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This section includes 205 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Skills Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The police forced an entrance by breaking _____ the security door. |
| A. | down |
| B. | off |
| C. | into |
| D. | over |
| Answer» B. off | |
| 52. |
The car broke _____ in the middle of nowhere. Luckily I managed to get a signal on my cell phone. |
| A. | on |
| B. | down |
| C. | up |
| D. | out |
| Answer» C. up | |
| 53. |
I don't think the government has any chance of pushing _____ the proposed new tax reform. |
| A. | over |
| B. | in |
| C. | through |
| D. | forwards |
| Answer» D. forwards | |
| 54. |
I think she broke _____ the engagement because she felt she was too young to settle down. |
| A. | out |
| B. | off |
| C. | on |
| D. | away |
| Answer» C. on | |
| 55. |
Now that Jane is entering her thirties, she wants to settle _______ and have children. |
| A. | for |
| B. | off |
| C. | down |
| D. | over |
| Answer» D. over | |
| 56. |
The company is taking _____ new workers to meet this projected demand. |
| A. | at |
| B. | on |
| C. | up |
| D. | over |
| Answer» C. up | |
| 57. |
The meeting has been brought _____ to Monday due to the seriousness of the situation. |
| A. | on |
| B. | out |
| C. | down |
| D. | forward |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
The meeting has been put _____ to Friday as so many people have got the flu. |
| A. | up |
| B. | in |
| C. | back |
| D. | out |
| Answer» D. out | |
| 59. |
If you don´t know what the word means, you'll have to look it _____ in the dictionary. |
| A. | up |
| B. | out |
| C. | off |
| D. | for |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
My mother has offered to look _____ the children, so we can go to the party. |
| A. | after |
| B. | into |
| C. | for |
| D. | at |
| Answer» B. into | |
| 61. |
Nobody really knows how this terrible situation came _____ . |
| A. | to |
| B. | off |
| C. | over |
| D. | about |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
They broke _____ from the company to form a rival firm sometime in the late seventies. |
| A. | by |
| B. | out |
| C. | away |
| D. | over |
| Answer» D. over | |
| 63. |
The negotiations have broken _____ yet again, this time over the question of overtime payments. |
| A. | down |
| B. | away |
| C. | out |
| D. | on |
| Answer» B. away | |
| 64. |
Some prisoners broke _____ _____ jail last night. They are considered dangerous and desperate men who should not be approached by the public. |
| A. | out from |
| B. | away from |
| C. | out of |
| D. | out to |
| Answer» D. out to | |
| 65. |
When he heard of his daughter´s death, he just broke _____ . |
| A. | up |
| B. | down |
| C. | off |
| D. | away |
| Answer» C. off | |
| 66. |
The government´s economic policies have come _____ _____ some criticism lately. |
| A. | in for |
| B. | up to |
| C. | on for |
| D. | up against |
| Answer» B. up to | |
| 67. |
I came _____ an old photo when I was clearing out the garage. |
| A. | along |
| B. | up |
| C. | over |
| D. | across |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
We´ve come _____ _____ quite a number of problems since we started the project. |
| A. | over to |
| B. | down against |
| C. | up against |
| D. | over against |
| Answer» D. over against | |
| 69. |
This jacket is coming _____ at the seams. Why don´t you just throw it out? |
| A. | away |
| B. | out |
| C. | off |
| D. | apart |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
She finally came _____ to the idea, but she took a lot of convincing. |
| A. | round |
| B. | in |
| C. | on |
| D. | over |
| Answer» B. in | |
| 71. |
John's little boy comes _____ with the funniest things. You never know what he's going to say next. |
| A. | off |
| B. | out |
| C. | on |
| D. | away |
| Answer» C. on | |
| 72. |
Her new book is coming _____ next month. They've already sold the film rights. |
| A. | off |
| B. | out |
| C. | up |
| D. | over |
| Answer» C. up | |
| 73. |
The bill came _____ an incredible $350. Thank God I had a credit card on me. |
| A. | on |
| B. | out |
| C. | to |
| D. | up |
| Answer» D. up | |
| 74. |
He finally came _____ after being unconscious for a fair old time. |
| A. | over |
| B. | to |
| C. | about |
| D. | through |
| Answer» C. about | |
| 75. |
They came _____ _____ an ingenious solution to the problem. I would never have thought of it myself. |
| A. | up to |
| B. | up with |
| C. | on with |
| D. | down with |
| Answer» C. on with | |
| 76. |
The police are hoping that somebody will come _____ with information that could lead to an arrest. |
| A. | in |
| B. | on |
| C. | forward |
| D. | over |
| Answer» D. over | |
| 77. |
A lot of people are coming _____ _____ this flu that's doing the rounds. |
| A. | off with |
| B. | up with |
| C. | down from |
| D. | down with |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
Sorry to cancel on you at such short notice, but I´m afraid something rather important has come _____ and I can't get out of it. |
| A. | up |
| B. | out |
| C. | off |
| D. | upon |
| Answer» B. out | |
| 79. |
A button has come _____ my shirt. I´ll have to sew it back on at some point. |
| A. | apart |
| B. | down |
| C. | off |
| D. | away |
| Answer» D. away | |
| 80. |
I don´t think any concrete proposals will come _____ the environmental conference. None of the participants seem willing to make meaningful concessions. |
| A. | to |
| B. | from |
| C. | over |
| D. | off |
| Answer» C. over | |
| 81. |
The man suddenly came _____ us with a knife. We had done nothing to provoke him. |
| A. | at |
| B. | over |
| C. | off |
| D. | on |
| Answer» B. over | |
| 82. |
Depending on the backlog of cases, his case should come _____ the courts some time next month. |
| A. | up |
| B. | before |
| C. | on |
| D. | into |
| Answer» C. on | |
| 83. |
Nobody knows how he came _____ his personal fortune. It´s all a bit of a mystery. |
| A. | over |
| B. | off |
| C. | by |
| D. | on |
| Answer» D. on | |
| 84. |
Pete's coming _____ later to drop off that CD you wanted to borrow. |
| A. | in |
| B. | off |
| C. | on |
| D. | round |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
I don´t know where I've seen him before, but it´ll come _____ me in a moment. |
| A. | to |
| B. | in |
| C. | on |
| D. | over |
| Answer» B. in | |
| 86. |
It really all comes _____ to cost levels; ours are simply too high and we won´t be competitive again until such time as we do something about it. |
| A. | over |
| B. | off |
| C. | up |
| D. | down |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
To be honest, it was a bit of a risky option, but fortunately it came _____ . |
| A. | up |
| B. | off |
| C. | on |
| D. | to |
| Answer» C. on | |
| 88. |
We're going out for a few beers this evening. You're more than welcome to come _____ if you want to. |
| A. | in |
| B. | with |
| C. | along |
| D. | on |
| Answer» D. on | |
| 89. |
There´s no doubt that Pete came _____ just at the right moment. |
| A. | away |
| B. | out |
| C. | up |
| D. | along |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
Unfortunately, his performance didn't come _____ _____ our expectations and we had to let him go. |
| A. | up to |
| B. | down to |
| C. | on with |
| D. | over with |
| Answer» B. down to | |
| 91. |
The way he runs his business I´d be surprised if it didn't go _______ soon. He can't keep going on such low returns |
| A. | down |
| B. | under |
| C. | over |
| D. | off |
| Answer» C. over | |
| 92. |
She finally came _____ and told her family and friends that she was gay. |
| A. | on |
| B. | up |
| C. | off |
| D. | out |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
My roses should be coming _____ any time soon. That should brighten the garden up a bit. |
| A. | on |
| B. | over |
| C. | off |
| D. | out |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Those seeds I planted last week are already coming _____ . Lots of little green shoots have appeared. |
| A. | out |
| B. | off |
| C. | up |
| D. | on |
| Answer» D. on | |
| 95. |
He's taken a lot of convincing, but I think he´s finally coming _____ to our point of view. |
| A. | in |
| B. | round |
| C. | off |
| D. | on |
| Answer» C. off | |
| 96. |
The car went _____ a wall at 50 mph, but amazingly nobody was seriously hurt. |
| A. | into |
| B. | against |
| C. | up |
| D. | on |
| Answer» B. against | |
| 97. |
I´m sorry but I´m afraid we couldn't go _______ with that. I know the board would never agree to it. |
| A. | along |
| B. | up |
| C. | on |
| D. | off |
| Answer» B. up | |
| 98. |
To be honest, I've gone _____ the whole idea. It doesn't seem so appealing now that I'm aware of the risks involved. |
| A. | by |
| B. | down |
| C. | off |
| D. | over |
| Answer» D. over | |
| 99. |
This milk must have gone ______ ; it´s been in the fridge for at least a week. |
| A. | away |
| B. | out |
| C. | down |
| D. | off |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
They´re still going _______ with the party even though they still haven´t found a venue. |
| A. | ahead |
| B. | in |
| C. | off |
| D. | over |
| Answer» B. in | |