cho đi ra, để cho chạy thoát
▪ dịu, ngớt
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▪ Make after
▪ Make against
▪ Make at
▪ Make away
▪ Make away with
▪ Make off
▪ Make off with
▪ Make out
▪ Make over
▪ Make up
▪ Make for
▪ Make up of
▪ Make use of
▪ Make up for
▪ theo đuổi
▪ bất lợi, có hại cho
▪ tiến tới, tấn công ai
▪ vội vàng ra đi
▪ hủy hoại, thủ tiêu, giết
▪ chuồn, cuốn gói
▪ ăn cắp
▪ hiểu
▪ chuyển, nhượng
▪ trang điểm, bịa đặt, quyết định, làm hòa
▪ tiến về hướng
▪ bao gồm
▪ lợi dụng
▪ bù lại
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▪ Pass away
▪ Pass sb/st by
▪ Pass for
▪ Pass off
▪ Pass on
▪ Pass out
▪ Pass over
▪ Pass round
▪ Pass through
▪ Pass up
▪ qua đời
▪ lờ đi, làm ngơ
▪ được coi là, có tiếng là
▪ mất đi, biến mất (cảm giác)
▪ truyền lại
▪ mê man, bất tỉnh
▪ băng qua
▪ chuyền tay, chuyền theo vòng
▪ trải qua, kinh qua
▪ từ bỏ, khước từ
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▪ Pick at
▪ Pick off
▪ Pick up
▪ chế nhạo, chế giễu, rầy la
▪ nhổ đi
▪ nhặt, đón
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▪ Put aside
▪ Put back
▪ Put by
▪ Put down
▪ Put in
▪ Put in for
▪ Put off
▪ Put on
▪ Put out
▪ Put through
▪ Put up
▪ Put sb up
▪ Put up with
▪ để dành, gạt sang một bên
▪ để lại (chỗ cũ)
▪ lảng tránh
▪ đặt xuống
▪ đệ đơn
▪ đòi, yêu sách
▪ hoãn
▪ mặc(quần áo), đội(mũ), đi(giày)....
▪ dập tắt
▪ hoàn thành, xong xuôi
▪ dựng lên
▪ cho ai đó ở nhờ
▪ chịu đựng
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▪ Take after = look like
▪ Take along
▪ Take away
▪ Take back
▪ Take down
▪ Take in
▪ Take off
▪ Take on
▪ Take out
▪ Take over
▪ Take to
▪ Take up
▪ giống
▪ mang theo, đem theo
▪ mang đi, lấy đi
▪ lấy lại, mang về
▪ tháo xuống, hạ xuống
▪ hiểu, lừa gạt
▪ cởi, cất cánh
▪ đảm nhiệm, thuê mướn
▪ nhổ (cây, răng), đổ (rác)
▪ tiếp quản, kế tục
▪ thích
▪ tiếp tục một công việc bỏ dở
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▪ Turn away
▪ Turn back
▪ Turn down
▪ Turn into
▪ Turn off
▪ Turn on
▪ Turn out
▪ Turn over
▪ Turn up = show up = arrive
▪ ngoảnh mặt đi
▪ quay lại
▪ vặn nhỏ, từ chối
▪ biến thành
▪ tắt đi
▪ bật lên
▪ hóa ra
▪ lật, dở
▪ đến, xuất hiện
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▪ Try on
▪ Try out = test
▪ thử đồ
▪ kiểm tra xem có hoạt động được hay không
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▪ Tell against
▪ Tell off
▪ Tell on
▪ Tell over
▪ nói điều chống lại
▪ rầy, la mắng
▪ mách
▪ đếm
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▪ See about
▪ See after
▪ See off
▪ đảm đương
▪ săn sóc, để ý tới
▪ tiễn
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▪ Set against
▪ Set apart
▪ Set back
▪ Set down
▪ Set off/out
▪ Set up
▪ so sánh, đối chiếu
▪ dành riêng ra
▪ vặn chậm lại
▪ ghi lại, chép lại
▪ khởi hành
▪ thành lập
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▪ Stay away
▪ Stay in
▪ Stay out
▪ Stay on
▪ Stay up
▪ không đến, vắng mặt
▪ không ra ngoài
▪ ở ngoài, không về nhà
▪ ở lâu hơn dự định
▪ thức
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▪ Stand by
▪ Stand for
▪ Stand in
▪ Stand in with
▪ Stand off
▪ Stand on
▪ Stand out
▪ Stand over
▪ Stand up
▪ Stand up for
▪ Stand up to
▪ đứng cạnh
▪ viết tắt, tượng trưng cho
▪ đại diện cho
▪ vào hùa, cấu kết với
▪ tránh xa, lảng xa
▪ giữ đúng, khăng khăng đòi
▪ nổi bật
▪ bị hoãn lại
▪ đứng dậy
▪ về phe, ủng hộ
▪ dũng cảm đương đầu
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▪ Run after
▪ Run against
▪ Run along
▪ Run down
▪ Run out
▪ Run out of
▪ Run on
▪ Run over
▪ Run through
▪ theo đuổi ai
▪ đi ngược lại, chống đối, phản đối
▪ rời đi, tránh ra xa
▪ hao mòn, tiền tụy
▪ cạn kiệt
▪ hết sạch cái gì
▪ chạy bằng cái gì
▪ cán lên, đè lên
▪ tiêu xài phung phí
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▪ Watch after
▪ Watch for
▪ Watch out
▪ Watch over
▪ dõi theo, nhìn theo
▪ chờ, đợi
▪ đề phòng, coi chừng
▪ trông nom, canh gác
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▪ Wear away
▪ Wear down
▪ Wear off
▪ Wear out
▪ làm mòn dần, làm mất dần
▪ làm kiệt sức dần
▪ làm mòn mất
▪ làm rách, làm sờn, làm mệt lử
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▪ Wipe at
▪ Wipe away
▪ Wipe out
▪ quật, giáng cho một đòn
▪ tẩy, lau sạch
▪ xóa sạch

B. PRACTICE EXERCISES 
Exercise 1.1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences 
Question 1: I've been really_____about that fight I had with my teacher. I wish I could take back a lot of the things I said. 
A. beating myself up	B. making up my mind
C. pick myself up	D. give myself up 
Question 2: Our refrigerator_____just a month after the guarantee had expired. 
A. broke off	B. broke up	C. broke into 	D. broke down 
Question 3: A man was arrested for_____the White House in November 2017. 
A. backing down	B. breaking into	C. bringing off	D. bargaining for 
Question 4: Mary met her second husband not long after her first marriage_____. 
A. broke in	B. broke down	C. broke up	D. broke off 
Question 5: The meeting appeared to be going well until Sarah_____the issue of holiday pay. 
A. brought about	B. brought up	C. brought off	D. brought on 
Question 6: Ten years of incompetent government had_____the virtual collapse of the country's economy. 
A. brought about	B. backed down	C. bom out	D. brought off 
Question 7: David is totally dedicated and_____the best in his pupils. 
A. brings back	B. brings down	C. brings round	D. brings out 
Question 8: The United States_____some 150,000 military reservists when the war broke out. 
A. came about	B. caught on	C. called up	D. carried out 
Question 9: Rachel was nervous about giving a talk to her colleagues, but she_____ very well. 
A. carried it off	B. counted on	C. came around	D. cooked up 
Question 10: Mark invented a new game, but it never really_____with people. 
A. called for	B. caught on	C. cut off	D. came across 
Question 11: Can you tell me how the problem_____in the first place? 
A. fell through	B. brought round	C. got out	D. came about 
Question 12: Police said they arrested Maria because her evidences did not_____. 
A. called up	B. get up	C. add up	D. checked up 
Question 13: The government's economic policies have_____a lot of criticisms in many quarters of the country. 
A. got rid of	B. come in for	C. done away with	D. taken away from 
Question 14: What the problem_____is whether the consumers can accept to pay more for a higher quality product. 
A. comes down to	B. puts up with	C. comes in for	D. falls back on 
Question 15: If you_____a problem or difficulty, let us know and we'll help out. 
A. come up with	B. come down to	C. come up to	D. come up against 
Question 16: They had been selling stolen cars for years before the police _____them. 
A. did away with	B. caught up with	C. put up with	D. came up with 
Question 17: Sarah_____some old photographs when she was cleaning up the bookshelf. 
A. came off	B. came about	C. came across	D. came down 
Question 18: John_____a new idea for increasing sales. 
A. came up with	B. came down to	C. came up against	D. came in for 
Question 19: Don’t forget to leave your room keys at reception when you_____. 
A. check in	B. break out	C. break in	D. check out 
Question 20: Robert_____a story about his car having broken down. 
A. cooled down	B. cooked up	C. counted on	D. cut off 
Question 21: Don't_____Lisa because she is a compulsive liar. 
A. come in	B. cool down	C. count on	D. cook up 
Question 22: He_____coffee, alcoholic drink and ate a balanced diet. 
A. got on with	B. looked up to	C. made up for	D. cut down on 
Question 23: Carol’s performance didn't really_____her usual high standard. 
A. come down to	B. get round to	C. come up to	D. feel up to 
Question 24: One of the goals of the campaign is to_____the enemy from its supplies. 
A. cut down	B. cut off	C. get down	D. go off 
Question 25: People think it's time we_____nuclear weapons because of their fierce destruction. 
A. did away with	B. took away from	C. came in for	D. got up to 
Question 26: We can't_____the help of your organization. 
A. drop by	B. dole out	C. do without	D. dress up 
Question 27: You needn’t_____to go shopping - jeans and a T-shirt are fine. 
A. dress up	B. drop off	C. dole out	D. drop by 
Question 28: Jack_____the parent’s house to ask for money this morning. 
A. looked at	B. dropped by	C. stood for	D. took up 
Question 29: Just as I was_____, a strange thought entered my head. 
A. adding up	B. following up	C. coming off	D. dropping off 
Question 30: The president wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy, not_____on. 
A. picking it up	B. getting it out	C. drawing it up	D. looking it up 
Question 31: Pensioners have been_____millions of pounds as a result of the changes. 
A. done out of	B. got rid of	C. run out of	D. got out of 
Question 32: When the company was out of business, we had to_____our savings. 
A. feel up to	B. keep up with	C. run out of	D. fall back on 
Question 33: Would you like to go to the party tonight? I really don't_____it. 
A. come down to	B. feel up to	C. get round to	D. face up to 
Question 34: I think you should_____your phone call with an email or a letter. 
A. draw up	B. break up	C. follow up	D. show up 
Question 35: Our plans_____because of lack of money. 
A. fell through	B. went through	C. saw through	D. broke through 
Question 36: Many buildings in the old part of the city are_____. 
A. breaking down	B. falling down	C. going down	D. calming down 
Question 37: No matter how hard she tried, she always_____the other swimmers in the races. 
A. fell behind	B. passed away	C. got over	D. pulled through 
Question 38: She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to_____. 
A. get out	B. come out	C. break out	D. find out 
Question 39: The voices became louder and closer and then_____again. 
A. washed away	B. turned away	C. faded away	D. moved away 
Question 40: It is difficult to access funding before the elements of an outline business plan have been_____. 
A. figured out	B. broken out	C. come out	D. got out 
Question 41: My parents are travelling across Asia by train and are planning to _____in Tokyo. 
A. wake up	B. end up	C. get up	D. draw up 
Question 42: It is important that you_____your colleagues. 
A. get rid of	B. look up to	C. look down on	D. get on with 
Question 43: We_____our unwelcome guests by saying we had to go to bed. 
A. took away from	B. fell back on	C. got rid of	D. did away with 
Question 44: Tom forgot to take an umbrella when he_____. I hope it doesn't rain. 
A. went out	B. went down	C. went off	D. went away 
Question 45: When Anna was a student at high school, she usually_____some sorts of trouble. 
A. got on with	B. got down to	C. got along with	D. got up to 
Question 46: The meeting's not due to start for another five minutes but we're all here, so let's_____business. 
A. get ahead of	B. get down to	C. get away with	D. get back into 
Question 47: It is been at the back of my mind to call Annie for several days now, but I haven't_____it yet. 
A. got round to	B. got along with	C. got back at	D. got down on 
Question 48: Spain last week and Germany this week - he_____wherever he likes. 
A. gets away	B. gets back	C. gets around	D. gets behind 
Question 49: People believe he's guilty of the robbery, but it looks like he's going to _____it. 
A. get away from	B. get behind with	C. get down on	D. get away with 
Question 50: Laura doesn’t know right now, but she will_____you as soon as she has information. 
A. get back together	B. get back to	C. get on at	D. get through to 
Exercise 1.2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences 
Question 1: Sam tried calling his mobile phone but she couldn't_____. 
A. get through	B. get round	C. get over	D. get back 
Question 2: I'm not_____any plot surprises, read the reviews in the paper if you want to know them. 
A. giving off	B. giving out	C. giving up	D. giving away 
Question 3: She_____her job as an event manager to become a self-employed baker. 
A. gave up	B. gave away	C. gave over	D. gave off 
Question 4: At the end of the race his legs_____and he collapsed on the ground. 
A. gave off	B. gave in	C. gave out	D. gave onto 
Question 5: People_____their lives as usual despite the threat of conflict and terrorism. 
A. went out	B. went about	C. went away	D. went off 
Question 6: Are you willing to_____Robert's job when he leaves? 
A. go against	B. go across	C. go about	D. go after 
Question 7: The electricity will be_____for thirty minutes while the workmen are testing the circuit. 
A. going down	B. going on	C. going off	D. going up 
Question 8: In sixth grade, Alex_____three sports but was rather poor in two of them. 
A. went out for	B. went out to	C. went out with	D. went over to 
Question 9: South Africa was_____a period of irreversible change. 
A. going into	B. going through	C. going without	D. going with 
Question 10: I’ve never_____spending all day at the beach. 
A. gone through with	B. gone up to	C. gone over to	D. gone in for 
Question 11: The students looked nervous as they were_____for the national exam. 
A. going in	B. going out	C. going into	D. going across 
Question 12: We used to be good friends at school but we’ve_____since moving to London. 
A. grown up	B. grown back	C. grown apart	D. grown out of 
Question 13: Linda Chan immigrated with her parents in 1995, and_____in New York. 
A. grew into	B. grew up	C. grew on	D. grew apart 
Question 14: He's never_____the people amongst whom he was brought up. 
A. done away with	B. got away with	C. taken away from	D. grown away from 
Question 15: This necklace has been_____in my family for generations. 
A. handed back	B. handed down	C. handed in	D. handed over 
Question 16: The director demands you_____all your projects by the end of next week. 
A. hand in	B. hand over	C. hand down	D. hand back 
Question 17: David spent most of his youth_____the bars of Dublin. 
A. hanging out	B. hanging up	C. hanging around	D. hanging back 
Question 18: Criminals often_____in these empty apartments where the police have difficulties in finding out. 
A. hang out	B. hide out	C. hand back	D. hide away 
Question 19:_____a minute while I’m checking in my diary. 
A. Hold on	B. Go on	C. Come on	D. Hand on 
Question 20: I carry a notebook so that I can_____any ideas. 
A. juice up	B. jump in	C. jack around	D. jot down 
Question 21: Kate found the course hard but she_____it and completed it successfully. 
A. kept at	B. kept away	C. kept from	D. kept on 
Question 22: Every day, my father usually reads the papers to _____what's happening in the outside world. 
A. keep in with	B. keep up at	C. keep up with	D. keep away from 
Question 23: Liz_____till the midnight with her loud music last night. 
A. picked me up	B. kept me up	C. cheered me up	D. put me down 
Question 24: He_____trying after the worst failures and succeeded in the end. 
A. kept out	B. kept in	C. kept down	D. kept on 
Question 25: The middleweight champion_____his opponent in the fourth round of the fight. 
A. knocked around	B. knocked back	C. knocked out	D. knocked over 
Question 26: Failure to keep the chemicals at the right temperature could_____an explosion. 
A. lead to	B. lean on	C. listen up	D. live out 
Question 27: Who is going to_____the children while their mother is in hospital? 
A. take after	B. look after	C. go after	D. call after 
Question 28: When_____on over my life, I admit I didn't always do the right thing. 
A. looking back	B. bringing back	C. cutting back	D. dying back 
Question 29: Angela thinks they_____her because she neither goes to college nor has a job. 
A. look forward to	B. look out for	C. look in on	D. look down on 
Question 30: Many young people migrate to big cities to _____better career prospects, professional growth and work opportunities. 
A. block up	B. look for	C. ease up	D. call up 
Question 31: Steven was_____working with the new Prime Minister. 
A. moving on to	B. hanging back from	
C. looking forward to	D. ending up with 
Question 32: The specialized agencies have been set up to_____the problem and come back when they have the information. 
A. look into	B. break into	C. hook into	D. dip into 
Question 33: She didn't know how to pronounce this word so she had to_____in the dictionary. 
A. make it up	B. look it up	C. call it off	D. put it down 
Question 34: Please_____my baby sister while I am missing from home. 
A. bang on about	B. cast about for	C. fit out with	D. look out for 
Question 35: Duck had a few minutes before the meeting to_____what I had written. 
A. look over	B. hand over	C. fawn over	D. get over 
ĐÁP ÁN & LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT
ĐÁP ÁN EXERCISE 1.1
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. D
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. B
21. C
22. D
23. C
24. B
25. A
26. C
27. A
28. B
29. D
30. C
31. A
32. D
33. B
34. C
35. A
36. B
37. A
38. D
39. C
40. A
41. B
42. D
43. C
44. A
45. D
46. B
47. A
48. C
49. D
50. B

Exercise 1.1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences 
Question 1: I’ve been really _________________ about that fight I had with my teacher. I wish I could take back a lot of the things I said.
	A. beating myself up	B. making up my mind
	C. pick myself up	D. give myself up
Đáp án A
A. beating myself up: tự trách mình
B. making up my mind: tự quyết định việc gì
C. picking myself up: tự vực dậy
D. giving myself up: đầu thú
Dịch nghĩa: Tôi đã thực sự tự trách mình về cuộc chiến mà tôi có với giáo viên của mình. Tôi ước tôi có rút lại những lời mà tôi đã nói.
Question 2: Our refrigerator _________________ just a month after the guarantee had expired.
	A. broke off	B. broke up	C. broke into	D. broke down
Đáp án D
A. broke off: bong ra, long ra, chấm dứt quan hệ
B. broke up: chia tay
C. broke into: đột nhập
D. broke down: hỏng hóc, đàm phán thất bại
Dịch nghĩa: Tủ lạnh của chúng tôi đã bị hỏng c