DAY 3: EXERCISES ON PHRASAL VERBS AND VOCABULARIES

Ex1: Circle the best word to complete each sentence:

1. I lent Bill $20; he says he'll pay / spend me back next week.
2. Excuse me, it's none of your business how much money I get / make.
3. Greenpeace raised / rose five million dollars to help preserve the Atlantic rainforest.
4. How much of my income should I inherit / invest, and how much should I put into savings? ( kế thừa )
5. I can't believe I ruined / wasted $10 on a calculator that doesn't even work!
6. I didn't have enough savings to pay my college tuition, so I had to pick / take out a student loan.
7. Sometimes your employer can pay your salary by doing / making a deposit directly in your bank
account.
8. I really admire rich people who donate / sponsor a large portion of their wealth to charity. ( tài trợ )
9. I try not to eat out at restaurants too often; I'm trying to keep / save money.
10. Let's exchange / replace money here at the airport so that we can get a taxi to the hotel.
11. My son earned / won $50 for taking care of the neighbor's dogs over the weekend.
12. We need to give / make a budget so that we don't end up spending more than we earn
Ex 2: Circle the best word to complete each sentence:
1. Are you adding / bumping / checking any bags today?
2. Hello, I need to change the dates of my hotel district / layover / reservation. ( điểm dừng )
3. I always try to get a window chair / seat / spot on long flights.
4. I won't be in the office next week - I'll be on a business flight / travel / trip.
5. On their honeymoon, Will and Cassie spent a week at a five-star / ten-point / gold-star hotel.
6. Sorry, sir, but your bring-in / carry-on / take-up bag is too heavy.
7. The gate number is printed on your boarding / checking / entering pass.( thẻ lên máy bay )
8. The checkout / layover / stop-off was only 30 minutes – I had to run to catch my attaching /
connecting / linking flight!
9. The rooms of the hotel were nice, but the fitness center was rather dingy / red-light / one-star.
10. The travel agency / organization / department is offering a great deal on a 5-day package in
Miami. ( đại lí du lịch )
11. We felt sick on the plane because the flight was really bumpy / seedy / messy.
12. You should book / make / set your flight now, before prices go up
Ex 3: Circle the best word to complete each sentence:
1. Don't bother going to the village - it's not merit / worth / value the trip, there's really nothing to
see.
2. From our window, we had an unobstructed look / sight / view of the castle up on the mountain.
3. If you want more privacy, there's a winding / secluded / unobstructed beach an hour's drive
outside the city. ( yên tĩnh )
4. Moving from New York City to a small farm in the midwest was quite a dramatic change of face
/ scenery / view. ( chuyển đến 1 nơi khác )
5. The all-day boat / ship / sailor trip leaves at 7 AM every morning and takes you to 5 different
islands.
6. The hikers tried to find the trail through the dense / heavy / jagged forest.
7. The stream is quite lush / gentle / shallow - the water only comes up to your ankles. ( nước lớn )
8. This mountain range / span / scenery extends north to Canada.
9. We went bird-watching in the countryside / fauna / wildlife preserve.
10. You can't get there by car; you have to take the footpath / footroad / footstreet. ( lối đi bộ )
Ex 4: Circle the best word to complete each sentence:
1. After being evacuated / left / released from prison, Jim found it hard to get a job.
2. Although everyone believes she's guilty, the evidence was too appealed / inconclusive /
refutable for a conviction.
3. Due to his links to terrorist groups, Mr. Smith represents a threat / battle / death to society.
4. He was declared innocent by a unanimous / universal / uniform jury.
5. I couldn't believe what a light conviction / sentence / threat she got - a mere 30 days in jail!
6. I don't support the death pain / penalty / punishment - I think everyone deserves a chance to
change.
7. Patty and her ex-husband are involved in a prolonged lawful / legal / trial battle over the
ownership of their house.
8. Ron will stand court / jury / trial for an assault charge after hitting his girlfriend. ( bị xử trong tòa )
9. The banking executive was charged / stood / upheld with fraud.
10. The U.S. government just hung / passed / served a new law about immigration.
11. There was concrete / enforced / harsh evidence that the doctor had falsified the records.
12. They haven't yet reached a court / parole / verdict in the kidnapping case.
PHRASAL VERBS
CATCH
16 Catch on:
- to become fashionable or popular - trở nên hợp mốt, phổ - He invented a new game, but it never
biến really caught on.
- to understand after a period of
time - hiểu, thông suốt (sau một - He didn’t catch on at first.
thời gian)
Catch out:
- to show that sb is doing wrong - bắt được ai đang làm gì - He asked her casual questions to see if
sai, tra hỏi để tìm ra cái sai he could catch her out.
- lừa, bẫy
- to trick sb into making a mistake
- The interviewer may try to catch you
- cause sb difficulty out with trick questions.
- đặt ai vào thế khó
- A lot of people were caught out by the
sudden change in the weather.
Catch up:
- reach same standard as sb/st - đuổi kịp, bắt kịp ai/ cái - He was off school for a while and is
gì finding it hard to catch up.
- làm bù để kịp công việc - She’s staying late at the office to catch
- do st you did not have time to do đã lỡ up on/with some reports.
earlier
- thảo luận các tin tức - Let’s go for a coffee - I need to catch
- learn/discuss the latest news up on all the gossip.
Catch sb up on st = give sb the - cung cấp cho ai thông tin - Can someone catch me up on the latest
latest news or information about st mới nhất về cái gì developments?
Catch up on st = do st that you - làm điều mà bạn gần đây - I have to catch up on my reading.
have not been able to do recently không thể làm
Catch on to st = understand - hiểu - He is very quick to catch on to things.

Exercise 16:
124. By the time coffee came, R.J. and Angelo had ______ a little bit.
A. caught out B. caught on C. caught with D. caught up
125. He doesn’t take hints very easily, but he’ll ______ eventually.
A. catch up B. catch out C. catch on D. catch up on
126. I suspected he wasn’t telling me the truth, and one day I caught him ______ when I found some letters he’d
written.
A. up B. with C. on D. out
127. I wonder if the game will ever ______ young people?
A. catch on with B. catch up with C. catch on to D. catch up in
128. The interest rate is very competitive and fixed for the term, so borrowers won’t get ______ by rising interest rates.
 A. caught out B. caught on C. caught with D. caught up
129. Would you mind catching me ______ the latest news of the epidemic?
A. up with B. up toC. up on D. on to
130. I have been on business for a week and now have to ______ my work.
A. catch on with B. catch up with C. catch on to D. catch up on
131. The examiner will try to catch you ______ so stay calm and think carefully before you speak.
A. up B. with C. on D. out
132. Will Western industry ever ______ Japanese innovations?
A. catch on with B. catch up with C. catch on to D. catch up on
CALL
17 Call out:
- shout/speak loudly - hét, la lớn để ai chú ý - He called out, but she didn’t hear.
- criticize sb/st publicly - chỉ trích ai/ cái gì công - People were calling him out for his
khai negative comments.
- yêu cầu ai đến, đặc biệt - The governor called out the National
- ask sb to come, especially to an là trong trường hợp khẩn Guard to prepare for the hurricane.
emergency cấp
Call on/upon
- officially ask sb to do st - yêu cầu, đòi hỏi ai làm - They called on the company to reverse
gì its decision.
- đề nghị ai nói/ phát biểu - The teacher called on me, and I didn’t
- ask sb to speak know the answer.
- ghé thăm, tạt qua (để
bán thứ gì) - Small booksellers often don’t have
- visit sb for a short time time to see all the reps who call on
(especially to sell st) them.
- tận dụng cái gì đó, đặc - Companies across the country have
biệt là một thứ chất lượng called on her expertise in designing
- make use of st, especially a marketing programs.
quality
Call for:
- need or deserve a particular - cần hoặc xứng đáng với - ‘I’ve been promoted.’ – ‘This calls for
action, remark, or quality, ect. một hành động, nhận xét a celebration!’
hoặc chất lượng cụ thể
- đòi hỏi công khai rằng
cần phải làm điều gì đó
- demand publicly that st should be - đón ai - The opposition have called for him to
done resign.

- pick sb up - I’ll call for you at 7 o’clock.

Call at = (of a train, etc.) to stop at - dừng lại, đỗ lại - This train calls at Didcot and
a place for a short time Reading.
Call in:
- visit a place/person - ghé thăm, viếng thăm - I called in to see Jeff yesterday.
 - gọi điện cho chương
trình phát thanh/truyền
- telephone a radio/TV program hình để hỏi thông tin từ - Call in to this radio station and ask
asking for information from the công chúng the governor a question.
public

- gọi điện nơi bạn làm

việc
- telephone the place you work - đòi lại tiền đã cho vay - She hasn’t called in with her schedule
yet.
- demands sb to pay back the - He needs to make the business work
money before the bank calls in the loan.
Call off:
- cancel -huỷ - The game was called off because of
bad weather.
- I yelled to the man to call off his dog.
- tell an animal/person to stop - dừng hành động tấn
attacking people công
Call back:
- return to a place in order to see - quay lại nơi nào để gặp - She said she’d call back later to pick
sb or collect st ai hoặc lấy thứ gì up the report.
- telephone again - gọi lại - He called her three times but she
never called the guy back.
Call by = visit somewhere for a - tạt qua thăm nơi nào - I just thought I’d call by on my way
short while on your way to trên đường tới chỗ khác into town.
somewhere else
Call up:
- phone sb - gọi điện cho ai - Nancy had called up to invite him.
- make sb join the army - gọi nhập ngũ - Two of her brothers had been called
up.
- He was called up for our team.
- invite sb to play in a team - mời, tạo cơ hội cho ai
vào đội chơi
- gợi nhớ lại cái gì - The smell of the sea called up
- bring st back to one’s mind memories of her childhood.
- I called his address up on the
- tìm và chiếu thông tin computer.
- find and show information on a trên màn hình máy tính
computer screen
Call over = ask one to come to a - yêu cầu ai tới đâu - I will call her over to us, and you can
particular place ask her what you want to know.

Exercise 17:
133. I knew about the public outcry against my article, so I was not surprised when the editor called me ______ to chat.
A. in B. on C. over D. up
134. He was ______ at the beginning of the war.
A. called up B. called in C. called on D. called out
135. It would be unusual for a company going into receivership not to ______ Loans to settle creditors.
A. call for B. call in C. call up D. call back
136. It’s the sort of work that ______ a high level of concentration.
A. calls at B. calls in C. calls for D. calls off
137. She ______ local employers to commit themselves to equal opportunities.
A. called at B. called in C. called on D. called out
138. People were ______ to report suspicious activity.
A. calling up B. calling at C. calling in D. calling out
139. You can use the search facility to ______ all the occurrences of a particular word in a document.
A. call for B. call in C. call up D. call back
140. Can you ask John to call me ______ when he gets in?
A. out B. back C. in D. at
141. The army was ______ to help fight fires.
A. called up B. called out C. called for D. called off
142. I knew the task would ______ my every resource.
A. call on B. call in C. call out D. call back
143. Social institutions are often ______ to assist the poor.
A. called off B. called up C. called for D. called upon
144. They ______ an investigation into how the investments were made and who is responsible.
A. called off B. called up C. called for D. called upon
145. People were asked to if they wanted further information on the proposal.
A. call upon B. call in C. call out D. call back
146. The police have ______ the search for the missing child until dawn tomorrow.
A. called off B. called up C. called for D. called upon
147. Something about her manner ______ an old school teacher I used to have.
A. calls at B. calls in C. calls up D. calls off

CARRY
18 Carry forward:
- add on - cộng vào - I forgot to carry them forward.
- succeed in making progress with - thành công trong việc tạo - The new team have to carry the work
st ra tiến bộ với cái gì forward.
Carry off:
- succeed - thành công - I will try to carry your wishes off.
- remove - loại bỏ, mang đi khỏi - Thieves broke the store window and
carried off jewelry worth thousands of
dollars.
- He carried off all the prizes.
 - win - chiến thắng - He was carried off by pneumonia.
- cause to die - giết chết
Carry on:
- behave badly - cư xử không đúng - The children have been carrying on all
day.
- Is it true that Rachel and Marcus have
- have a sexual relationship - dan díu been carrying on?
- You’ve got to carry on as though
- continue - tiếp tục nothing happened.

Carry out = conduct = perform or - tiến hành - Police say they believe the attacks
complete a job or activity = fulfill were carried out by nationalists.
Carry over = move to or come - chuyển sang - I try not to let my problems at work
from a place or time carry over into my private life.
Carry through:
- complete - hoàn thành - We are determined to carry our plans
through to completion.
- My savings account really carried me
- help to continue - giúp tiếp tục through that difficult time of
unemployment.
Carry back:
- make sb remember a time in the - làm ai nhớ lại khoảng - The smell of the sea carried her back
past thời gian trong quá khứ to her childhood.
- take st back to where it came - mang trả lại - Please carry back the empty box after
from you take out all the books.

Exercise 18:
148. The championship game was so intense that I really had to rely on my mental toughness to carry me _______.
A. through B. over C. back D. forward
149. I am very upset because I have just discovered that my daughter _______ with a married man.
A. has been carrying through B. is carrying on
C. has carried over D. is carrying forward
150. I wouldn’t dare wear anything that outrageous, but Michelle _______ wonderfully.
A. carried it off B. carried out it C. carried it back D. carried it over
151. Stresses at work can often be _______ into your home life.
A. carried through B. carried over C. carried back D. carried off
152. The average assets _______ from season to season varied from minus $630,000 to plus $770,000.
A. carry back B. carried forward C. carry off D. carried out
153. Everyone was shocked when that little-known band ______ the night’s biggest award.
A. carried on B. carried out C. carried back D. carried off
154. Dianne _______ the family tradition by becoming a lawyer.
A. carry over B. was carrying back C. is carrying on D. is carrying out
155. We don’t have the confidence that the UN will ______ a sustained program.
A. carry up B. carry back C. carry though D. carry on
156. This carries me _______ to the times of knights and jousting.
A. through B. over C. back D. forward
157. Good quality, well integrated staff will carry the company _______.
A. out B. over C. on D. forward
158. Ethel forgot to put that expensive necklace in the safe, and one of the party guests _______.
A. carried it forward B. carried it off C. carried it through D. carried it over
159. A survey is now being carried ______ nationwide.
A. out B. over C. on D. forward
160. Unfortunately, the injuries from the accident were so severe that they _______ him off.
A. carried B. put C. took D. called
CLEAR
19 Clear away:
- remove st to leave a space - dọn đi, cất di - I want you to clear all these
toys away before bedtime.
- The sound of approaching
sirens caused most of the
- move away from st - tránh xa cái gì parties to clear away.

Clear off:
- go away/leave - xéo đi, bỏ đi, biến đi - Clear off or I’ll call the
police!
- She cleared off the papers that
- remove st that is covering some area - dọn sạch các thứ đang để la were cluttering her desk.
liệt
Clear out:
- leave a building or other place, esp. - rời khỏi toà nhà hay nơi - Her landlord gave her a week
without much warning khác mà không có thông báo to clear out of her apartment.
- dọn sạch thứ bên trong cái - We finally cleared out the
gì/ở chỗ nào junk in the attic.
- remove some contents or occupants from
a container or region - buộc ai đó rời khỏi đâu - The fire alarm cleared the
building out in a hurry.
- impel or force someone to leave a place
Clear up:
- become brighter - trời quang đãng, thời tiết - I hope it clears up in time for
đẹp the picnic.
- trở nên tốt hơn, khoẻ hơn - If my cold doesn’t clear up, it
- become better/ healthier will ruin my vacation.
- làm rõ, sáng tỏ
- How did two teens clear up a
- make st clear or understandable murder mystery that stumped
the police?

Exercise 19:
161. I opened up the old cabin and cleared the cobwebs ______ with a broom.
A. out B. up C. off D. away
162. They’ve all cleared ______ and left me to clean this mess up.
A. out B. up C. off D. away
163. Now that I’ve ______ those overgrown bushes, our living room gets so much more sunlight!
A. cleared away B. cleared off C. cleared out D. cleared up
164. The doctor thinks this new allergy medicine will clear my symptoms right ______.
A. out B. up C. off D. away
165. The staff cleared ______ when they saw the boss asking for volunteers to work on the weekend.
A. out B. up C. off D. away
166. If we call the cops, they’ll ______ that raucous house party immediately.
A. clear away B. clear off C. clear out D. clear up
167. “______, both of you!", she shouted at them angrily.
A. Cleared off B. Clear off C. Clear out D. Cleared out
168. The police ______ the crowd in preparation for the celebrity’s arrival.
A. cleared off B. cleared away C. clears away D. clear out
169. He ______ the worktable to make room for the new equipment.
A. cleared away B. cleared off C. cleared out D. cleared up
170. It sure became a beautiful, sunny day once the sky ______!
A. cleared away B. cleared off C. cleared out D. cleared up
171. That tutoring session really ______ my confusion about sine and cosine.
A. cleared up B. clear up C. have cleared up D. cleared out

CHANGE
20 Change down = move to a slower gear - về số xe - The driver changed down to third
gear coming into the turn.
Change into:
- become a different thing - chuyển thành, biến đổi - An affection gradually changed into
thành real love.
- thay quần áo khác - I’ll change into an old pair of
- dress oneself in different clothes trousers.
Change over = go from one thing to - chuyển đổi - We’ve just changed over from gas
another thing central heating to electric.
Change up:
- improve - cải thiện - If something’s not working, they
change up.
- You’ll probably need to change up
- shift to a higher gear in a motor - lên số xe once you get on the highway.
vehicle
Exercise 20:
172. The farm has _______ to organic methods.
A. changed over B. changed up C. changed into D. changed down
173. When you accelerate, you have to change _______ or the car will stall.
A. on B. into C. up D. off
174. As soon as I get home from work, I want to _______ comfy clothes immediately.
A. change down B. change into C. change up D. change over
175. You’ll probably need to _______ to first gear to climb this steep hill.
A. change down B. change up C. change over D. change into
176. At what point does boiling water _______ vapor?
A. turn down B. change into C. change up D. come over
177. The cafeteria _______ the menu after people complained that they were tired of macaroni and cheese.
A. changed down B. changed up C. changed into D. changed over

CHECK
21 Check in:
- arrive (at a hotel/the airport) and sign - đăng kí khách sạn/sân bay (lúc - You can save time by
the register đến) checking in online.
- contact sb by making a phone call, - báo cáo tình hình thường xuyên - My son checks in regularly
short visit, etc., usually in order to (qua điện thoại/cuộc viếng thăm with me when he’s travelling.
make sure there are no problems or to ngắn
tell them that there are no problem
- Check sb in = record the arrival of
sb - Ask the guard to check you
- Check st in = leave bags or cases - báo là ai đó đã đến in when you get there.
with an official to be put on a plane or - We checked in our luggage
train and went through to the
- để lại đồ đạc, hành lí để được sắp departure lounge.
xếp trên tàu hoặc máy bay
Check off = Mark st () - đánh dấu tích - Check the names off as the
guests arrive.
Check out:
- leave a hotel after paying and - trả tiền và rời khỏi khách sạn - Could you ask the taxi
returning your room key driver to wait? - We’re just
checking out.
- You have to check out the
- test/examine (information/facts) nursing home before putting
- kiểm tra thông tin/sự thật
your mother in it.
- The book has been checked
out in your name.
- borrow st from an official place
- mượn đồ từ một nơi nào đó
Check up on:
- Check up on sb = make sure that sb - chắc chắn rằng ai đó đang làm - My parents are always
is doing what they should be doing
 - Check up on st = find out if st is những việc mà họ nên làm checking up on me.
true

- kiểm tra, kiểm chứng - I need to check up on a few

things before I can decide.

Exercise 21:
178. The commissioner sent an investigator to _______ the rumors.
A. check up B. check out C. check in D. check off
179. Passengers are requested to _______ two hours before the flight.
A. check on B. check off C. check in D. check up
180. As I packed my case I _______ everything on my list.
A. checked - up B. checked - out C. checked - offD. checked - in
181. What books did you _______ from the library this week?
A. check up B. check out C. check in D. check off
182. Hi mom, I’m just _______ to see if you’re feeling any better.
A. checking in B. checking up C. checking out D. checking off
183. We _______ of the hotel at 5 am to catch a 7 am flight.
A. checked out B. checked on C. checked off D. checked in
184. My mum _______ on me most evenings to see that I’ve done my homework.
A. checks out B. checks up C. checks off D. checks in

CLOSE
22 Close down:
- (company, shop, ect.) stops - phá sản/ngừng hoạt động - The local factory closed down in June.
operating as a business (công ty, cửa hàng,...)
- (đối với radio hay tivi)
ngừng chiếu vào cuối - BBC 2 closes down at 12:45 tonight.
- (radio, TV) stops broadcasting at ngày
the end of the day
Close in:
- Close in (on sb/st) = move nearer - tiến gần để tấn công - The lions closed in on their prey.
to sb/st, to attack them chúng
- (night) get darker - (đêm) tối dần
- They huddled around the fire as the
night closed in.
- (weather) get worse - (thời tiết) trở nên tệ hơn, - The weather closed in when we arrived
xấu hơn here.
- (ban ngày) ngắn lại - In the autumn the days begin to close
- (days) become gradually shorter in.
Close st off = stop people from - đóng cửa, cách li, phong - Police quickly closed off the area.
entering toả
Close up:
 - (shop, building, ect.) shut for a - (cửa hiệu...) đóng cửa - Why don’t we close up and go out for
short time tạm thời lunch?
- come closer together - tiến lại gần - Traffic was heavy and cars were
closing up behind each other.
- Every time he tried to speak, his throat
- become narrower - dần đóng lại, trở nên hẹp closed up with fear.
hơn
- She closed up when I asked about her
- giấu đi những suy nghĩ family.
- hide your thoughts or emotions và cảm xúc của bản thân
Close with:
- (event, performance) conclude st - (sự kiện, buổi biểu diễn) - For the talent show, let’s close with a
with sb/st kểt thúc với cái gì choir performance.
- có mối quan hệ thân thiết
với ai
- have a very friendly relationship - I was very close with Patty when we
with sb were kids, but I haven’t talked to her in
years.

Exercise 22:
185. Why do you _______ every time I mention your father?
A. close in B. close down C. close up D. close off
186. A spokesperson denied that they had bought the company in order to _______ it _______.
A. close - down B. close - up C. close - in D. close - off
187. The hunt chased the fox until it was too tired and weak to run and then _______ for the kill.
A. closed in B. closed with C. closed up D. closed off
188. Don’t use cold water as it shocks the blood vessels into _______.
A. closing down B. closing in on C. closing up D. closing off
189. Half of the museum was _______ while they made the changes.
A. made up B. closed off C. closed down D. put up
190. It felt as though the walls of the room were closing _______ her.
A. out for B. up off C. in with D. in on
191. As the storm approached, everyone began _______ their businesses.
A. closing up B. closing downC. closing out D. closing with
192. The show is almost over and we will _______ Sarah Miles, who will announce her own song title.
A. close down B. close in C. close with D. close up
COUNT
23 Count against = be a disadvantage - là bất lợi cho ai đó - For that job her lack of experience
to sb may count against her.
Count (sb/st) among - tính cả ai trong một - I count her among my closest friends.
nhóm
= include sb or st in a group
Count for = be worth st - có giá trị/ý nghĩa/ quan - Your promise counted for nothing to
trọng me.
 Count in = include sb/ st in an - bao gồm cả ai đó, vật - Count this old tray in with the other
activity or plan nào đó trong một hành things to be sold at the yard sale.
động hoặc kế hoạch
Count on:
- Count on sb = rely on sb - dựa dẫm vào ai - I can count on my parents to help me.
- Sorry I’m late, I didn’t count on being
held up in the traffic.
- Count on st = expect st to happen - tính toán điều gì sẽ xảy
ra
Count out:
- Count sb out = not include sb in - không cho ai/ tính ai - Scuba diving? Oh no, count me out - I
an activity tham gia vào một hoạt hate being under water!
động
- bị tuyên bố đo ván do
- say that (a boxer) is the loser đếm đến 10 mà không - Cooper was counted out in the final
because he can’t get up within a dậy nổi round.
count of ten seconds
- loại trừ khả năng
- eliminate a possibility
- We’ll have to count out the possibility
of his being elected.
- đếm từng cái một
- Count st out = count st one by one - She counted the cookies out, one by
one.

Exercise 23:
193. If you’re going to watch the football, you can count me _______ It’s not my cup of tea.
A. in B. out C. among D. on
194. He is a reliable man, so you can count _______ him for his support.
A. in B. out C. among D. on
195. He has a criminal record but we hope that prospective employers won’t _______ it _______ him.
A. count - against B. count – among C. count - for D. count - out
196. She pulled out her wallet and slowly _______ what money she had.
A. counted in B. counted on C. counted out D. counted among
197. I certainly _______ my daughter _______ my life’s greatest blessings.
A. count - against B. count - among C. count - for D. count - out
198. If I fail the test after weeks of studying, all of that effort will _______ nothing.
A. count for B. count among C. count in D. count on
199. After the boxer collapsed to the mat, the referee counted him _______ and ended the bout.
A. in B. out C. among D. on
200. I hear you’re organizing a trip to the game next week? _______ me _______.
A. Count - against B. Count - among C. Count – in D. Count - on
201. I’m _______ the meeting ending on time, or I’ll miss my bus.
A. counting in B. counting on C. counting among D. counting out
202. Don’t _______ our dream of buying this home just yet - we still have time to make a counteroffer.
 A. count out B. count on C. count in D. count with

COME
24 Come about = happen - xảy ra, xảy đến - Can you tell me how the accident
came about?
Come across:
-meet sb/find st by chance - tình cờ gặp, bắt gặp - She came across some old
photographs in a drawer.
- She comes across as very self-
- make a particular impression - gây ấn tượng confident.
- be understood - He spoke for a long time but his
- được hiểu meaning didn’t really come across.
- I hoped she’d come across with
some more information.
- provide or supply st when you
need it
- cung cấp cái gì khi bạn cần
Come apart:
- break into pieces - tách lìa ra, bung ra thành từng - The book just came apart in my
mảnh hands.
- thất bại - The global economy is showing
- be unsuccessful signs of coming apart.
Come at:
- move towards sb to attack them - tiến đến tấn công ai - He came at me with a knife.
- think about a problem, question,
etc. in a particular way
- nghĩ về một vấn đề/ một câu - We’re getting nowhere let’s come
hỏi theo một cách cụ thể nào đó at it from another angle.
Come out at st = add up to - lên tới, tăng tới - The whole trip, including fares,
comes out at $900.
Come away = become separated - bong ra khỏi cái gì - The plaster had started to come
from st away from the wall.
Come back:
- return to a place - quay trở lại - We’ve just come back from
Amsterdam.
- Long hair on men seems to be
- (fashion) becomes popular - (thời trang) quay lại mốt cũ coming back into fashion.
again
- Once you’ve been here a few days,
- remember st you had forgotten your French will soon come back.
- nhớ lại cái gì đã quên
Come back (at sb) (with st) = - đáp trả ai một cách giận dữ - She came back at the speaker with
reply to sb angrily or with force some sharp questions.
Come between:
- harm a relationship - can thiệp, xen vào mối quan - Don’t let one little quarrel come
hệ hai người between you.
- gây tranh cãi, bất đồng giữa - He didn’t want this to come
- cause disagreement or argument người, nhóm người between them.
between people
- ngăn ai làm điều mà họ thích - Nothing comes between Jim and his
- stop sb from doing st that they food.
like doing - làm ai mất tập trung
- She never let anything come
- distract sb between her and her work.

Come by:
- to make a short visit to a place, - ghé thăm, thăm ai - She came by the house.
in order to see sb
- to manage to get something
- nỗ lực làm được cái gì - Jobs are hard to come by these
days.
Come in
- to enter a room - đi vào (nhà, phòng...) - Come in and sit down.
- (fashion/products) becomes - (thời trang, sản phẩm) trở nên - It was a time when short hair for
available or popular phổ biến, thành mốt men was just coming in.
- be received (news/ - nhận (tin tức/ tiền) - Reports are just coming in of a
information/money) major accident on the motorway.
- be involved - Would you like to come in at this
- liên quan, là một phần của kế point?
hoạch, câu chuyện...
- The tide comes in very quickly here
- when the sea gets higher - (biển, thuỷ triều) dâng and you can soon find yourself
stranded.
Come in for = to receive blame - nhận chỉ trích, phê phán - The director has come in for a lot
or criticsm of criticism over his handling of the
affair.
Come into
- inherit st from sb - thừa kế tiền, tài sản - She came into a fortune when her
uncle died.
- She married for money - love didn’t
- st influences st - là quan trọng, thích hợp come into it.
Come off
- happen as planned, or to - theo kế hoạch, thành công - They had wanted it to be a surprise
succeed but the plan didn’t come off.
- The team played hard and came off
with a victory.
- end up in a particular position
- kết thúc bằng một vị trí nào đó - That mark won’t come off.
- to be able to be removed
- bong, rời ra, có thể gỡ ra
Come on
- to start, to operate - (máy móc,...) bắt đầu, vận - All the lights came on.
hành
- bị bệnh
- (illness) starts gradually - I think I’ve got a cold coming on.
- Come on! We don’t have much
- khích lễ, cổ vũ, hối thúc ai time.
- encourage sb bằng lời nói
- There was a great applause when
- (người) bước lên sân khấu the Russian ballerina came on.
- (person) to work onto the stage
Come out
- to go somewhere with sb for a - đi với ai đến tiệc, sự kiện - Would you like to come out for a
social event drink sometime?
- (book, record film, ect.) be - When is her new novel coming out?
published - xuất bản (phim, sách...)
- The clouds parted and the sun came
- (moon, stars, sun, ect.) appear out.
- become known publicly - (trăng, sao...) xuất hiện - After her death, it came out that
she’d lied about her age.

- công khai cái gì, được biết đến - The figure has come out wrong! I
- to achieve/be in a certain don’t understand it.
condition at the end of a process - đạt được gì, kết quả là
- be removed (dirt/ mark)
- Did the red wine stain came out?
- The photo didn’t come out because
- photo can be seen clearly - loại bỏ bụi, vết the room was so dark.
- I tried to say ‘I love you,’ but the
- words are spoken words wouldn’t come out.
- phần hình ảnh rõ ràng
- The postal workers have come out
in support of their pay claim.
- workers stop working because - từ ngữ, lời nói ra
of disagreement

- người làm nghỉ làm vì bất

đồng công việc...
Come over
- to appear to be a certain type of - có vẻ là người, tính cách ra - I watched the interview and felt he
person sao came over as quite arrogant.
- travel to place far away - du lịch đến một nơi xa - Why don’t you come over to
England in the summer?
- A fit of dizziness came over her.
- to suddenly feel st - bỗng có cảm giác gì đó
- Ron came over for dinner the other
- to visit sb’s home - đến thăm ai, nhà ai night.
- We must try to convince him to
- change opinion to another - thay đổi suy nghĩ, ý kiến come over to our side of the
argument, he will see that we are
right.
- I do not know what has come over
her, she was very rude to him today.
 - to affect sb - tác động, ảnh hưởng đến ai
Come (a) round
- to happen again - xảy ra lần nữa, lặp lại - Christmas comes round so quickly!
- He’ll never come round to our way
of thinking.
- to change your mind - thay đổi suy nghĩ, tâm trạng, ý
định - Your mother hasn’t ye come round
from the anesthetic.
- tỉnh lại
- to become conscious - Do come around and see us some
time.
- thăm ai tại nơi họ ở (nhà) - A note came out asking for new
- to visit someone at their place
(at their house) ideas.

- to be sent to several people - được gửi, đưa tới ai

Come up
- unexpectedly happen - bỗng xảy đến - I’m afraid something urgent has
come up.
- The question is bound to come up
- to be mentioned or talked about - được đề cập, nhắc tới at the meeting.
in conversation
- A position has come up in the
- to (job/ opportunity) become accounts department.
available - (công việc, cơ hội) sẵn có

Come up with
- to find a new thought - nảy ra ý tưởng, suy nghĩ - I came up with a thought to help the
man out.
- It is usually the father’s sister who
- usually referred to ideas and - ai đó nghĩ ra một cái tên comes up with a name for the baby.
referred with the name of the
person who produced it
Come up to
- be good as you want, need, or - đạt tới những điều mong, - Their trip to France didn’t come up
expect st to be muốn, hi vọng to expectations.
- get nearer to st in a process - đến gần cuối, chạm cái gì - The water came up to my neck.
(khoảng thời gian, giai đoạn quá
trình...) - As we come up to the end of the
first half the score remains France 3,
Italy 3.

Exercise 24:
203. I _______ my home town to see if I could find out more about my parents.
A. came up to B. came up with C. came back toD. come down with
204. His public life began to ________ early in 1987.
A. come apart B. come between C. come at D. come on
205. How did the problem _______ in the first place?
A. come over B. come round C. come about D. come off
206. She _______ well in interviews. That is why she was chosen for the post.
 A. came into B. came across C. came by D. came away
207. I’d hate anything to come _______ us.
A. away B. back C. off D. between
208. When she was walking, she ________ children sleeping under bridges.
A. came at B. came apart C. came back D. came across
209. As soon as she entered the school, childhood memories came rushing _______.
A. into B. back C. on D. by
210. I picked up the book and it ______ in my hands.
A. came at B. came apart C. came back D. came across
211. The dog ________ me but luckily I was able to escape from its attack.
A. came at B. came apart C. came back D. came across
212. I turned some of the pages and they ________ in my hand.
A. came away B. came apart C. came back D. came across

CRY
25 Cry off st/doing st = to decide not - quyết định không làm - We’d arranged to go together but Luiz
to do st that you have arranged to điều gì mà bạn đã sắp xếp cried off at the last moment.
do hay đồng ý làm trước đó
Cry out = shout or make a loud - la hét lớn vì sợ hãi - She cried out in/with pain.
noise because you are frightened,
hurt, etc.
Cry out st = shout st loudly
- gọi to cái gì - She could hear a voice crying out her
name.
Cry out against = complain loudly - phàn nàn, bàn tán xôn - People have been crying out against
about st xao về việc gì this abuse for years.
Cry out for st = need st very much - rất cần - The country is crying out for a change
in leadership.

Exercise 25:
213. Women’s rights groups have ________ the proposed cut in benefit paid to single mothers.
A. cried out against B. cried off C. cried out D. cried out for
214. Barron invited her to the races and she agreed, but she caught flu and had to ______ at the last minute.
A. cry off B. cry out for C. cry for D. cry out
215. This room is _______ some new furniture.
A. crying off for B. crying for C. crying out for D. crying out against
216. " ________ Your Name" is a song performed by Swedish pop singer and music producer Loreen.
A. Crying Out B. Crying For C. Crying Off D. Crying Out For
217. She _______ in pain as the bullet grazed her shoulder.
 A. cried out against B. cried off C. cried out D. cried out for

CUT
26 Cut across:
- to take a shortcut over or through (a - đi tắt (đến nơi nào) - It’ll be quicker if we cut across the
place) park.
- to pass in front of - The lorry cut across the little car.
- cắt ngang phía trước
- The law cuts across all social
classes.
- to affect different groups of people
- tác động, ảnh hưởng đến
các nhóm khác nhau
Cut back st = reduce considerably - giảm đáng kể - The firm cut back production
because sales were sluggish.
Cut st back = cut
- We cut the tree back every winter.
off parts of a tree or other plants so that - tỉa bớt, cắt bớt
it becomes smaller
Cut away = remove by cutting off or - cắt bỏ - Then the soldiers cut away the
away ropes of the skiff and let it fall off.
Cut down:
- reduce an amount of st - cắt giảm, giảm bớt - How can you cut down the risk of
cancer?
- The doctor advised him to cut
- start doing less of st - giảm (làm gì đó) down his working hours.
- In Haiti alone, about 30 million
- cut through the trunk of a tree - chặt cây trees are cut down every year.
- So many of our young women have
been cut down by this needless war.
- Someone should cut that man down
- kill sb - giết ai đó to size!

- cut sb down to size - làm cho ai đó bớt ảo tưởng

về bản thân/làm bẽ mặt ai
= show sb they aren’t as important as
they think/humiliate sb
Cut in:
- interrupt sb or st - xen vào, ngắt lời - I’m sorry to cut in, but I have some
information that might help.
- The fans cut in when the engine
starts getting too hot.
- start operating automatically/turn on - bắt đầu vận hành (một cách - It’s rude to cut in while other
tự động), bật lên people are queuing.
- move into a line of people or things
out of turn - cắt hàng - They wouldn’t cut me in on the
- cut sb in = allow sb to get part of the deal.
profits
- chia lời, lãi (trong kinh
 doanh)
Cut into:
- slice or carve st - khắc, chạm, cắt bằng dao - The outlines of animals were cut
into the rock.
- cắt ngang, đứt quãng
- His voice cut into her thoughts.
- interrupt an activity or process
- The teaching days I do really cut
- giảm bớt (thời gian, tiền) into my time at home.
- reduce an amount of st that is
available (time or money)
Cut off:
- remove st from st else - loại bỏ cái gì từ cái gì - Remember to cut off the fat before
you fry the steak.
- The telephone’s been cut off
- stop providing st such as electricity, - cắt điện/ga because we didn’t pay the bill.
gas
- Having a new baby can cut a
- prevent sb young mother off from the adult
- ngăn cản ai
world.
- The snow has blocked roads and
cut off a number of villages.
- isolate or sequester sb or st
- cách li, cô lập, chia cắt
Cut out:
- suddenly stops working - đột nhiên ngừng hoạt động - One of the plane’s engines cut out,
so they had to land with only one.
- He felt that he was being cut out.
- bỏ lại, loại bỏ ai/ cái gì
- I don’t think that I’m cut out for
- eliminate or remove sb or st studying any more.
- phù hợp (lĩnh vực cụ thể)
- be well-suited in a particular area
Cut through:
- quickly understand the problem or - nhanh chóng nắm bắt vấn - She always manages to cut through
deal with it đề và xử lí nó the complex theory and get at the
facts.
- I don’t think that knife is sharp
- penetrate its surface - xuyên qua enough to cut through the fruit’s
tough rind.
- He decided to cut through the
forest.
- to move across an area, often as a - đi xuyên qua, băng qua, tắt
shortcut qua - She always manages to cut through
the complex theory and get at the
- overcome - vượt qua (khó khăn) facts.
- Our footprints cut a path through
the freshly fallen snow.

- make a path through st by cutting - tạo lối đi (bằng cách cắt)

Cut up:
 - cut st into several pieces - cắt thành nhiều mảnh - She cut up the carrots and put them
in the pot.
- When Steve cut up rough, she
- behave in anger or become angry, - cư xử tệ, nổi điên realized she’d gone too far.
violent
- Steven! Do not cut up and focus on
- joke or play around the things your mother has said.
- làm trò hề/ lơ đãng

Exercise 26:
218. With her speed and agility, Cage _______ all her competitors in the hurdle race.
A. cut out B. cut up C. cut down D. cut off
219. Follow the river to where it _______ to the left and then you’ll see the picnic area.
A. cuts through B. cuts across C. cuts off D. cuts down
220. I was just talking to Jan, when Dave cut _______ on our conversation.
A. in B. away C. on D. down
221. We’ve had to cut _______ on staff to save money.
A. in B. into C. back D. up
222. His teaching cut _______ all human cultures and races.
A. up B. across C. down D. in
223. I’m sick of all these kids cutting _______ my yard to get to the school down the street.
A. away B. through C. out D. back
224. I don’t like doing the shopping on Saturday afternoon because it cuts _______ my weekend.
A. away B. into C. back D. up
225. A lot of soldiers were _______ by grenade as they stormed the airport.
A. cut into B. cut up C. cut down D. cut off
226. A loud rap on his office door cut _______ his thoughts.
A. back B. off C. into D. out
227. If we cut _______ the field, it’ll save time.
A. away B. across C. out D. into
228. For example, try cutting down on less-healthful foods, rather than cutting them _______
A. down B. back C. into D. out
229. What did they say when they were cutting _______ the last palm tree?
A. through B. down C. out D. up
230. I had to take a detour because the water department had blocked a bunch of streets, cutting me _______ from my
house.
A. out B. up C. off D. in
231. Boys! Stop cutting _______ and focus on these math problems!
A. away B. into C. back D. up
232. The town is without electricity and the water supply has been cut _______
A. into B. off C. out D. in
233. You have taught me that I’m not cut _______ for this kind of work.
A. away B. off C. out D. into
234. That vegetable has a tough skin, so you’ll really need to apply some pressure in order to cut _______ it.
A. up B. away C. into D. back
235. I won’t have a cigarette, thanks - I’m trying to cut _______
A. down B. across C. away D. out
236. Many things were regular and patterned, and cut _______ contours of the country and the flow of things.
A. across B. through C. out D. away
237. With this new thermostat, the heat will cut _______ once the temperature drops below 70 degrees.
A. up B. away C. down D. in
238. A: "That guy always dominates the class discussion with his rambling, inane thoughts like he’s some genius.”
B: "I know! It’s time to cut him ________ to size."
A. up B. across C. down D. in
239. He cut _______ the old branches from the tree.
A. up B. away C. back D. across
240. The customers queuing at the check-out would not let anyone cut _______ just because they had only a few items.
A. out B. away C. off D. in
241. He cut his way _______ the jungle with a machete.
A. away B. into C. through D. up
242. The investigators plan to cut the suspect _______ from his bosses, in the hope that he will confess.
A. through B. off C. out D. in
243. The woman cut _______ the watermelon and shared it out among the four children.
A. up B. across C. down D. Out
244. We need to cut _______ the political rhetoric and see what really lies behind the policy.
A. away B. into C. through D. up