1. They ________ to finish the project by next week.
- a) plan
- b) plans
- c) planning
- d) planned
2. I ________ my old clothes to charity last weekend.
- a) gave away
- b) gave up
- c) gave out
- d) gave in
3. She ________ the lights before leaving the room.
- a) turned off
- b) turned up
- c) turned out
- d) turned on
4. We ________ to the radio when the news was announced.
- a) listened
- b) listened in
- c) listened to
- d) listened on
5. John ________ for the meeting because he was late.
- a) showed up
- b) showed off
- c) showed out
- d) showed in
6. I don’t understand this question; can you ________ it ________ for me?
- a) break down
- b) break off
- c) break in
- d) break up
7. The baby ________ crying after she was fed.
- a) stopped
- b) stopped up
- c) stopped off
- d) stopped in
8. The plane ________ at 7 p.m. yesterday.
- a) took off
- b) took in
- c) took out
- d) took over
9. We should ________ the old furniture to make space for new ones.
- a) get rid of
- b) get over
- c) get across
- d) get along
10. He ________ smoking because of his health problems.
- a) gave up
- b) gave away
- c) gave off
- d) gave in
11. The manager asked the staff to ________ early tomorrow morning.
- a) show up
- b) show off
- c) show out
- d) show down
12. They ________ a lot of money to build the new school.
- a) put together
- b) put away
- c) put on
- d) put off
13. Please ________ your phone during the exam.
- a) switch off
- b) switch on
- c) switch over
- d) switch up
14. The children ________ quietly when the teacher entered the room.
- a) settled down
- b) settled up
- c) settled in
- d) settled off
15. She ________ her homework before the deadline.
- a) handed in
- b) handed out
- c) handed over
- d) handed off