动词及动词短语专题演练二
1．the petrol in the car ________ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk there.
a．gave up b．gave out
c．gave in d．gave off
[解析]give out 用完，耗尽。句意：我们汽车里的汽油在去海滩的路上用完了，因此我们不得不走到那儿。
[答案]b
2．—however busy he is, he will ________ some time for exercise every day.
—no wonder he is always so energetic.
a．put away b．turn out
c．bring in d．set aside
[解析]set aside 挤出，匀出，符合句意。上句句意：无论他多么忙，他总是每天挤出一些时间进行锻炼。
[答案]d
3． last year, the advertising rate ________ by 20 percent.
a. raised b. aroused
c. arose d. rose
[解析]本题考查动词词义辨析。raise vt.“上升，提高”；arouse vt.“唤醒，激起”；arise vi.“出现，产生”；rise vi.“上升，提高”。由语境可知，此处表示广告率自身的提高，故用 rise。rise by 意为“上升了……”，指上升的比率；rise to 指“上升到……”，后接具体的数字。
[答案]d
