高中英语动词的辨析单选题

I ______ say he ______ speak to her in public at that time, for he was such a shy boy.

A．dare; dares

B．dare; didn’t dare to

C．dared; dared

D．dared; dared not to

Although the number of competitors ___ limited, a number of our classmates ___ eager to take part in it.

A．are; are

B．are; is

C．is; are

D．is; is

I was late for school this morning because the traffic was _________ by an accident.

A．used up

B．given up

C．held up

D．put up

The police ______ the stolen jewellery and returned it to the owner.

A．searched

B．hunted

C．invented

D．recovered

The camera was _____ by his son and he had to have it repaired.

A．ruined

B．destroyed

C．injured

D．damaged

Officials believe that more than one person _____ for the big fire.

A．is to be blamed

B．should blame

C．should be blaming

D．is to blame

Officials believe that more than one person _____ for the big fire.

A．is to be blamed

B．should blame

C．should be blaming

D．is to blame

Don’t say any more; we all believe the facts than your words. What you have explained doesn’t make _____.

A．sense

B．fun

C．use

D．meaning

My grandfather is too old to care for himself, so my aunt is looking for someone to _____ him.

A．treat

B．cure

C．attend

D．examine

—How did your father deal with you? 
—We were lucky to ____ being punished.

A．admit

B．escape

C．consider

D．stop

The chairman asked me to _________ my speech to 20 minutes.

A．make

B．give

C．explain

D．limit

What really ______ is not failure itself, but the attitude we have towards it.

A．matters

B．applies

C．stresses

D．functions

The boy was so careless that the glass fell from his hand and it ______ on the floor.

A．broke in

B．broke down

C．broke up

D．broke out

— Because of the rain, we’ll have to         the football match．
— I’m free next Sunday if you would like to play then．

A．advance

B．postpone

C．abandon

D．advocate

Things like eye contact and hand gestures _____ great importance in situations such as job interviews．

A．take in

B．take off

C．take on

D．take down