Question

－Do you know why Michael resigned from the board?－He held out for higher wages, but was ____ in.

－Do you know why Michael resigned from the board?－He held out for higher wages, but was ____ in the end. A．put down B．broke down C．cut down D．turned down

Answer 1

D

试题分析：考查词组：A. put down放下B. broke down崩溃，垮了，分解C. cut down砍倒，减少D. turned down声音调低，拒绝，句意：--你知道为什么Michael从委员会辞职啊？--他坚持要更高的工资，被拒绝了。选D。 点评：词组的考查没有捷径，只有加强平时的背诵，包括词组本身的含义，一词多义，以及词组和动词的搭配，做题时别忘了弄懂句意和上下文的逻辑关系，进行判断。这道题考的是不同的动词加上同样的副词down的含义，学生平时要特别注意这方面的积累。