1. Where did you get those oranges? They are not easy to _____ at this time of the year.

A. come into

B. come across

C. come round

D. come by

2. She _____ preparing dinner as soon as she got home.

A. set out

B. set about

C. set forth

D. set aside

3. The contract will _____ at the end of next month.

A. run over

B. run across

C. run down

D. run out

4. She has _____ jogging for twenty years.

A. insisted on

B. consisted in

C. constituted for

D. persisted in

5. He felt rather at a _____ talking to her, because she was so clever.

A. fault

B. defect

C. disadvantage

D. mistake

答案：

1. D 參考譯文：你從哪兒得到的這些桔子?這個季節(jié)可不容易得到哦。

come into 進入, 繼承，...起來，加(歸)入

come across 來到, 偶遇

come round 來, 前來, 過訪, 繞道而來, 蘇醒, 轉(zhuǎn)變, 改主意, 籠絡(luò)

come by 從旁走過, 得到，取得,經(jīng)過

2. B 參考譯文：她一回家就開始準(zhǔn)備晚飯。

set out 出發(fā), 開始, 裝飾, 陳列, 測定, 宣布, 移植, 陳述

set about 開始, 散布，攻擊,著手

set forth 闡明, 宣布, 提出, 陳列, 出發(fā), 把(會議等)提前，動身

set aside 留出, 不顧, 取消, 駁回

3. D 參考譯文：這份合同下個月月底到期。

run over 碾過

run across 撞見，碰見

run down 說。。。壞話，貶低，減少，縮減

run out 用完，耗盡

4. D 參考譯文：她堅持慢跑已經(jīng)20年了。

insist on 堅持, 堅決要求

consist in 存在于

constitute 組成, 任命

persist in 堅持到底,含有持續(xù)時間已超過正常指定的時間; 固執(zhí)于;

5. C 參考譯文：他發(fā)覺和她說話總是處于不利地位，因為她太聰明了。

fault 過錯, 缺點, 故障, 毛病

defect 過失, 缺點

at a disadvantage 處于不利地位

mistake 錯誤, 過失