Q2 - CĐ 17-24 - Test 16

146. I intended to go to the cinema, but I _____ up at the youth club instead.

• A. set
• B. came
• C. started
• D. ended

147. Unless we _____ the problem, many animals could become extinct.

• A. face up to
• B. look up to
• C. turn up to
• D. get up to

148. His greediness was _____ to his often going hungry as a child.

• A. set down
• B. put back
• C. turned to
• D. put down

149. He fell _____ his best friend over a girl they both liked.

• A. made up
• B. made do
• C. made into
• D. made over

150. Over the last few months garages ___ the price of petrol three times.

• A. have risen
• B. have put up
• C. raised
• D. have gone up

1. Now that they have read it in _______, they believe me.

• A. white and black
• B. black and white
• C. red and blue
• D. blue and red

2. My _______ were very kind to me when I was seriously ill.

• A. heart and soul
• B. rank and file
• C. flesh and blood
• D. by and large

3. I couldn’t believe that they were brothers. They were as different as _______.

• A. Mars from Jupiter
• B. dogs and cats
• C. chalk from cheese
• D. milk from honey

4. _______, Americans eat a light breakfast. They usually don’t eat a lot of food in the morning.

• A. Pros and cons
• B. By and large
• C. Odds and ends
• D. Fair and square

5. There are certain members in the party who will stand by their leader through thick and thin.

• A. whatever the times
• B. whatever the climate
• C. whatever the day
• D. whatever the difficulties