第4章
Pretest
Multiple choice:
1) We tried to find a table for seven, but the tables were all_____
A. given away B. taken away C. taken up D. used up
答案：C give away 捐赠，泄露 take away 解除，消除，带回食用
take up 占据，占用，开始做 use up 用光
2)Would you please_____ the paper for me and see if there are any mistakes.
A. look around B. look into C. look up D. look through
答案：D look around 环视，游览 look into 调查
look up 查阅 look through浏览，快速查看
3)I tried phoning, but I couldn't_____
A. get along B. get on C. get to D. get through
答案：D get along 离开，离去，相处 get on 进展，获得成功，相处
get to 到达，使烦恼，对某人产生影响 get through 用完，顺利通过，正式通过，接通电话
4)-I'm surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have_____
get out of- So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them.
A. broken up B. finished up C. divided up D. parted up
答案：A break up 粉碎，结束，期中放假，解散，绝交 finish up结果成为，以...终结
divide up 分配，分担 D选项短语不存在
5)I was still sleeping when the fire______, and then I hurried out of the house.
A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out
答案：A break out 突然开始，爆发 put out 扑灭
come out 出现，开花，出版 get out 泄露，生产，离开
6)- What are you doing?
-I'm looking ____the children. They should be back for lunch now.
A. after B. at C. for D. up
答案：C look after 照料 look at 看 look for 寻 look up 查阅
7)She _____his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
A. looked up B. looked for C. picked out D. picked up
答案：A look up 查阅 look for 寻 pick out 挑选 pick up 捡起，接，好转，振奋
8)“Goodbye then," she said without even _____ from her book.
A. looking down B. looking up C. looking away D. looking on
答案：B 根据动词后面副词的基本意思即可
9)Happily for John's mother, he is working harder to _____ his lost time.
A. keep up with B. make up for C. catch up with D. make use of
答案：B keep up with 跟上 make up for 弥补，补偿
catch up with 赶上 make use of 利用
10)The world is_____ seven continents and four oceans.
A. made up of B. made out of C. made from D. make up for
答案：A be made 由...构成
11) 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 from D. get off
答案：B get out of 逃避，摆脱，
12) Readers can_____ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.
A. get over B. get in C. get through D. get along
答案：C get through 顺利通过（考试）
13)I can hardly hear the radio. Would you please_____?
A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn it up D. turn it off
答案：C turn up 把音量调高
14) It is wise to have some money _____ for old age.
A. put away B. kept up C. given away D. laid up
答案：A put away 将...收起，积蓄，攒钱
15) You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please_____ the books when you have finished with them.
A. put on B. put down C. put back D. put off
答案：C put back 将...放回
16)In some Western countries, demand for graduates from MBA courses has_____.
A. turned down B. turned over C. fallen down D. fallen over
答案：C fall down 下降
17)Kathy_____ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up
答案：A pick up 偶然学会
18) Please tell me how the accident ______. I'm still in the dark.
A. came by B. came upon C. came to D. came about
答案：D come about 发生
19) For all these years I have been working for others. I'm hoping that someday I'll _____a business of my own
A. build up B. fix up C. set up D. make up
答案：C set up 建立
20)After retiring, Rogers______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A. kept up B. took up C. set up D. make up
答案：B take up 开始从事
Error Correction:
1) That story was made by a resentful employee.
改成：made up make up 构成，编造
2) All the children there were looking forward to see their parents.
改成：seeing look forward to后面需要跟V-ing。（短语中to是个介词）
3)- -When will you have the party?
--We have put off it till next week.
改成：put it off 动副结构跟代词作宾语，代词只能放在中间。
3) How does she cope all those kids with?
改成：cope with all those kids “动词+介词”构成的短语动词的宾语只能放在后面；“动词+副词”构成的短语动词跟名词作宾语，可以在中间可以在后面，跟代词作宾语，只能在中间。
4) The plane took very late off.
改成：took off very late 短语动词作谓语不能分开。
5) My car broke down an overheated engine.
改成：because of an overheated engine 根据句意后面那个名词短语不能作break down的宾语，只能加上because of作原因状语。
6) I will pay back early the loan.
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