高考英语短语精练.doc

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1. Jane was so ________ in her study that she didn't hear there was a knock at the door.
A. attracted B. absorbed C. devoted D. focused
2. They got lost in the African forest, and knowing nothing of the local language _______ their difficulty.
A. added to B. added up to C. was added to D. was added up to
3. At the committee last Sunday the following proposals ______ by those present.
A. agreed on B. were agreed with C. agreed in D. were agreed to
4. Unfortunately mushrooms don't agree ________ me though I like them very much.
A. to B. on C. with D. in
5. This project _______ helping poor children living in remote areas receive education.
A. adapts to B. aims at C. intends to D. concentrates on
6. I always have so many things to _______ when I return to the office after a trip abroad.
A. object to B. contribute to C. attend to D. appeal to
7. The three people were being followed by the police because they are considered to _______ a terrorist organization.
A. belong to B. come to C. turn up D. give up
8. A clean environment can help the city _______ the Olympics, which in turn will promote its economic development.
A. wish for B. long for C. bid for D. stand for
9. As we know, muscle protein will _______ more quickly when one is doing lots of exercise.
A. break down B. break up C. break off D. break out
10. We were worried that his health might _________ under the pressure of work.
A. put down B. break down C. set down D. fall down
11. When he got home, he found his house _________ and a lot of things stolen.
A. broken off B. broken into C. broken out D. broken down
12. At last, those doctors _______ in their fight against heart disease.
A. broke out B. broke down C. broke off D. broke through
13. They fell in love at first sight but they eventually _______ because they had little in common.
A. broke through B. broke out C. broke up D. broke into
14. The government intends to ______ a new law about wearing safety belts in cars.
A. bring in B. bring on C. bring up D. bring out
15. Can you make a sentence to the meaning of the phrase？
A. show off B. burn out C. bring out D. take in
16. Saba was _______ by her stepmother along with six other children, only two of them her own.
A. brought in B. brought out C. brought on D. brought up
17. The parents were overjoyed and burst ______ crying _______ the news that their son won a gold medal in the Olympic Games.
A. out; at B. out; for C. into; for D. into; on
18. The sound of happy laughter ______ memories of his childhood.
A. called for B. called on C. called at D. called up
19. Ted agreed to ________ the strike if the company would satisfy the demand of the workers.
A. call out B. call on C. call off D. call in
20. If the world becomes more peaceful and if people get better education, much of the poverty can be _________.
A. wiped out B. broken out C. gone out D. left out
21. By the end of last month our factory had successfully _______ its production plan for next year.
A. put out B. carried out C. found out D. left out
22. The small hotel ______ single people who are unable to find affordable accommodation.
A. cares for B. serves up C. searches for D. caters for
23. She did badly in the job interview and is now in low spirits. Shall we do something to ______?
A. cheer her up B. join her up C. add her up D. pick her up
24. "How does it _______ that the new machine is out of order?" asked the manager.
A. come across B. come about C. come out D. come round
25. The new law will come into ________ on the day it is passed.
A. effect B. use C. service D. existence
26. Emma's third book __________earlier this year and was an instant best-seller.
A. came out B. turned out C. started out D. went out
27. The kings in Egypt built many pyramids to store their bodies and they hoped to _______ one day.
A. come life B. come to their life C. come back D. return
28. He has worked on the research for many years, but something that he hopes for doesn’t ___.
A. come to lights B. come to a light C. come to lighting D. come to light
29. Although against my opinion, the old professor sitting next to me didn't _______ his own one.
A. come up with B. put up with C. catch up with D. keep up with
30. The beauty of Venice ______ largely _______ the style of its ancient buildings.
A. consists; of B. consists; in C. results; in D. lay; in
31. The English test _________ listening, speaking, reading and writing.
A. consists of B. brings in C. consists in D. takes in
32. An increase in the price of drugs has _______ the rising cost of medical care recently.
A. resulted from B. distributed to C. derived from D. contributed to
33. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was ________ from the outside world.
A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through
34. It was very annoying that the woman _______ my speech three times at the meeting.
A. cut off B. cut down C. cut into D. cut out
35. The carrots should be ________ into small pieces before you feed them to the baby rabbits.
A. cut up B. cut down C cut off D. cut out
36. This custom began in the 1300s, so it ______ more than 700 years.
A. dates back to B. goes back to C. dates back D. dates from
37. The feeling between them _______ as time went by.
A. died out B. died down C. died back D. died off
38. There is nothing more I can try _______ you from leaving, so I wish you good luck.
A. to discourage B. discouraging C. to persuade D. persuading
39. The children ______ the swimming competition were divided ______ 4 groups.
A. joining; into B. taking part in; into C. joining in; in D. taking part in; in
40. In order to be a good writer, you have to _________ your imagination and life experience.
A. draw up B. draw upon C. draw in D. draw for
41. The contract that they ________ last Friday was practical.
A. came across B. picked up C. figured on D. drew up
42. The man that people think is a black sheep in the village will ________ the imprisonment.
A. end up with B. be ended up with C. end up in D. be ended up in
43. After a month of training, he became equal ________ the work as a driver.
A. with B. in C. for D. to
44. Please _________ my suitcase while I go to buy the ticket.
A. set eyes on B. open your eyes to C. keep an eye on D. have an eye for
45. Believe it or not, Jim and Betty met, _______ each other and got married six weeks later.
A. called for B. answered for C. fell for D. looked for
46. When automation is introduced into the factory, all the work done by hand will ______ the assembly line.
A. take the place of B. replace C. be attributed to D. give way to
47. 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
48. We must ________ to the public the simple fact that drugs are dangerous.
A. get across B. get away C. get back D. get behind
49. Children are told to _________ strangers when they are out without parents.
A. watch out for B. come up with C. get along with D. allow for
50. I really don't want to attend that party but I don't know how to ________ it.
A. run away from B. keep away from C. get away from D. break away from
51. In order to see the movie, Jack ________ his last ten dollars.
A. ran out B. gave away C. used up D. gave out
52. She tried to hide her feelings, but her facial expression, as well as her tone of voice, ______.
A. gave her up B: gave her away C. gave her out D. gave her off
53. The argument went on for hours as neither side would _________.
A. give out B. give in C. give over D. give away
54. After Mary and Caroline covered 25 kilometers that day, their legs _________.
A. gave in B. gave off C. gave out D. gave away
55. My husband knows that smoking is bad for his health, but he can’t _______.
A. give it up B. give it in C. give it out D. give it away
56. It's nothing serious. Take this medicine and the pain will ______ in a couple of hours.
A. go away B. go round C. go along D. go by
57. Working consistently without rest, a lot of doctors and nurses _______ SARS.
A. go down with B. go into C. go for D. go away
58. I don’t ________ rock’n’roll. It’s much too noisy for my taste.
A. go after B. go away with C. go into D. go in for
59. ---Do you know why Mrs. Burns is in low spirits?
---I heard that she is _______ a divorce at the moment.
A. getting through B. looking through C. going through D. breaking through
60. They _____ their original promise and refused to offer us financial assistance.
A. went through B. went against C. went over D. went after
61. After three days' discussion, he finally accepted the offer, and the deal ________.
A. looked through B. saw through C. went through D. put through
62. Last month I took part in an event to help starving children in some of the least developed countries. Twenty-two of us __________ food for 30 hours!
A. went against B. went through C. went over D. went without
63. It is not easy to learn English well but if you _________, you will succeed in the end.
A. hang up B. hang about C. hang on D. hang around
64. The film I saw last night was so touching that I could hardly ______ my tears.
A. hold back B. hold off C. hold up D. hold on
65. I have given you my advice. Whether you follow it or not _________.
A. is up to you B. is for you C. matters to it D. depends on it
66. The trapped explorers weren't ________ much hope of survival before the rescue team arrived.
A. holding back B. holding on C. holding out D. holding up
67. I missed seeing my brother off at the airport because my car was ______ in a traffic jam.
A. broken up B. lifted up C. held up D. kept up
68. The mother kept warning her son to ________ trouble, but today he broke the window of their neighbour again.
A. keep out of B. break away from C. hold back from D. get rid of
69. If you want to _______ the friendship with your friends, write frequently no matter how busy you are.
A. keep up B. keep on  C. keep to D. keep back
70. As a young man he suffered a lot from poverty. He used to __ in the market, trying to find a job for a few coins.
A. knock into B. knock down C. knock on D. knock about
71. As the crowd rushed towards the gate, several people got ________.
A. knocking down B. knocked off C. knocking on D. knocked over
72. The store had to _________ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down
73. As is known to us all, success usually _______ diligence while laziness can _______ failure.
A. results from; lie in B. results in; result from
C. leads to; lie in D. results from; leads to
74. The star has asked to ______ but the journalists just keep following him wherever he goes.
A. be left alone B. leave alone C. be left behind D. leave behind
75. No matter how you read it, this sentence just doesn't make sense -- the most important words have been ________.
A. put out B. picked out C. taken out D. left out
76. Although the family trusted her, she ________ them down badly.
A. put B. set C. let D. took
77. --- What did you think of the football game?
---At first, it was very dull, but it really _______ in the second half after Cristiano Ronaldo entered the field.
A. brought to life B. came to light C. brought to light D. came to life
78. The vicar had high moral principles but he was accused ______ not ______ them.
A. of; living up to B. to; live to C. of; living up D. to; live up to
79. To our greatest disappointment, many things did not ________ quite as satisfactory as we had expected.
A. set out B. turn out C. come out D. break out
80. He got the advantage at the beginning of the competition, and he never _________.
A. looked back B. looked on C. looked out D. looked round
81. I have _______ your report and made some notes on it.
A. looked through B. looked after C. looked about D. looked for
82. I am trying to be the kind of boss that the workers will .
A. live up to B. look up to C. watch out for D. put up with
83. This material is made ________ natural fiber. It can be made ______a long lasting clothes.
A. of; into B. from; up C. into; into D. from; into
84. International football matches always ________ better understanding between countries all over the world.
A. benefit from B. have advantage of C. make for D. reach for
85. They were whispering in such a low voice that I could hardly _______ what they were talking about.
A. make out B. make up C. make off D. make over
86. Ann is so careful that she always goes over her exercises to _______ there are no mistakes.
A. look for B. make sure C. find out D. think about
87. Each of us has to decide how to ________ our time because of the coming deadline.
A. make the most of B. take care of. C. catch up with D. get along with
88. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ________ jokes.
A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up
89. The toy train cost seven dollars and Tom had only five dollars and fifty cents, so father had to ________ the difference.
A. work out B. come up C. give out D. make up
90. ---I hear Bob quarreled with Tom last night.
---Yes, but they have already __________.
A. made up B. turned up C. taken up D. put up
91. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could __________.
A. make up B. make up for C. come up with D. put up with
92. Will yo