初中英语动词短语选择题

These activities at bedtime can get kids excited and make it hard for them to____ and sleep．（　　）

A．come downB．break downC．calm downD．sit down

We can                  the TV． Nobody is watching it．（　　）

A．turn offB．turn onC．turn upD．turn down

Dad， would you please____a brighter light in my bedroom？

Certainly．（　　）

A．put inB．hand outC．hand inD．put out

Sandy seldom goes out at weekends because reading            most of her free time．（　　）

A．takes upB．takes onC．takes offD．takes out

Tony， come over． What do the letters"KIT"mean in the text message？

Don't you know that， Amy？ They_____"keep in touch"．（　　）

A．search forB．ask forC．go forD．stand for

Which bicycle should I choose， sir？

It       what you want to use it for．（　　）

A．takes onB．carries onC．puts onD．depends on

The Chinese language has become a bridge to ______China _______the rest of the world．（　　）

A．connect；toB．translate；into

C．compare；withD．separate；from

A great deal of my time is__________ with practicing playing the guitar．（　　）

A．taken upB．made upC．put upD．set up

The traveler _____ his map to make sure he was not lost．（　　）

A．looked afterB．looked up

C．looked forD．looked down

The English Speech Competition                 the best in her． As a result， she is more active now． （　　）

A．checked outB．tried out

C．left outD．brought out

Cathy sold some of her things in a yard sale and _________ the money to a children's home．

A．gave awayB．gave upC．gave out

Pass me the dictionary， please． I want to __________ some new words．

A．look forB．look up

C．look afterD．look through

Lucy，when you leave the room，please ____the light．

OK，Mom．（　　）

A．put offB．turn offC．turn up

They'll succeed in working out the problem because they never ____________．（　　）

A．wake upB．give upC．look upD．make up

Yao Ming， a basketball giant ， ___________ water polo when he was young．（　　）

A．is playingB．used to play

C．is used to playingD．was playing