短语搭配及习惯用语
　　1. I have had great deal of trouble ______ the rest of the class.
　　A. coming up against B. making up for
　　C. keeping up with D. living up to
　　2. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not ______ going to the doctor.
　　A. put off B. hold back C. put aside D. hold up
　　3. When a fire ______ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
　　A. broke off B. broke out C. broke down D. broke up
　　4. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could ______.
　　A. stand up to B. make up for C. come up with D. put up with
　　5. Then the speaker ______ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
　　A. went after B. went for C. went into D. went on
　　6. The student was just about to ______ the question, when suddenly he found the answer.
　　A. arrive at B. submit to C. work out D. give up
　　7. The manager needs an assistant that he can ______ to take care of problems in his absence.
　　A. count on B. count in C. count up D. count out
　　8. There are other problems which I don’t propose to ______ at the moment.
　　A. go into B. go around C. go for D. go up
　　9. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
　　A. take over B. result in C. hold on D. keep to
　　10.The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally ______ because of the bad weather.
　　A. set off B. broken off C. worn off D. called off
　　11. In Britain today women ______ 44% of the workhorse, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
　　A. build up B. stand for C. make up D. conform to
　　12. A well-written composition ______ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
　　A. calls on B. calls for C. calls up D. calls off
　　13. The store had to ______ a number of clerks because sales were down.
　　A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down
　　14. The new appointment of our president ______ from the very beginning of next semester.
　　A. takes effect B. takes part C. takes place D. takes turns
　　15. It is not easy to learn English well, but if you ______, you will succeed in the end.
　　A. hang up B. hang about C. hang on D. hang onto

　　16. Mr. Morgan can be very sad ______, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
　　A. by himself B. in person C. in private D. as individual
　　17. Because Edgar was convinced of this fact, he ______ his opinion.
　　A. struck at B. strove for C. stuck to D. stood for
　　18. The car ______ halfway for no reason.
　　A. broke off B. broke down C. broke up D. broke out
　　19. Having decided to rent a flat, we ______ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
　　A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set up
　　20. One day I ______ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.
　　A. came across B. came about C. came after D. came at
　　21. Frequently single-parent children ______ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.
　　A. take off B. take after C. take in D. take on
　　22. We had to ______ a lot of noise when the children were at home.
　　A. go in for B. hold on to
　　C. put up with D. keep pace with
　　23. Generous public funding of basic science would ______ considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.
　　A. lead to B. result from C. lie in D. settle down
　　24. The thief tried to open the locked door but ______.
　　A. in no way B. in vain C. without effect D. at a loss
　　25. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ______ the exit as quickly as possible.
　　A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up
　　26. Our son doesn’t know what to ______ at the university; he can’t make up his mind about his future.
　　A. take in B. take up C. take over D. take after
　　27. A lorry ______ Jane’s cat and sped away.
　　A. ran over B. ran into C. ran through D. ran down
　　28. I’d ______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then made a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
　　A. take into account  B. account for
　　C. make up for  D. make out
　　29. The early pioneers had to ______ many hardships to settle on the new land.
　　A. go along with B. go back on C. go through D. go into
　　30. I didn’t know the word. I had to ______ a dictionary.
　　A. look out B. make out C. refer to D. go over