(完整word版)高中英语经典短语习题及答案

高考英语经典动词及动词短语专项练习

1. The mail was ______ for two days because of the snow storm.

A. held out

B. held off

C. held up

D. held down

2. -- Can I do the job?

-- I’m afraid not, because it ______ skill and patience.

A. calls for

B. asks for

C. sends for

D. cares for

3. The government has ______ the parents to work with teachers in the education of

their children.

A. asked for

B. called for

C. looked for

D. paid for

4. Though he is ______ worker, he works very hard.

A. an ordinary

B. a common

C. a usual

D. a general B

5. The plan ______ just because people were unwilling to cooperate.

A. turned down

B. pulled down

C. broke down

D. put down

6. I don’t skate now, but I ______ when I wa s a kid.

A. used to

B. am used to do

C. was used to skate

D. used to it

7. Students should be encouraged to finish their homework ______.

A. of themselves

B. of their own

C. for their own

D. on their own

8. Does the way you thought of ______ the water clear make any sense?

A. making

B. to make

C. how to make

D. having making

9. Such ______ the case, I couldn’t help but ______ him.

A. being; support

B. is; to support

C. has been; supporting

D. be; supported

10. -- And besides, these colors are more ______ you.

-- Do you really think so? I’ll take it then.

A. becoming to

B. belonging to

C. referring to

D. used to

11. I simply couldn’t understand how it ______ that you did so much work within su ch a

short time.

A. came across

B. came about

C. came up

D. came back

12. No agreement was reached in the discussion because neither side would ______ to ______.

A. give away; the other

B. give up; others

C. give in; other

D. give out; another

13. Her face gave her ______ when she told a lie.

A. off

B. away

C. up

D. out

14. I really don’t want to go to the party, but I don’t see how I can ______ it.

A. get back from

B. get out of

C. get away

D. get off

15. And there, almost ______ in the big chair, sat her little brother, who never had to be

told to be quiet.

A. losing

B. having lost

C. to be lost

D. lost

16. Without fact, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual

knowledge ______ our thinking.

A. which to be based on

B. upon which to base

C. which to base upon

D. to which to be based

17. There are many interesting books ______, but I’m at a loss which to borrow.