高中英语动词的辨析试题

Peter had ______ his career in law to become a teacher.

A．given up

B．given in

C．given off

D．given away

12. The police         the crowd in case anything happened.

A．held back

B．held up

C．kept down

D．kept from

He used this discovery to ________ a machine for making electricity. Faraday also showed how electricity affects chemical ubstances.

A．debate

B．reflect

C．match

D．produce

They ________ the distance and the communication problem for people visiting their city.

A．drew attention to

B．used up

C．washed away

D．dreamed of

Almost all the students were having classes when the earthquake _________.

A． broke out

B． put out

C． came out

D． got out

The moment we heard of the accident, we    ____  the work to rescue those trapped in the mine.

A．set off

B．set down

C．set back

D．set about

Everyone in the village hoped that he would _______ after a few days’ treatment.

A．pick up

B．come up

C．keep up

D．make up

They _______ each other in that they are both bareheaded with sunglasses. 

A．differ

B．modify

C．resemble

D．classify

Thanks to the success of the business, we can  ______  a flat this year.

A．make

B．devote

C．remove

D．afford

Newly-developed materials for spaceships can _______ extreme weather conditions.

A．hold

B．support

C．stand

D．compete

Stella was disappointed to find her new plan ______   and fell into great depression.

A．put away

B．carried out

C．turned down

D．left out

I found him sitting in his chair，completely   ____    a magazine．

A．absorbing	B．being absorbed in
C．absorbed in	D．absorbing in

Do you think our great ship will  _______     the hurricane?

A．live with

B．go through

C．die from

D．live through

---I'd like to the cinema with you, Dad.
　　---Sorry, my darling, but this film is _____ for adults only.

A．admitted

B．intended

C．promised

D．permitted

After recovering from his illness, he was advised to _____  gardening as a bobby.

A．take away

B．take off

C．take on

D．take up