Better English Lessons
Multiple-Choice Questions
Click on the answer you think is correct.
| 1. I'd like to stop smoking but I just can't ______ it up. | |
| a) | give |
| b) | turn |
| c) | put |
| d) | hurry |
| 2. I'm getting really unfit. I think I should ______ up a sport. | |
| a) | speak |
| b) | take |
| c) | put |
| d) | hurry |
| 3. I'm fed up hearing you talk all the time. Why don't you just ______ up and listen for once? | |
| a) | cheer |
| b) | move |
| c) | put |
| d) | shut |
| 4. He's a really irritating person. I don't see how you ______ up with him. | |
| a) | speak |
| b) | move |
| c) | put |
| d) | hurry |
| 5. If you don't put any oil in the motor when the warning light comes on, it's likely to ______ up. | |
| a) | send |
| b) | seize |
| c) | put |
| d) | set |
| 6. There's not enough room for all my papers. I'm going to ask maintenance to ______ up some more shelves. | |
| a) | cheer |
| b) | move |
| c) | put |
| d) | hurry |
| 7. If you ever come to my city you must ______ me up and we'll have dinner together. | |
| a) | speak |
| b) | move |
| c) | put |
| d) | look |
| 8. Let's ask Andrew and see if he can ______ up with any good ideas. | |
| a) | come |
| b) | set |
| c) | put |
| d) | turn |
| 9. It was really embarassing. I'd had too much to drink and when we left the bar I was sure I was going to ______ up. | |
| a) | cheer |
| b) | sign |
| c) | throw |
| d) | hurry |
| 10. It's a difficult market to enter but we intend to ______ up a small subsidiary anyway. | |
| a) | cheer |
| b) | turn |
| c) | throw |
| d) | set |
| 11. When I saw that this course was available I rushed to ______ up for it. | |
| a) | cheer |
| b) | sign |
| c) | gee |
| d) | feel |
| 12. That was a complete surprise - a total ______ up for the books. | |
| a) | speak |
| b) | move |
| c) | turn |
| d) | throw |
| 13. Stop acting so childishly. ______ up. | |
| a) | cheer |
| b) | move |
| c) | grow |
| d) | hurry |
| 14. I couldn't afford to buy it but my parents ______ up the money for me. | |
| a) | cheer |
| b) | move |
| c) | put |
| d) | throw |
| 15. He's always making fun of me. I wish he wouldn't ______ me up like that. | |
| a) | send |
| b) | move |
| c) | gee |
| d) | hurry |
| 16. I knew he would get promoted. It's good to see him ______ up the ladder. | |
| a) | speak |
| b) | move |
| c) | gee |
| d) | throw |
| 17. They badly need motivating. Perhaps you can ______ them up? | |
| a) | cheer |
| b) | grow |
| c) | gee |
| d) | throw |
| 18. They're so miserable. Perhaps you can ______ them up? | |
| a) | cheer |
| b) | grow |
| c) | put |
| d) | give |
| 19. What's taking them so long? Perhaps you can ______ them up? | |
| a) | speak |
| b) | grow |
| c) | give |
| d) | hurry |
| 20. We can't hear you at the back. Perhaps you could ______ up a bit? | |
| a) | speak |
| b) | seize |
| c) | put |
| d) | throw |