PRASAL VERBS- 1/6

1. Recent pressure at work may ______ his strange behavior.

A. look for B. account for: giải thích cho C. ask for D. come in for
2. High-tech companies ______ 32% of the total value of the payrolls in the area.
A. go in for B. ask for C. look for D. account for: chiếm
3. The children were acting ______ the story of the birth of Jesus. Act out: đóng kịch
A. out B. on C. for D. as
4. Although we like his plan in general, we don’t agree ______ him ________ every issue.
A. to - on B. with - on C. on - about D. with - to
5. I don’t agree ______ hitting children as a punishment. Agree with Sth: đồng tình về...
A. to B. on C. with D. about
6. I called them to ______ more details.
A. ask out B. ask round C. ask for D. ask back
7. It took Juan a long time to build up the courage to ______ Mariella ______ ,but at last he did and she said
yes.
A. ask - out B. ask - round C. ask - back D. ask - after
8. Local residents have forced the local council to _______ from its plans to build a nightclub on their street.
A. ask around B. back down : rút lui C. account for D. act as
9. The writer doesn’t back ______ his opinions with examples. Back up: ủng hộ
A. down B. off C. up D. away
10. She proved her plan was practical, therefore, he had to ______.
A. back off B. backed down: rút lui, thoái lui C. back out D. backed up
11. They threatened to beat me ______ if I didn’t give them my wallet. Beat up: đánh
A. out B. out of C. up D. down
12. Virgin Airlines must ______ stiff competition to win the contract.
A. beat down B. beat out C. beat off: thành công vượt qua D. beat on
13. My brother always just ______ with no warning and expects me to entertain him.
A. blows down B. blows out C. blows up D. blows in: ào vào
14. The wind ______ the candle, so we couldn’t see anything.
A. blew off B. blew down C. blew over D. blew out: thổi tắt
15. It is inevitable that tyres like that will ______ when travelling at a high speed.
A. blow off B. blow over C. blow out: nổ lốp D. be blowing out
16. The printing machines are always ______, which causes us a lot of troubles.
A. breaking up B. breaking down C. breaking out D. breaking in
17. Dad would occasionally ______ with an amusing comment.
A. break off B. break out C. break up D. break in:cát gnang, ngắt lời
18. She ______ in tears when she heard the news of her mother’s death.
 A. broke away B. broke down C. broke out D. broke off
19. Someone had ______ through the bedroom window.
A. broken up B. broken off C. broken down D. broken in: đột nhập
20. There’s a sense of foreboding in the capital, as if fighting might at any minute ______.
A. break up B. break off C. break out: nổ ra, bùng nổ D. break into
21. I left London when my marriage ______
A. broke down B. broke up C. broke out D. broke off
22. They ______ of prison and fled the country.
A. broke out: trốn thoátB. broke down C. broke in D. broke with
23. I was consoling Liz on having broken ______ with her boyfriend.
A. through B. up C. with D. out
24. I slapped his face a couple of times to try to bring him ______.: làm ai tỉnh lại
A. over B. round C. through D. out
25. A huge amount of environmental damage has been ______ by the destruction of the rainforests.
A. brought about: đem lại B. brought round C. brought up D. brought off
26. I slapped his face a couple of times to try to bring him ______.
A. over B. round C. through D. out
27. ________ the death penalty has done absolutely nothing to reduce crime.
A. Bringing forth B. Bringing on C. Bringing in: ban hành luật D. Bringing over
28. If I had a place of my own I’d have to bring Louisa ______ here.bring Sb around: đưa ai đi chơi
A. to B. up C. on D. around
29. The government has ______ new proposals to tackle the problem of increasing crime.
A. brought about B. brought forward: đề xuất C. brought forth D. brought back
30. That music always ______ happy memories.
A. brings back B. brings out C. brings off D. brings around
31. I’m sure I can ______ him around to our point of view. bring Sb around: thuyết phục ai theo 1 quan
điểm
A. get B. bring C. make D. put
32. Harsh anti-trade union laws were ______ in the early 1980s.
A. brought about B. brought in C. brought on D. brought to
33. Stress can ______ an asthma attack.
A. bring about B. bring up C. bring on: gây ra D. bring over
34. They’ve just brought ______ a new record.
A. down B. out C. back D. in
35. He has ______ the family firm into a multinational company.
A. built around B. built on C. built in D. built up: làm mạnh hơn