2015年MPA考试辅导英语讲义难点精析(14)

　　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

　　31. In recent years much more emphasis has been put ______ developing the students’ productive skills.

　　A. onto B. in C. over D. on

　　32. Eating too much fat can ______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

　　A. attribute to B. attend to C. contribute to D. devote to

　　33. This article ______ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.

　　A. cares for B. applies for C. allows for D. calls for

　　34. There was a big hole in the road which ______ the traffic.

　　A. set back B. stood back

　　C. held up D. kept down

　　35. None of us expected the chairman to ______ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.

　　A. turn in B. turn over C. turn up D. turn down

　　36. In my opinion, he’s _____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.

　　A. in all B. at best C. for all D. by far

　　37. I would never have _____ a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate.

　　A. sought for B. accounted for

　　C. turned up D. resorted to

　　38. _______ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.

　　A. Besides B. Regardless of C. But for D. Despite

　　39. Our manager is _______ an important customer now and he will be back this afternoon.

　　A. calling on B. calling in C. calling up D. calling for