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Multiple-Choice Questions

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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


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