1. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to _____ the isolation of life in Alaska. (43/9/03) }kaU0 P
A) break through B) break down e'I13)
C) break into D) break out Ldnw1xy
2. It is much easier to talk about social change than to _____. (50/1/91) }\E2Z[
A) bring it on B) bring it out H1H+TTZr
C) bring it up D) bring it about 72qbxPY13h
3. We have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project. E"e <9
A) bring off B) bring forth v*+.;60_
C) bring down D) bring back
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4. Computer technology will _____ a revolution in business administration. (56/12/03) ho#]i$b}f2
A) bring around C) bring out o7N3:)
B) bring about D) bring up "pb,|U
5. She's fainted. Throw some water on her face and she'll _____. (54/12/03) V#:`:-$$+
A) come round C) come on '"{ IV
B) come along D) come out N-fGc?E
6. Anne couldn’t concentrate _____ what she was doing while her family were watching TV. (65/12/92) Y4]USU!PA
A) to B) for Hn%n>Bnl
C) on D) in v%|^\A"V
7. All I’m trying to do is to _____ why your condition has not improved. (43/6/88) (^-i[aJY
A) look for B) find out ?Xscc mN
C) search for D) get in &u-H/CU%
8. The police are _____ the records of all those involved in the crime. (57/6/92) yjUSM}$
A) looking into B) looking after >r] bfN,
C) looking out D) looking on w)o^?9T
9. I have had great deal of trouble _____ the rest of the class. (46/1/95) irSdqa/
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C) keeping up with D) living up to b&BSigrvou
10. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____. (60/6/95) [ay~l%x
A) stand up to B) make up for : E`N0UA
C) come up with D) put up with &DC
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11. A good friend is one who will _____ you when you are in trouble. (59/6/90) |7Z7_YWs
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12. The student was just about to _____ the question, when suddenly he found the answer. (62/6/95) 9V*h:[6a(
A) arrive at B) submit to y#HDJ=2
C) work out D) give up uop|8n1
13. When the whole area was _____ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter. (70/1/89) g6:S"Em
A) cut away B) cut down pj. }VF!d
C) cut up D) cut off @RW=(&<1
14. The manager needs an assistant that he can _____ to take care of problems in his absence. (32/1/96) hO3>Gl5<
A) count on B) count in n:cre}0.
C) count up D) count out .b*%c?e
15. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _____. (60/1/03) N:Yjz^Jt
A) pulled out B) pulled through 4:A
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C) pulled up D) pulled over %dMq'j
16. I want to buy a new tie to _____ this brown suit. (67/1/89)
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A) go into B) go after 1Wzm51RU
C) go with D) go by XPnN"Y"y
17. Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis. y'ULhDgq^B
A) went after B) went for j}NGyS" =
C) went into D) went on Z'EXq.hk
18. There are other problems which I don’t propose to _____ at the moment. (41/1/96) ;E0Xn-o_
A) go into B) go around A;E7~qOG
C) go for D) go up P+r-t8
19. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities. (46/1/96) O?|st$g
A) take over B) result in I9GRSm;0<
C) hold on D) keep to _<x4/".}B3
20. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to _____ the cold in a few days. '(M8D5?N-
A) get over B) get away 7XLz Ewa
B) get off D) get out w.kb/
21. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon _____ it. iT#)i3
A) got off B) got across zx
C) got away D) got over NYbeIfL
22. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _____ because of the bad weather. (50/1/96) m:@-]U@6
A) set off B) broken off 7U_~_yb
C) worn off D) called off ^3*k6h[(
23. Let’s not wait any longer, he might not _____ at all. (64/12/92) -'
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24. This popular sports car is now being _____ at the rate of a thousand a week. Vm
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A) turned down B) turned out G|5M
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B) turned up D) turned on XBi}hT
25. The French pianist who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment. (56/6/93) tjw4.L<r
A) turned up B) turned in fv?vO2nj
C) turned out D) turned down 6{/HNEI*1
26. I waited for him half an hour, but he never _____. (58/6/03) 0&!,+
A) turned in B) turned down #P8R
C) turned off D) turned up Q)}_S@v|%
27. The engine _____ smoke and steam. (56/1/90) Qp9)Rc5
A) gives up B) gives in FF]xwptrx
C) gives away D) gives off 6J3:[7k=&
28. It is difficult to _____ a conversation with all this noise around us. (53/6/88) Lw EI
A) carry on B) account for Y0`=h"g
C) bring up D) get through gc|?$aE
29. They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions. (65/1/90) |FK##8
A) carried out B) carried off : ]&O