动词短语和词义辨析

动词短语和词义辨析

1.It’s ten years since the scientist______on his life’s work of discovering the valuable chemical.

A.made for

B.set out

C.took off

D.turned up

2.Before the war broke out, many people ______in safe places possessions they could not take with them.

A.threw away

B.put away

C.gave away

D.carried away

3.We wanted to get home before dark , but it didn’t quite______as planned.

A.make out

B.turn out

C.go on

e up

4.It was dark ;we decided to ______for the night at a farm house.

A.put away

B.put down

C.put up

D.put out

5.---_____for the glass!-----It’s OK.I’m wearing shoes.

A.Look out

B.Walk out

C.Go out

D.Set out

6.He accidentally ______he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for

a couple of weeks.

A.let out

B.took care

C.made sure

D.made out

7.It was not a serious illness,and she soon_____it.

A.got over

B.got on with

C.got around

D.got out of

8.I don’t ______roke “n” roll.It’s much too noisy for my taste.

A.go after

B.go away with

C.go into

D.go in for

9.You can take anything from the shelf and read , but please ____the books when you’ve finished with them.

A.put on

B.put down

C.put back

D.put off

10.I had to ______because someone else wanted to use the phone.

A.give up

B.put up

C.hang up

D.ring up

11.In some western countries, demand for graduates from MBA course has______.

A.turned down

B.turned over

C.fallen down

D.fallen over

12.Helen always helps her mother even though going to school _____most of her day.

A.takes up

B.makes up

C.saves up

D.puts up

13.The village people prevented their cattle from ______the wheat field.

A.breaking in

B.breaking out

C.breaking into

D.breaking away.

14.The final examination is coming up soon.It’s time for us to _____our studies.

A.get down to

B.get out

C.get back for

D.get over

15.In Britain today momen_____40% of the workface ,and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.

A.build up

B.stand for

C.make up

D.set up

16.The detective and his assistant have begun to _____the mysterious murder.

A.look through

B.look into

C.look over

D.look after

17.When they had finished playing ,the children were made to _____all the toys they had taken out.

A.put off

B.put out

C.put up

D.put away

18.It was unwise of him to ______the unreliable date in his speech.

A.refer to

B.add to

C.keep to

D.point to

19.If you ______any problems when you arrive at airport,give me a ring.

e up with

B.set about

C.run into

D.put aside

20.Because Edar was sure of the fact, he ____his opinion.

A.led to

B.insisted on

C.struck to

D.stood for

21.Let’s not wait any longer .He might not ______at all.

A.turn over

B.turn up

C.turn on

D.turn down

22.The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______to be a great disappointment.

A.turned up

B.turned in

C.turned out

D.turned down

23.If you quention that the illness might be serious you should not _____going to the doctor.

A.put off

B.hold back

C.put aside

D.hold up

24.There was a big hole in the road which _____the traffic.

A.held on

B.held up

C.held back

D.held to

25.The distraction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could______.

A.stand up to

B.make up for

e up with

D.put up with

26.The airline has _____a new solution to the problem of jet-lag.

A.put up with

e up with

C.catch up with

D.keep up with

27.When the right opportunity________, she’ll take it.

es up

es across

es along

es to

28.---- What’s the matter with you?

---- After the long walk, my legs _______ and I couldn’t go any further.

A.gave out

B.gave off

C.gave in

D.gave up

29.A man is being questioned in relation to the ________ murder last night.

A.advised

B.attended

C.attempted

D.admitted

30.They see you as something of a worrier, ___________problem which don’t exist and crossing bridges long before you come to them.

A.settling

B.discovering

C.seeing

D.designing

31.If you are feeling so tired, perhaps a little sleep would ________.

A.act

B.help

C.serve

st

32.Let’s go to the library for more books. I don’t think these ________all the problems of