語法詞匯練習:
1, _____ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only 3 fingers and a thumb.
A. To save
B. Saved
C. Saving
D. Having saved
2,If you go to the West Lake in Hangzhou, you will find it more attractive than commonly_____.
A. supposing
B. to suppose
C. supposed
D. being supposed
3,The Smiths have three sons, one a baby, ____ twins of thirteen.
A. another
B. other
C. the other
D. the others
4,Papa made a ____ of agreement though his face clouded at the mention of Grandma’s name.
A. point
B. sign
C. example
D. mark
5,How I wish I could _____ my ideas in simple and wonderful English when chatting on the Internet!
A. set off
B. set out
C. set over
D. set up
6,After playing for a while, the children were made to _____ all the toys they had taken out.
A. put off
B. put away
C. put down
D. put up
7,— How did it _____ that all the flowers died?
— I had forgotten to water them.
A. come about
B. come back
C. come down
D. come to
8,It took them a long time to _____ the disappointment of losing the match.
A. get down
B. get over
C. get through
D. get in
答案解析
1,A。不定式表示目的,相當于In order to save...。
2,C。than supposed相當于than it is supposed。
3,D。 注意該句的省略,one a baby = one son is a baby, the others twins of thirteen = the other sons are twins of thirteen。
4,B。sign 此處意為“表示;手勢”。
5,B。set out陳述;闡明;提出(理由);出發(fā); set off出發(fā);使爆炸;使(某人)開始做;使發(fā)火。
6,B。put away收起來;儲蓄; put off延期; put down寫下;鎮(zhèn)壓;put up舉起;張貼;公布;為……提供食宿。
7,A。come about發(fā)生;產生。
8,B。get over克服(困難);從(疾病、打擊等)復元,恢復。