Tests for learning English

1. When I was ... the street, I ... an old friend whom I had not seen for ages. I was very glad to see her.

going down, came into
walking along, came into
walking down, ran into
running up, turned into
jumping along, run in

2. I was ... worms in the garden when I ... this medallion. It ... the seventeenth century.

looking for, found out, dates from
looking after, ran into, dates
looking at, ran into, dates
looking for, came across, dates
digging for, came across, dates back to

3. I can't ... corruption. I will never ... them again.

put up with, vote
put up with, vote to
put up with, vote for
put off with, vote for
put off with, vote

4. It was not easy to ... how to ... the palace, and ... the gold.

find out, break in, run away with
find out, break into, run away with
find about, break in, run away with
find out, break against, run off with
find in, break against, run off with

5. He is too shy to ... the cinema, and she has been ... that since she ... this town last year.

ask her for, longing for, arrived for
ask her out for, longing for, arrived at
ask her for, longing for, arrived at
ask her out to, longing for, arrived in
ask her out for, longing in, arrived in

6. My grandfather ... last month.
Sorry to hear that. I ... you in your loss.

passed away, sympathise with
passed away, sympathise for
passed after, sympathise for
passed up, sympathise for
passed up, sympathise with

7. ... your room. ... right now, and do not ... again.

Tidy up, Put everything out, mess it up
Tidy up, Put everything away, mess it up
Tidy up, Put everything away, dirty it up
Clean up, Put everything in, mess it up
Clean up, Put everything in, dirty it up

8. I can't ... the situation. Paul ... his wife. When he ..., he said, 'Margaret!'

stop laughing in, mistook a man with a prominent moustache for, sat around
stop laughing for, mistook a man with a prominent moustache with, turned around
stop laughing about, mistook a man with a prominent moustache with, turned around
stop laughing at, mistook a man with a prominent moustache for, turned round
stop laughing at, mistook a man with a prominent moustache with, turned round

9. Honey, ... your sister while I ... . Don't let her ... late. I'll ... in a couple of days.

take after, am out, stay up, come back
take after, am away, stay up, be back
look after, am out, stay out, be back
look after, am out, stay up, be back
look after, am away, stay up, be back

10. Only five minutes had ... since we had ... lunch, and he ... angrily, 'You, stupid loafers! ... work immediately!'

elapsed by, stopped for, cried out, Get up to
gone by, stopped for, cried out, Get down to
elapsed by, stopped for, cried out, Put down to
elapsed by, stopped to, cried out, Put down to
gone by, stopped to, cried up, Get down to

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