If you don t know the meaning of the word it up in the dictionary

Have you written down ______ names?
everybody
everybody’s
everybodys’
everybodies’

They decided to go on a hike ______ the rain.
despite of
despite in
in spite
in spite of

If you don’t know the meaning of this word, _____ in the dictionary.
chase it up
search it out
look it up
find it out 

Did you fix these shelves ______? 
all on yourself
all at yourself
all with yourself
all by yourself

My grandma makes me ______ carrots, but I prefer ice-cream.
eat
eating
to eat
to eating

You were rude ______ him for no reason.
at
to
with
on

When I was a student I ______ to discos every Friday night.
used to go 
was used to go 
use to went
used to going

We ______ the project by the end of the month.
shall finish
are finishing
will have finished
will be finishing

I am here to say that we ______ next week. Everything is ready.
will leave
are leaving
will be leaving
will have left

This time tomorrow our family ______ on the beach of the Mediterranean sea.
will lie
is lying
will be lying
will have lain

I have found only one book. Where is ______?
the others 
another
other
the other

She didn’t know that he ______ her.
betrayed
would betray
will betray
is going to betray

______ three years had passed before we met again.
Other 
The other
Another 

The happy man went to see his mother-in-law ______.
down 
on
off
away 

I ______ him since we ______school.
haven’t seen / left
didn’t see / left
didn’t see / have left
haven’t seen / have left

If the child ______ no better, we shall have to take him to hospital.
does
is
has
was

The boy almost never walks his dog in the morning, ______?
is he
doesn’t he
does he
isn’t he

I play football with friends every weekend. — ______.
So I play
So I do
So am I 
So do I

I ______ home when somebody ______ my name.
went / was calling
was going / called
went / called

______ tourists are staying here.
only few 
only little 
only a few
only a little 

A

bring up a topic etc. = introduce it in a conversation = поднимать (вопрос); заводить (разговор)

• I don’t want to hear any more about this matter. Please don’t bring it up again.
  Я не хочу больше ничего слышать по этому вопросу. Пожалуйста, не заводите снова этот разговор.

come up = be introduced in a conversation = упоминаться (в разговоре)

• Some interesting matters came up in our discussion yesterday.
  Наш вчерашний разговор затронул ряд интересных вопросов. (досл.: несколько интересных вопросов упоминалось в нашем разговоре вчера)

come up with an idea, a suggestion etc. = produce an idea = придумывать идею, предложение и др.

• Sarah is very creative. She’s always coming up with new ideas.
  Сара очень креативна/изобретательна. Она постоянно придумывает новые идеи.

make something up = invent something that is not true = выдумывать, сочинять

• What Kevin told you about himself wasn’t true. He made it all up.
  То, что Кевин рассказал о себе, не правда. Он всё выдумал.

B

cheer up = be happier, cheer somebody up = make somebody feel happier = подбодрить кого-либо

• You look so sad! Cheer up!
  Ты такая грустная! Не унывай!
• Helen is depressed at the moment. What can we do to cheer her up?
  Елена сейчас чувствует себя подавленной. Что мы можем сделать, чтобы подбодрить её?

save up for something / to do something = save money to buy something = накопить

• Dan is saving up for a trip round the world.
  Дэн копит на кругосветное путешествие.

clear up = become bright (for weather) = проясняться, разгуливаться

• It was raining when I got up, but it cleared up during the morning.
  Когда я проснулся, шёл дождь, но в течение утра погода разгулялась.

C

blow up = explode = взорвать(ся), blow something up = destroy it with a bomb etc.

• The engine caught fire and blew up.
  Двигатель загорелся и взорвался.
• The bridge was blown up during the war.
  Мост был взорван во время войны.

tear something up = tear it into pieces = разрывать (на мелкие кусочки)

• I didn’t read the letter. I just tore it up and threw it away.
  Я не читала письмо. Я просто разорвала его и выкинула.

beat somebody up = hit someone repeatedly so that they are badly hurt = избивать

• A friend of mine was attacked and beaten up a few days ago. He was badly hurt and had to go to hospital.
  На моего друга напали и избили несколько дней назад. Он был тяжело ранен, и ему пришлось идти в больницу.

D

break up / split up (with somebody) = separate = расходиться

• I’m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have split up. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them.
  Не ожидал услышать, что Сью и Пол разошлись. Они казались такими счастливыми вместе, когда я видел их последний раз.

do up a coat, a shoelace, buttons etc. = fasten, tie etc. = застегнуть, завязать и др.

• It’s quite cold. Do up your coat before you go out.
  Довольно холодно. Застёгивай куртку перед тем, как выходить.

do up a building, a room etc. = repair and improve it = ремонтировать (здание), украсить (комнату)

• The kitchen looks great now that it has been done up.
  Кухня теперь выглядит замечательно после того, как мы произвели косметический ремонт.

look something up in a dictionary/encyclopaedia etc. — искать (что-либо в справочнике)

• If you don’t know the meaning of a word, you can look it up in a dictionary.
  Если вы не знаете значение слова, вы можете найти его в словаре.

put up with something = tolerate it = смириться

• We live on a busy road, so we have to put up with a lot of noise from the traffic.
  Мы живем на оживленной дороге, поэтому нам приходится мириться с шумом от транспорта.

hold up a person, a plan etc. = delay = останавливать, задерживать

• Don’t wait for me. I don’t want to hold you up.
  Не жди меня. Я не хочу тебя задерживать.
• Plans to build a new factory have been held up because of the company’s financial problems.
  Планы по строительству нового завода были сорваны из-за финансовых проблем компании.

mix up people/things, get people/things mixed up = you think one is the other = перепутать

• The two brothers look very similar. Many people mix them up. (or … get them mixed up)
  Два брата выглядят очень похоже. Многие люди путают их.

Упражнения

1. Сопоставьте содержимое двух рамочек.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2. Посмотрите на картинки и закончите предложения. Каждый раз вам понадобятся два или три слова.

The weather was horrible this morning, but it’s now.

Linda was late because she was in the traffic.

They bought an old house and . It’s really nice now.

Pete was really depressed. We took him out for a meal to .

3. Закончите предложения. Каждый раз используйте глагол (в правильной форме) + up. Иногда вам понадобятся и другие слова.

1. Some interesting matters in our discussion yesterday.
2. The ship and sank. The cause of the explosion was never discovered.
3. Two men have been arrested after a man was outside a restaurant last night. The injured man was taken to hospital.
4. ‘Is Robert still going out with Tina?’ ‘No, they’ve .’
5. I put my shoes on and the shoelaces.
6. The weather is horrible this morning, isn’t it? I hope it later.
7. I wanted to phone Chris, but I dialled Laura’s number by mistake. I got their phone numbers .

4. Закончите предложения. Каждый раз используйте глагол + up. Иногда вам понадобятся и другие слова.

1. Don’t wait for me. I don’t want to .
2. I don’t know what this word means. I’ll have to .
3. There’s nothing we can do about the problem. We’ll just have to it.
4. ‘Was that story true?’ ‘No, I .’
5. I think we should follow Tom’s suggestion. Nobody has a better plan.
6. I hate this photograph. I’m going to .
7. I’m trying to spend less money at the moment. I’m a trip to Australia.

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