3．After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane____her job as a doctor

in the countryside.

A．set out　　　 　　　　 B．took over　 C．took up　 　　　 D．set up

2. Many kids ________ the net bar, and _____had a bad effect on their studies.

A. are addicted to; it　　　 　　　　　　 B. get engaged in; which

C. are related to; what　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are addicted to; which

1.-How lovely these children are!

-Yeah．They______ memories of my childhood．

A. called out　　　　　 B. called for　 　 C. called up 　 D. called on

17.(09海南)17. I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t__________.

A. get along　 　　　　　　 　　　B. get on　　　　　　 C. get to　 　　　　 　D. get through

[解析]D。 短语动词，考查考生对词义的判断能力。句意为：我试着给她办公室打电话，但没有打通。get along 进展，相处。get on 上车；get to到达；get through通过。依据句意，选D。

[专题突破]动词和动词短语做题技巧点拨：考生在做动词和动词短语的试题时首先应该清楚所用动词和短语的意思，然后再依据语境、语义、词的搭配排除；也可以从词的搭配着手，有时只从句子的内容来看，几个选项似乎都合适，但只要从词的搭配上一看便知道答案；很多动词与介词或副词连在一起构成固定的搭配从而形成动词短语或短语动词，不能随意更改，要正确把握它们的意思这样就可以突破。

16.(09江西)16. It is reported that the police will soon ____ the case of two missing children.

A. look upon　　　　　　 B. look after　　　　 C. look into　　　 D. look out

[解析]C 本题考查动词短语。根据题意可知应选look　 into “调查”。

15.(09湖北)13. During the war there was a serious lack of food. It was not unusual that even the wealthy families had to ______ bread for days.

A. eat up　　　　　　　　 B. give away　　　　 C. do without　　　 D. deal with

[解析]C 动词短语。根据上句During the war there was a serious lack of food可推测出“即或是富裕家庭也得几天吃不上面包”，应选择do without表示“不用/吃……勉强度过”。eat up“吃完”，give away“收拾”，deal with“应付，处理”。

14.(09海南)42. Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to___them too hard.

A. draw　 　　　　　 　　　　B. strike　　　　　　 C. rush　 　　　　 　　　D. push

[解析]D。 句意为：鼓励你的孩子去尝试新事物,但不要把它们太难了。push 推，挤，逼迫；strike v. 打,罢工,划燃rush v. 冲进,匆促行事,催draw v. 拉,拖,挨近,提取,画,绘制。根据句意，应选D。

13.(09湖北)15. Some parents are just too protective. They want to ______ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.

A. spot　　　　　　　　 B. dismiss　　　　　 C. shelter　　　　　 D. distinguish

[解析]C 根据上句Some parents are just too protective. 可知下文要说父母们想庇荫孩子们不受到任何伤害。shelter做动词可表示“保护；庇护”。spot“弄脏，认出，发现，定位”，dismiss“开除，使解散”，distinguish“区别”。

12.(09湖北)14. The loss has not yet been ______ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars.

A. calculated　　　　　 B. considered　　　 C. completed　　　 D. controlled

[解析]A. 根据句意可知此处表示“损失(数据)还没统计……”，应选择calculated。considered“考虑”，completed“完成”，controlled“控制”均不符合上下文。

11.(09福建)11. We are at your service. Don’t_____to turn to us if you have any further problems.

A. beg　　　　　　　　　 B. hesitate　　　　　 C. desire　　　 D. seek

[解析]B 动词词义辨析。beg：乞求，乞讨，恳求；hesitate：犹豫，踌躇；desire：欲望；愿望；seek：试图，要求。题干意思是：我们为你服务。当你有任何问题时，请毫不犹豫的向我们求助。