Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1You can ............... the new word in the online dictionary.
Wrong!
Use "look up" when you mean search for information in a book, list, or online.
2Please ............... the music because the baby is sleeping.
Wrong!
Use "turn down" when you mean make sound, heat, or light lower.
3If you want to finish the marathon, you need to ............... training until the race day.
Wrong!
Use "keep on" when you mean continue doing something.
4We never argue, so I ............... my new roommate very well.
Wrong!
Use "get along with" when you mean have a good relationship with someone.
5I didn't understand the problem at first, but I finally ............... it out.
Wrong!
Use "figure" in "figure it out" when you mean understand or solve a problem.
6Please ............... the form and send it before Friday.
Wrong!
Use "fill in" when you mean write information in spaces on a form.
7Can you ............... Lena from the station when her train arrives?
Wrong!
Use "pick up" when you mean collect someone in a car or other vehicle.
8Let's ............... a meeting for next Tuesday if your diary is free.
Wrong!
Use "set up" when you mean arrange or organize a meeting, system, or event.
9It's getting dark, so could you ............... the lights?
Wrong!
Use "turn on" when you mean start a light, machine, or device.
10Why don't you ............... my office after lunch for a quick chat?
Wrong!
Use "drop by" when you mean visit someone or a place for a short time without much planning.
11We should ............... this milk because it expired yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "throw away" when you mean put something in the rubbish because you do not want or need it.
12We had to ............... without waking anyone in the house.
Wrong!
Use "sneak out" when you mean leave quietly or secretly.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- You can look up the new word in the online dictionary.
- Please turn down the music because the baby is sleeping.
- If you want to finish the marathon, you need to keep on training until the race day.
- We never argue, so I get along with my new roommate very well.
- I didn’t understand the problem at first, but I finally figure it out.
- Please fill in the form and send it before Friday.
- Can you pick up Lena from the station when her train arrives?
- Let’s set up a meeting for next Tuesday if your diary is free.
- It’s getting dark, so could you turn on the lights?
- Why don’t you drop by my office after lunch for a quick chat?
- We should throw away this milk because it expired yesterday.
- We had to sneak out without waking anyone in the house.
