高考英语动词及动词短语专项练习100题

1. The mail was ______ for two days because of the

snow storm.

a. held out

b. held off

c. held up

d. held down

2. -- Can I do the job?

-- I’m afraid not, because it ______ skill and patience.

a. calls for

b. asks for

c. sends for

d. cares for

3. The government has ______ the parents to work

with teachers in the education of their children.

a. asked for

b. called for

c. looked for

d. paid for

4. Though he is ______ worker, he works very hard.

a. an ordinary

b. a common

a usual d. a general

5. The plan ______ just because people were

unwilling to cooperate.

a. turned down

b. pulled down

c. broke down

d. put down

6. I don’t skate now, but i ______ when i was a

kid.

a. used to

b. am used to do

c. was used to skate

d. used to it

7. students should be encouraged to finish their homework ______.

a. of themselves

b. of their own

c. for their own

d. on their own

8. Does the way you thought of ______ the water

clear make any sense?

a. making

b. to make

how to make d. having making

9. Such ______ the case, I couldn’t help but

______ him.

a. being; support

b. is; to support

c. has been; supporting

d. be; supported

10. -- And besides, these colors are more ______

you.

-- D o you really think so? i’ll take it then.

a. becoming to

b. belonging to

c. referring to

d. used to

11. I simply couldn’t understand how it ______

that you did so much work within such a short time.

a. came across

b. came about

c. came up

d. came back

12. No agreement was reached in the discussion

because neither side would ______ to ______.

a. give away; the other

b. give up;

others c. give in; other d. give out;

another

13. Her face gave her ______ when she told a lie.

a. off

b. away

up d. out

14. I really don’t want to go to the party, but

i don’t see how i can ______ it.

a. get back from

b. get out of

c. get away

d. get off

15. And there, almost ______ in the big chair, sat

her little brother, who never had to be told to

be quiet.

a. losing

b. having lost

c. to be lost

d. lost

16. Without fact, we cannot form a worthwhile

opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge

______ our thinking.

a. which to be based on

b. upon which to base

c. which to base upon

d. to which to be based

17. There are many interesting books ______, but

i’m at a loss which to borrow.

a. to choose

b. for choosing

to be chosen d. to choose from

18. The two sides have finally ______, though some

small differences still exist.

a. made a decision

b. reached an agreement

c. settled down

d. broken up

19. T o everybody’s surprise, the fashionable

young lady ______ to be a thief.

a. found out

b. proved out

c. turned out

d. put out

20. What a pity! he ______ the only chance of success.

a. gave in

b. put down

threw away d. broke off

21. The truth will sooner or later ______.

a. come about

b. turn out

c. come out

d. give out

22. The teacher ______ excellent models of compositions for her class.

a. held up

b. held back

c. got through

d. got up

23. In my opinion, medical treatment and special

schools should be ______ disabled people.

a. referred to

b. supplied with

c. given by

d. provided for

24. It is said that the newly-built theatre can

______ 1,800 people.

a. be held

b. seat

c. sit

d. be seated

25. The president of Iraq has decided to step down

to be ______ by his younger son.

a. changed

b. taken

c. held

d. succeeded

26. It snowed heavily for three days ______ and

they were separated from the outside world.

a. in the end

b. at the end

c. by the end

d. on end

27. I’ think things will ______ soon. all signs

have shown everything is getting better.

a. put up

b. set up

pick up d. hold up

28. -- Are you sure he will join us ?

-- Of course. he will be ______ glad to come.

a. only too

b. too much

c. all too

d. none too

29. This room _____ fifty people.

a. contains

b. containing

c. includes

d. included

30. After coming back from work, he _____ his car

in the street.

a. washed down

b. washed away

went down d. laid down

31. I can’t _____ his name at the moment.

a. think over

b. think about

c. think

d. think of

32. Every day, people _____ a lot of rubbish.

a. give away

b. throw away

clean away d. wash away

33. He _____ and broke his right leg.

a. knocked over

b. got over

c. fell

over d. took over

34. The fellow i spoke ____ no answer at first.

a. made

b. to make

c. to

made d. to making

35. On Sunday morning after getting up, i help my

mother _____ our rooms and wash dirty clothes.

a. do up

b. turn up

keep up d. speed up

36. If you are not sure of the meaning of this word,

you can _____ the dictionary.

a. refer to

b. look up

c. see

d. make use of

37. The story was so moving that i could hardly

_____ my tears.

a. hold up

b. hold on

hold on to d. hold back

38. Her mother was _____ ill yesterday and is now

in hospital.

a. broken

b. taken

caught d. laid

39. He ran back into the room to see if he had

anything _____ behind.