72. The hotel porter ________ anybody who wasn’t wearing a collar and tie.
A. turned against B. turned off C. turned away D. turned up
71. John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ________ all his trousers to his measure.
A. make up B. give away C. bring in D. let out
70. I tried to work on, but I got so tired that I could no longer ________.
A. keep out B. come down C. come up D. hold out
69. Do be careful while crossing the street. If not you may get _______ by a passing car.
A. run over B. run into C. run out D. run across
68. All the children on the playground stared up into the sky until the noise of the plane _________.
A. gave up B. went out C. died away D. took off
67. ---- How is Dennis getting along with his work?
---- Well, he can always ________ a new idea for increasing sales.
A. come about B. come up with C. get way with D. get up
66. ---- Are you ready to leave?
---- Almost. I’ll be ready to leave just as soon as I ____ my work.
A. get through B. give up C. carry out D. set about
65. Peter ________ a little money every month so that he can buy a car of his own in the near future.
A. sets aside B. sets about C. sets off D. sets out
64. Without proper lessons, you could ________ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.
A. keep up B. pick up C. draw up D. catch up
63. Difficulties and hardships have ________ the best character of the young geologist.
A. brought in B. brought up C. brought out D. brought about