1. Peter will __________ as managing director when Bill retires.
A. take off B. take over
C. take to D. take up
2. My boss insists on seeing everything in __________before he makes a decision.
A. black and blue B. red and blue
C. black and white D. green and yellow
3. The work is not very profitable ___________ cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it.
A. in the light of B. according to
C. on the basis of D. in terms of
4. It's often a mistake to __________ appearance: that poor-looking individual is anything but poor. In fact, he is a millionaire.
A. go over B. go by
C. go against D. go for
5. He doesn't seem to be able to __________ any interest in his studies.
A. make up B. work up
C. turn up D. use up
1．【答案】B
【解析】A項take off意思是"(飛機等)起飛"；B項take over意思是"接替，接任"；C項take to意思是"逃去某處；對……產(chǎn)生好感；逐漸習慣于做……"；D項take up意思是"繼續(xù)"。根據(jù)題意，B為正確答案。
2．【答案】C
【解析】此題的四個短語中，B和D不是習語，不成立，應(yīng)首先排除。A項black and blue意為"青腫的；淤血的"，與上下文意思不符。C項black and white意為"白紙黑字，黑白分明，清清楚楚"，符合本句的意思，為本題的正確答案。
3．【答案】D
【解析】A項in the light of的意思是"鑒于，根據(jù)"；B項according to意為"根據(jù)"；C項on the basis of意為"根據(jù)，在……基礎(chǔ)上"；D項in terms of意為"在……方面，就……方面來說"。根據(jù)題意，D項最適合，為本題正確答案。
4．【答案】B
【解析】A項go over"瀏覽，查看"；B項go by"經(jīng)過，根據(jù)……做出判斷"；C項go against"反對，對……不利"；D項go for"去，選擇"。根據(jù)句子的意思，只有B項適合，所以B項為正確答案。
5．【答案】B
【解析】A項make up意為"組成，彌補"；B項work up意為"逐漸達到，激發(fā)出"； C項turn up意為"出現(xiàn)，開大"；D項use up意為"用光，筋疲力盡"。根據(jù)句子的上下文，只有B項可以與后面的賓語any interest構(gòu)成符合邏輯的搭配，所以B項為本題的正確答案。
1. I'd ___________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A. take into account B. account for
C. make up for D. make out
2. If you don't ___________ smoking, you'll never get better.
A. give off B. give out
C. give over D. give up
3. Despite his occasional fondness for gambling, he is still considered as a good boy ___________.
A. as the whole B. for the whole
C. by the whole D. on the whole
4. We've __________ sugar. Ask Mrs. Jones to lend us some.
A. run away with B. run out of
C. run off D. run down
5. Black people are by no means ____________ white people.
A. inferior over B. more inferior than
C. inferior to D. more inferior to
1．【答案】A
【解析】A項："把……考慮在內(nèi)"；B項："說明……發(fā)生的原因"；C項："彌補，補償"；D項："書寫；拼湊；說明；理解；辨認出"。
2．【答案】D
【解析】A項give off意為"發(fā)出，冒出"；B項give out意為"發(fā)表，用完"；C項give over意為"交托，留出"；D項give up意為"放棄，交出"。D項為正確答案。
3．【答案】D
【解析】D項on the whole是一個固定的短語，意為"總的看來，大體上"。
4．【答案】B
【解析】A項run away with意為"與……一起跑掉，不受約束"；B項run out of意為"用完；從……奔出"；C項run off為"跑掉，迅速寫出"；D項run down意為"往下跑，健康衰退"。只有B項適合，為本題的正確答案。
5．【答案】C
【解析】inferior是表示比較的形容詞，后面不用介詞than，而用介詞to。所以C項為正確答案。
1. When he arrived, he found __________the aged and the sick at home.
A. none but B. none other than
C. nothing but D. no other than
2. We can surely _________ all difficulties that may come up.
A. get on B. come over
C. get over D. come across
3. The designing of a satellite in the heavenly environment is __________ an easy job.
A. by all means B. by any means
C. by every means D. by no means
4. The good harvest __________ the price of strawberries.
A. brought down B. cut out
C. arose from D. added to
5. Let's not ___________ over such a trifle!
A. fall out B. fall through
C. fall to D. fall behind
1．【答案】A
【解析】none but和nothing but意義相同，都作only講，但用法不同，none but修飾人，而nothing but多半修飾事物。
2．【答案】C
【解析】A項get on意為"進展，相處"；B項come over意為"過來；改變(立場)；出現(xiàn)(某種表情)"；C項get over意為"克服，恢復(fù)"；D項come across意為"(偶然)碰見，(越過……)來到，(偶然)發(fā)現(xiàn)"。
3．【答案】D
【解析】A項by all means意為"一定"；B項by any means意為"無論如何"；C項by every means用得較少，意為"竭盡全力"，相當于by all means；D項by no means意為"絕不"。
4．【答案】A
【解析】bring down意為"使下降"；cut out意為"剪除，刪掉"；arise from意為"由……引起"；add to意為"增加"。根據(jù)題意，A項為正確答案。
5．【答案】A
【解析】本題測試以fall為中心詞的四個短語的含義。A項fall out意為"吵架"；B項fall through意為"失敗"；C項fall to意為"開始"；D項fall behind意為"落后"。
1. The question of salary increase will ____________ at the next general meeting.
A. come off B. come up
C. come to D. come through
2. You've only got a slight cold. You'll __________ it in a day or two.
A. get at B. get into C. get in D. get over
3. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ___________ the speakers stopped for refreshments.
A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random
4. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is __________ loud continuous noise.
A. subjected to B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to
5. Cut off by the storm, they were forced to ___________ food for several days.
A. go in for B. go over C. go without D. go out
1. 【答案】B
【解析】A項come 意為"離開"；B項come up意為"被提出"；C項come to意為"蘇醒，共計"；D項come through意為"經(jīng)歷，完成"。
2．【答案】D
【解析】A項get at意為"到達"；B項get into和C項get in意為"進入"；D項get over意為"克服，恢復(fù)"。D項為正確答案。
3．【答案】B
【解析】at intervals意為"不時地，有間隔地"，如：They went to town at intervals．他們不時到城里去。at large作"詳盡地，仔細地"講，如：There's no time to discuss the subject at large．來不及詳細地討論這個問題了。at ease意為"安逸，自由自在"，如：I soon felt at ease in the professor's home. 我在教授家很快就感到輕松自在起來。at random意為"胡亂地，隨便地"，如：I don't allow you to talk at random．我不允許你信口胡說。
4．【答案】A
【解析】be subjected to意為"遭受，受到"，如：Such conduct is subjected to ridicule．這種行為會遭人譏笑。be filled with意為"充滿了，填滿了"，如：My heart was filled with gratitude for his kindness．他的好意使我心里充滿感激。be associated with意為"與……聯(lián)系在一起，與……有關(guān)"，如：Cigarette smoking has been associated with lung cancer．肺癌已被認為與抽煙有關(guān)。be attached to意為"附屬于，依戀于"，如：Naturally she is attached to the place．她很自然地依戀這個地方。
5．【答案】C
【解析】go without意為"忍受沒有……之苦"，如：The poor boy often has to go without supper．這可憐的男孩時常沒有晚飯吃。而go in for意為"參加，從事"，如： I'll go in for an examination tomorrow．我明天將參加一個考試。go over意為"仔細檢查"，如：The policeman went over the facts again and again，but couldn't piece them together．警察一遍又一遍地審查事實，但卻理不出一個頭緒來。go out意為"出去"，如：Nowadays many married women go out to work．現(xiàn)在許多已婚婦女外出工作。
1. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were ____________.
A. cut off B. cut down C. cut back D. cut out
2. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ___________ traffic jam.
A. for the sake of B. in case of
C. at the risk of D. in spite of
3. The new washing machines are being ___________ at the rate of 50 a day in this factory.
A. turned off B. turned down
C. turned out D. turned in
4. The mother said she would ___________ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.
A. let down B. let alone
C. let off D. let out
5. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ___________ the consequences.
A. answer for B. run into
C. submit to D. account for
1．【答案】A
【解析】A項cut off意為"切斷，阻斷，停掉；使電話中斷"，符合題意。如：cut off the water supply；cut off the enemy's retreat；be cut off from the out side world。其他三項中，cut down"削減，減少"；cut back"削減，縮減；急忙返回"；cut out"割去，刪去"，都與題意不符。
2．【答案】B
【解析】 B項in case of"以防，防備"符合題意。如：Always keep a bucket of water handy in case of fire．In case of fire，ring the alarm bell．辨析：in the case of多用于對比，常含有"而……的情況卻不同"之意，如：Poverty depresses most people，But in the case of my father it was otherwise．Mary failed to hand in her homework in time because she was ill．But it was different in the case of Jane-she was lazy．其他三項中，for the sake of"為了，為了……的利益；看在……的分上"；at the risk of"冒著……的危險"；in spite of"雖然，盡管，不管，不顧"，都與題意不符。
3．【答案】C
【解析】C項turn out"(工廠)生產(chǎn)，制造(產(chǎn)品)；(學(xué)校)培養(yǎng)(人才)；驅(qū)逐，使離開；關(guān)掉"符合題意。其他三項中，turn off"關(guān)，關(guān)閉；轉(zhuǎn)到另一條路"；turn down"關(guān)小，調(diào)低；拒絕"；turn in"上交，交還；上床睡覺"，都與題意不符。
4．【答案】C
【解析】C項let off"放過，寬恕(使不受懲罰)；允許不干；排放"符合題意。如：let sb．off [from] doing sth．允許某人不做某事；The judge let him off with a warning．法官給他警告就放過了他。其他三項中，let down"使(某人)失望；放下，降低"；let alone"不打擾，不驚動，更別提……"；let out"釋放，放走；發(fā)出"，都與題意不符。
5．【答案】A
【解析】A項answer for"對……負責，對……承擔責任；保證，，符合題意。如：I cannot answer for his actions．I'll answer for it that he is honest．其他三項中，run into"遇到(困難)；偶然碰上，撞上"；submit to"屈服于，聽從"；account for "解釋，說明(原因)"，都不符合題意。
A. take off B. take over
C. take to D. take up
2. My boss insists on seeing everything in __________before he makes a decision.
A. black and blue B. red and blue
C. black and white D. green and yellow
3. The work is not very profitable ___________ cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it.
A. in the light of B. according to
C. on the basis of D. in terms of
4. It's often a mistake to __________ appearance: that poor-looking individual is anything but poor. In fact, he is a millionaire.
A. go over B. go by
C. go against D. go for
5. He doesn't seem to be able to __________ any interest in his studies.
A. make up B. work up
C. turn up D. use up
1．【答案】B
【解析】A項take off意思是"(飛機等)起飛"；B項take over意思是"接替，接任"；C項take to意思是"逃去某處；對……產(chǎn)生好感；逐漸習慣于做……"；D項take up意思是"繼續(xù)"。根據(jù)題意，B為正確答案。
2．【答案】C
【解析】此題的四個短語中，B和D不是習語，不成立，應(yīng)首先排除。A項black and blue意為"青腫的；淤血的"，與上下文意思不符。C項black and white意為"白紙黑字，黑白分明，清清楚楚"，符合本句的意思，為本題的正確答案。
3．【答案】D
【解析】A項in the light of的意思是"鑒于，根據(jù)"；B項according to意為"根據(jù)"；C項on the basis of意為"根據(jù)，在……基礎(chǔ)上"；D項in terms of意為"在……方面，就……方面來說"。根據(jù)題意，D項最適合，為本題正確答案。
4．【答案】B
【解析】A項go over"瀏覽，查看"；B項go by"經(jīng)過，根據(jù)……做出判斷"；C項go against"反對，對……不利"；D項go for"去，選擇"。根據(jù)句子的意思，只有B項適合，所以B項為正確答案。
5．【答案】B
【解析】A項make up意為"組成，彌補"；B項work up意為"逐漸達到，激發(fā)出"； C項turn up意為"出現(xiàn)，開大"；D項use up意為"用光，筋疲力盡"。根據(jù)句子的上下文，只有B項可以與后面的賓語any interest構(gòu)成符合邏輯的搭配，所以B項為本題的正確答案。
1. I'd ___________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A. take into account B. account for
C. make up for D. make out
2. If you don't ___________ smoking, you'll never get better.
A. give off B. give out
C. give over D. give up
3. Despite his occasional fondness for gambling, he is still considered as a good boy ___________.
A. as the whole B. for the whole
C. by the whole D. on the whole
4. We've __________ sugar. Ask Mrs. Jones to lend us some.
A. run away with B. run out of
C. run off D. run down
5. Black people are by no means ____________ white people.
A. inferior over B. more inferior than
C. inferior to D. more inferior to
1．【答案】A
【解析】A項："把……考慮在內(nèi)"；B項："說明……發(fā)生的原因"；C項："彌補，補償"；D項："書寫；拼湊；說明；理解；辨認出"。
2．【答案】D
【解析】A項give off意為"發(fā)出，冒出"；B項give out意為"發(fā)表，用完"；C項give over意為"交托，留出"；D項give up意為"放棄，交出"。D項為正確答案。
3．【答案】D
【解析】D項on the whole是一個固定的短語，意為"總的看來，大體上"。
4．【答案】B
【解析】A項run away with意為"與……一起跑掉，不受約束"；B項run out of意為"用完；從……奔出"；C項run off為"跑掉，迅速寫出"；D項run down意為"往下跑，健康衰退"。只有B項適合，為本題的正確答案。
5．【答案】C
【解析】inferior是表示比較的形容詞，后面不用介詞than，而用介詞to。所以C項為正確答案。
1. When he arrived, he found __________the aged and the sick at home.
A. none but B. none other than
C. nothing but D. no other than
2. We can surely _________ all difficulties that may come up.
A. get on B. come over
C. get over D. come across
3. The designing of a satellite in the heavenly environment is __________ an easy job.
A. by all means B. by any means
C. by every means D. by no means
4. The good harvest __________ the price of strawberries.
A. brought down B. cut out
C. arose from D. added to
5. Let's not ___________ over such a trifle!
A. fall out B. fall through
C. fall to D. fall behind
1．【答案】A
【解析】none but和nothing but意義相同，都作only講，但用法不同，none but修飾人，而nothing but多半修飾事物。
2．【答案】C
【解析】A項get on意為"進展，相處"；B項come over意為"過來；改變(立場)；出現(xiàn)(某種表情)"；C項get over意為"克服，恢復(fù)"；D項come across意為"(偶然)碰見，(越過……)來到，(偶然)發(fā)現(xiàn)"。
3．【答案】D
【解析】A項by all means意為"一定"；B項by any means意為"無論如何"；C項by every means用得較少，意為"竭盡全力"，相當于by all means；D項by no means意為"絕不"。
4．【答案】A
【解析】bring down意為"使下降"；cut out意為"剪除，刪掉"；arise from意為"由……引起"；add to意為"增加"。根據(jù)題意，A項為正確答案。
5．【答案】A
【解析】本題測試以fall為中心詞的四個短語的含義。A項fall out意為"吵架"；B項fall through意為"失敗"；C項fall to意為"開始"；D項fall behind意為"落后"。
1. The question of salary increase will ____________ at the next general meeting.
A. come off B. come up
C. come to D. come through
2. You've only got a slight cold. You'll __________ it in a day or two.
A. get at B. get into C. get in D. get over
3. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ___________ the speakers stopped for refreshments.
A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random
4. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is __________ loud continuous noise.
A. subjected to B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to
5. Cut off by the storm, they were forced to ___________ food for several days.
A. go in for B. go over C. go without D. go out
1. 【答案】B
【解析】A項come 意為"離開"；B項come up意為"被提出"；C項come to意為"蘇醒，共計"；D項come through意為"經(jīng)歷，完成"。
2．【答案】D
【解析】A項get at意為"到達"；B項get into和C項get in意為"進入"；D項get over意為"克服，恢復(fù)"。D項為正確答案。
3．【答案】B
【解析】at intervals意為"不時地，有間隔地"，如：They went to town at intervals．他們不時到城里去。at large作"詳盡地，仔細地"講，如：There's no time to discuss the subject at large．來不及詳細地討論這個問題了。at ease意為"安逸，自由自在"，如：I soon felt at ease in the professor's home. 我在教授家很快就感到輕松自在起來。at random意為"胡亂地，隨便地"，如：I don't allow you to talk at random．我不允許你信口胡說。
4．【答案】A
【解析】be subjected to意為"遭受，受到"，如：Such conduct is subjected to ridicule．這種行為會遭人譏笑。be filled with意為"充滿了，填滿了"，如：My heart was filled with gratitude for his kindness．他的好意使我心里充滿感激。be associated with意為"與……聯(lián)系在一起，與……有關(guān)"，如：Cigarette smoking has been associated with lung cancer．肺癌已被認為與抽煙有關(guān)。be attached to意為"附屬于，依戀于"，如：Naturally she is attached to the place．她很自然地依戀這個地方。
5．【答案】C
【解析】go without意為"忍受沒有……之苦"，如：The poor boy often has to go without supper．這可憐的男孩時常沒有晚飯吃。而go in for意為"參加，從事"，如： I'll go in for an examination tomorrow．我明天將參加一個考試。go over意為"仔細檢查"，如：The policeman went over the facts again and again，but couldn't piece them together．警察一遍又一遍地審查事實，但卻理不出一個頭緒來。go out意為"出去"，如：Nowadays many married women go out to work．現(xiàn)在許多已婚婦女外出工作。
1. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were ____________.
A. cut off B. cut down C. cut back D. cut out
2. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ___________ traffic jam.
A. for the sake of B. in case of
C. at the risk of D. in spite of
3. The new washing machines are being ___________ at the rate of 50 a day in this factory.
A. turned off B. turned down
C. turned out D. turned in
4. The mother said she would ___________ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.
A. let down B. let alone
C. let off D. let out
5. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ___________ the consequences.
A. answer for B. run into
C. submit to D. account for
1．【答案】A
【解析】A項cut off意為"切斷，阻斷，停掉；使電話中斷"，符合題意。如：cut off the water supply；cut off the enemy's retreat；be cut off from the out side world。其他三項中，cut down"削減，減少"；cut back"削減，縮減；急忙返回"；cut out"割去，刪去"，都與題意不符。
2．【答案】B
【解析】 B項in case of"以防，防備"符合題意。如：Always keep a bucket of water handy in case of fire．In case of fire，ring the alarm bell．辨析：in the case of多用于對比，常含有"而……的情況卻不同"之意，如：Poverty depresses most people，But in the case of my father it was otherwise．Mary failed to hand in her homework in time because she was ill．But it was different in the case of Jane-she was lazy．其他三項中，for the sake of"為了，為了……的利益；看在……的分上"；at the risk of"冒著……的危險"；in spite of"雖然，盡管，不管，不顧"，都與題意不符。
3．【答案】C
【解析】C項turn out"(工廠)生產(chǎn)，制造(產(chǎn)品)；(學(xué)校)培養(yǎng)(人才)；驅(qū)逐，使離開；關(guān)掉"符合題意。其他三項中，turn off"關(guān)，關(guān)閉；轉(zhuǎn)到另一條路"；turn down"關(guān)小，調(diào)低；拒絕"；turn in"上交，交還；上床睡覺"，都與題意不符。
4．【答案】C
【解析】C項let off"放過，寬恕(使不受懲罰)；允許不干；排放"符合題意。如：let sb．off [from] doing sth．允許某人不做某事；The judge let him off with a warning．法官給他警告就放過了他。其他三項中，let down"使(某人)失望；放下，降低"；let alone"不打擾，不驚動，更別提……"；let out"釋放，放走；發(fā)出"，都與題意不符。
5．【答案】A
【解析】A項answer for"對……負責，對……承擔責任；保證，，符合題意。如：I cannot answer for his actions．I'll answer for it that he is honest．其他三項中，run into"遇到(困難)；偶然碰上，撞上"；submit to"屈服于，聽從"；account for "解釋，說明(原因)"，都不符合題意。