高中英语动词的辨析试题

—Why does Jane look unhappy today?.
— A letter from her brother _________ a wave of homesickness.

A．set out

B．set off

C．set about

D．set up

If you cheat in the exam, you can hardly _________it.

A．put up with

B．get away with

C．break away from

D．come up with

A new regulation has passed forbidding supermarkets and stores to ____ free plastic bags to shoppers.

A．give off

B．give in

C．give out

D．give up

On Halloween, children in American like to _____ as ghosts to frighten people.

A．dress up

B．put on

C．make up

D．spy on

No one but the experts in this field can _____ the difference between them.

A．recognize

B．speak

C．spot

D．predict

He has behaved in the most extraordinary way recently. I wonder what can_____ his actions.

A．account for

B．answer for

C．search for

D．reach for

Almost all of us ____him for his courage in front of difficulty.

A．award

B．admire

C．accept

D．forgive

Any car that would ____ these young customers has to have three main features, great style, strong performance and a low price.

A．attend to

B．contribute to

C．appeal to

D．add to

You should keep it in mind: Don’t ____ important things too quickly; instead, you should think twice before you go.
A. decide on    B. depend on    C concentrate on    D. focus on

To pull through, the Press is trying to get more readers to _____ its newspapers instead of cutting down expenses.

A．contribute to

B．tend to

C．submit to

D．subscribe to

I decide to ____ a more positive attitude after hearing the moving story of the disabled singer.

A．adapt

B．adopt

C．accept

D．arrange

Mark said that he was unfit for the job, so he decided to _____ from the company.

A．suffer

B．resign

C．retire

D．escape

Everything will ____ soon. Just be optimistic and confident.

A．pick up

B．set up

C．turn up

D．hold up

The homeless dog bounced around to various homes over the years after its owner                 
died until finally it was ____ by a kind family.

A．adapted

B．picked

C．adopted

D．adjusted

—Have you made an apology ______ him ______ breaking his window?
—Yes, I have.

A．for; to

B．to; to

C．for; for

D．to; for