英语动词及动词短语练习题

1．The news was a terrible blow to her, but she will _____ the shock soon.

   A. get out      B. get through     C. get off      D. get over

2.The sound of the music ____louder and louder as the band marched nearer to me.

   A. grew        B. felt         C. appeared        D. remained

3. Off the east, the sky looked pale enough to ____ the storm would be passing quickly.

   A. suggest           B. report       C. prove        D. explain

4.—Have you finished your homework yet?

 —Not yet, I ___ to do it just a few minutes ago.

   A. get down        B. set out        C. set about       D. set up

5．The thing that _____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

   A. matters                 B．cares                 C．considers           D．minds

6.—So how is your new roommate?

   —She really _____. She’s always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind her,she always makes rude remarks.

   A. turns me off     B. turns  me  down    C. turns me out      D. turns me over

7. To be honest, I don’t quite ____ with you some general views on the weather.

   A. did       B. allow      C. bother      D. share

8. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.

   A. give away      B. give out      C. give up        D. give off

9. The old houses are being pulled down to ____ a new office block.

   A. supply with    B. make use of    C. make room for     D. take the place of

10. It is fashionable to drive a car, but to drive a car is not nearly as difficult as it is imagined on condition that you ________ the specialized rules.

   A. give up                 B．stick to              C．insist on             D．connect to

11. Will you       my composition to find out whether I’ve made any spelling mistakes?

   A. look through     B．look on C．look up D．look out of

12. As is known to us all, failure usually _ __ laziness while diligence can ______ success.

   A. results from, lie in             B. results in, result from

C. leads to, lie in                 D. results from, result in

13. He has been fired and will have to      over charge of his office tomorrow.

   A. take                     B．hand                  C．get                    D．go

14. His aunt’s letters    him of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown.

   A. call up                  B．call for               C．call on               D．call at

15.  —Did you reach the top of the mountain?

       —Yes. Even I myself didn’t believe I could      it.

   A. work                    B．climb                 C．get                    D．make

16. In Britain today women     44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.

   A. build up                B．make up            C．take up              D．send up

17. We trust you ; only you can          him to give up smoking .

   A. suggest                B．attract               C．advise              D．persuade

18. —Have a good rest ; you need to          your energy for the football match this afternoon .

    —Thanks a lot .                   

   A. leave                   B．save                 C．hold                 D．get

19. In that country, guests usually feel that they are not highly ________ if the invitation to a dinner party is given only three or four days before the party date．

   A. regarded　　   B. thought      C. admired    D. concerned

20. Difficulties and hardships have ________ the best character of the young geologist.

   A. brought in　　     B. brought up         C. brought out           D. brought about

21. Our daughter doesn’t know what to         at the university ; she can’t make up her mind about her future .

   A. take in                 B．take up             C．take over          D．take on

22. Ling Feng won the first prize in the national English competition and I’m glad that her efforts at last ________.

   A. worked out            B．got back              C．paid off             D．turned out

23. The Browns sent lots of invitations for their party. But because of the improper time, few people _____ it.

   A. attended                 B．accepted             C．received            D．enjoyed

24. I think John will           a good monitor, so I’d like to vote for him.

   A. turn                      B．change               C．elect                  D．make

25. The girl _____ to be a good dancer if she is well trained in an art school.

   A. expects                B．allows                C．wishes               D．promises

26.—What do you think of Andrew ?

   —There are some things that are not easy to         , and his coldness is one .

   A. put aside             B．put up with       C．think of             D．get along with

27.—Does he know how to work out the problem ?

    —Yes , he has         a good idea to solve it .

   A. caught up with     B．kept up with     C．come up with    D．put up with

28. —Will Thursday or Friday          you ?

    —Either will          .

A. fit , be                 B．fit , OK             C．suit , all right     D．suit , do

29. Eating too much fat can         heart disease and cause high blood pressure .

   A. result from           B．contribute to     C．attend to           D．devote to

30. It suddenly        to the detective that the millionaire was probably murdered by his own daughter.

   A. happened             B．occurred            C．thought              D．took place