Question 25: I don’t think he will ever get_____the shock of his father’s death. A. over B. through C. by D. off Question 26: If we want to_____up with them we’d better hurry. A. come B. arrive C. approach D. catch Question 27: She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her_____because of her poor eyesight. A. up B. back C. down D. over Question 28: If you want to have a pet you must be ready to look_____it for several years. A. at B. for C. after D. over Question 29: Stephen always wanted to be an actor when he_____up. A. came B. grew C. brought D. settled Question 30: The butcher cut some steak,_____it up and handed it to me. A. closed B. wound C. strung D. wrapped Question 31: The completion of the tunnel has been held_____owing to a strike. A. on B. off C. over D. up Question 32: The doctor advised me not to take_____so much work in the future. A. to B. over C. after D. on Question 33: The doctor says I’ll take a long time to get_____the shock. A. past B. above C. through D. over Question 34: The meeting had to be put_____until a later date. A. away B. on C. off D. up Question 35: The police have warned tourists to look_____for pickpockets in the town centre. A. out B. up C. down D. forward Question 36: Their aim is to_____up a new political party. A. strike B. stand C. set D. show Question 37: There was a big hole in the road which_____the traffic. A. kept down B. held up C. stood back D. sent back Question 38: These old houses are going to be_____soon. A. laid out B. run down C. knocked out D. pulled down Question 39: If you want to join this club, you must_____this application form. A. make up B. write down C. do up D. fill in/ out Question 40: It’s high time Bill got a steady job and_____. He’s almost thirty. A. settled in B. settled down C. turned in D. turned down Question 41: My daughter often_____to see me at least once a week. A. calls up B. drops in C. goes up D. comes on Question 42: They had never come_____such a beautiful little village before. A. at B. across C. off D. back Question 43: They’ve_____a new tower where that old building used to be. A. put up B. put down C. pushed up D. pushed down Question 44: We need to go to the market because we have_____sugar this morning. A. shortened of B. come short of C. run out of D. finished off Question 45: When my tea cup is empty, I fill it_____again if I’m still thirty. A. out B. on C. over D. up Question 46: Paul poured some water on the campfire to put it_____. A. out B. down C. aside D. off Question 47: They said the woman was so ill that it seemed unlikely she would_____. A. take up B. get off C. pull through D. come up Question 48: The children playing near the gate of the building were told to_____ by the guards. A. go off B. clear off C. get away D. get out Question 49: According to the fairy tale, the handsome prince was_____a frog by the witch. A. turned into B. come into C. fed up with D. fed into Question 50: Go_____this book because it has the information you need. A. over B. by C. off D. on