Test 8
1. She had to ______ several times a night when her baby was ill.
A. hold up B. start up C. stay up D. wake up
2. The police tried in vain to ______ the people ______ from the spot.
A. fight …back B. drop …out C. break …down D. drive …away
3. When Jane won the prize, I ______ her on her success.
A. appreciated B. approved C. remarked D. congratulated
4. Lawyers often make higher ______ for their work than they should.
A. bill B. charges C. prices D. costs
5. For a beauty competition you need a pretty face and a good ______.
A. formation B. frame C. figure D. fashion
6. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all ______ our seat belts.
A. tied B. locked C. fastened D. attached
7. I will say what I honestly think even ______ offending people.
A. according to B. by means of C. on the basis of D. at the risk of
8. It was ______ of them to share their meal with their out-of-work neighbors.
A. humorous B. generous C. grateful D. thankful
9. The Stephenson’s house was ______ by thieves last night.
A. broken in B. broken off C. broken into D. broken down
10. The water was so clear that it ______ the trees on the river bank.
A. shadowed B. shaded C. imagined D. reflected
11. I must ______ to you that my delay in answering your letter is due mainly to laziness.
A. regret B. apologize C. confess D. complain
12. The magician ______ children with a variety of tricks.
A. enjoyed B. amazed C. entertained D. laughed at
13. The leader of the expedition ______ everyone to follow his example.
A. promoted B. reinforced C. sparked D. inspired
14. He _____ the day when he would see his home again.
A. looked forward B. counted on C. longed for D. figured out
15. This letter is so badly written that I can’t ______ what the writer is trying to say.
A. put up B. give up C. figure out D. look out
Test 8
1.【答案】D。hold up“阻挡”；start up“开始，发动”；stay up“熬夜”；wake up“醒来”。
2.【答案】D。fight …back“回击某人”；drop …out“退出，退学”；break …down“分解，瓦解”；drive …away“驱赶”。
3.【答案】D。appreciate“感激，欣赏”； approve“赞同，同意”；remark“评论”；congratulate sb. on sth.“祝贺某人某事”。资料来源:31省市学位英语网www.31xuewei.com
4.【答案】B。bill“账单”；charges“费用”；prices“价格”；costs“成本”。
5.【答案】C。formation“形成，构造”；frame“框架”；figure“体型”；fashion“时尚”。
6.【答案】C。tie“系，打结”；lock“上锁”；fasten“扎牢，扣紧”； attach“依附，贴上”。
7.【答案】D。according to“根据”；by means of“以……方式”；on the basis of“在……基础上”；at the risk of“冒……风险”。
8.【答案】B。generous“慷慨的”；grateful“感谢的”；thankful“感激的”。
9.【答案】C。break in“打断”；break off“突然停止”；break into“闯入”；break down“出故障”。资料来源:31省市学位英语网www.31xuewei.com
10.【答案】D。shadow“遮蔽，成阴影”；shade“为……遮阳，掩盖”；reflect“反射，反映”。
11.【答案】C。confess to sb.“向某人坦白”；complain“抱怨”。
12.【答案】C。entertain“娱乐”； laugh at“嘲笑”。
13.【答案】D。promote“促进，提高”；reinforce“加强，巩固”；spark“发出火花”；inspire“激励”，inspire sb. to do sth.“激励某人做某事”。
14.【答案】C。look forward to“期待”；count on“依靠，指望”；long for“渴望”；figure out“想出，算出，理解”。资料来源:31省市学位英语网www.31xuewei.com
15.【答案】C。put up“提供，建造”；give up“放弃”；figure out“理解”；look out“注意，照料”。
