Two- and Three- Part Verbs APPENDIX B Toefl 3

He kept teasing me, so finally I told him to __ it __.

• cut out

• get along

• cut down

When he stole some money from her, she really wanted to do something to __ him.

• cut off

• get ahead

• get back at

He read the untrue stories about himself in the newspaper, but he tried not to react. He just tried to _ it _.

• brush up on

• come down with

• brush off

The police detective was not sure how the crime was committed. She decided to __ it further.

• pick out

• look into

• look after

We have some new neighbors. I think I'll __ them later this afternoon.

• call on

• call off

• call

I don't need my bicycle any more . It's not worth too much money, so I think I'll just __ it __.

• give away

• give up

• give back

The teacher has to __ the exam until next week because the students are not prepared.

• put on

• put off

• put up with

I'm really excited to be selected as master of ceremonies, I've never done this before, but I'm really going to try to __ it __.

• lay off

• carry off

• break off

If I didn't buy milk at the store, we would ___ it at breakfast in the morning.

• run into

• run out of

• wear out

The newspapers tend to __ sensational stories if they want to improve their circulation.

• play up

• show up

• take up