REVIEW TEST FOR LESSON 20
DIRECTIONS:
In this section, you will read a sentence, short paragraph or dialogue containing one of the phrases presented in the lesson. The phrase is printed in boldface type so you can easily identify it. After reading the sentence, your task is to identify which of the four choices— (A) , (B) , (C) , or (D) —listed below the sentence, most closely defines the phrase or best completes the sentence. Only one answer is the correct answer.
1. Inventors are now working ______ cars powered by turbine, steam, and electricity.
(A) at
(B) on
(C) off
(D) of
2. I will give you five minutes to work out the problem.
(A) solve
(B) undertake
(C) understand
(D) interpret
3. Time is so limited. He coundn't finish the project even if he worked like a horse.
(A) let the horse do the work
(B) worked by himself
(C) worked hard
(D) took his time
4. Stamer's plan worked like magic and successfully rescued the company.
(A) was magic tricks
(B) was effective
(C) was full of imagination
(D) was necessary
5. Tom worked his fingers to the bone trying to finish the work before Thanksgiving.
(A) went to work regularly
(B) worked effortlessly
(C) worked easily
(D) worked with great efforts
6. In order to keep fit, many actors work ______ every day in the gymnasium.
(A) out
(B) on
(C) over
(D) up
7. She worked her way ______ from an ordinary office worker.
(A) out
(B) on
(C) over
(D) up
8. He is suggested to work ______ a few jokes in his speech.
(A) over
(B) in
(C) out
(D) up
9. It took him two weeks to work ______ an outline for his thesis.
(A) up
(B) off
(C) over
(D) in
10. The robbers worked over the young man because he refused to open his safe.
(A) researched
(B) looked through
(C) beat
(D) destroyed
11. We must work ______ our differences through dialogue and in a spirit of cooperation.
(A) up
(B) out
(C) over
(D) on
12. You can't accomplish anything around here if you don't work through channels.
(A) work in the channels
(B) work under pressure
(C) work hard
(D) go through the proper procedures and persons
13. I don't have an appointment open this afternoon, but I'll see if I can work you ______ the sequence.
(A) on
(B) over
(C) into
(D) out
14. In order to keep fit, I work ______ at the gym twice a week.
(A) out
(B) off
(C) over
(D) into
15. Don't work yourself ______ about something so trivial.
(A) up
(B) over
(C) on
(D) out
■ ANSWER
1. (B)
2. (C)
3. (C)
4. (D)
5. (B)
6. (D)
7. (B)
8. (D)
9. (D)
10. (A)
11. (B)
12. (D)
13. (C)
14. (A)
15. (A)
