Lisa's birthday is on October 18th. It's on Wednesday. She is going to have a birthday party. She wants to invite Peter, Gao Wei and Li Yan to her birthday party. They can celebrate after school. Today Lisa's parents go shopping with Lisa. They want to buy a My dream is to work in a hospital.I thin that a(n) __1__ is one of the most important jobs in the world.__2__ people are busy working every day 专题04 动词及动词短语
一、选择题
1．—Does he work hard at his lessons?
—Yes, he ________ no effort, as far as I know. A．wastes B．shares C．spares
D．makes
【解析】 选C 句意：“他学习努力吗？”“是的，据我所知，他不遗余力地学习。”固定短语spare no effort(to do sth.)“不遗余力(做某事)”。
2．Most restaurants and cafes have ________ small no-smoking areas but won't enforce the law. A．set aside C．set down
B．set out D．set off
【解析】选A 句意：大多数餐厅和咖啡馆没有执行法律而是留出了小的无烟区。set aside“留出”，符合句意。set out“动身”；set down“记下，登记”；set off“出发，动身”。
3．The situation in the country is ________， yet we are still concerned about its future. A．coming up C．breaking up
B．drying up D．picking up
4．His confident words have ________ our doubts about how the plan will be carried out. A．brought in C．cut in
B．taken up D．cleared up
【解析】选D 句意：他自信的言语消除了我们对如何实施这个计划的疑虑。clear up“清除，解释，澄清，(天气)转晴”，符合句意。bring in“引进，生产，增加”；take up“拿起，开始从事(新工作等)，占据(时间，地方)”；cut in“插话，(突然)强行超车”。
5．Look before you leap! Why not ________ the advantages against the risks before you start? A．weigh C．defend
B．match D．fight
【解析】选A 句意：三思而后行！为何不在开始之前权衡一下利弊呢？weigh在此处意为“权衡，认真考虑”。
6．I've visited a lot of different places and stayed in lots of different hotels, but none of them ________ this one.
A．makes C．compares
B．beats D．matches
【解析】选D 句意：我参观过许