16. The manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to ______ the investment plan.
A) work out B) make outC) put out D) bring out
17. He had a little money ______ and intended to take a holiday.
A) put aside B) put awayC) put out D) put off
18. The camera won’t work because the battery has ______.
A) run up B) run downC) run over D) run off
19. It’s an interesting old book but there’re a lot of words I can’t______.
A) pick out B) make out
C) fill out D) look out
20. See if you can ______ mother ______ lending us the car tomorrow.
A) talk …back B) talk …over
C) talk …into D) talk …on
［答案与精解］
16. A
经理问他的助理是否能制定出投资的计划。work out 计划，决定： work out details；
B)make out 理解：I can’t make out what you mean. 我不懂你的意思。
C)put out 熄灭，扑火：put out fire；
D)bring out 生产出：bring out one’s fine qualities 显示出优良的品质。
17. A
他存了一点钱，想去度假。
put aside 储蓄，节省（金钱、时间等，通常为某特殊目的）。又如：I’ll put aside 5 minutes to talk to you.
B)put away 放好，收起来：The teacher asked the students to put away their textbooks and looked at the blackboard. 老师让学生们收好课本看黑板。
C)put out 熄灭，扑火；
D)put off 推迟，延期：The meeting will be put off to the next week. 会议将推迟到下周召开。
18. B
照相机没电了，用不了。
run down（尤指钟或电池）失去动力而需旋紧发条或充电；以车辆撞倒或撞伤（人或动物）；
A) run up①=raise升起（旗子）：They ran up the national flag in honour of the victory 他们升起国旗纪念胜利。②欠债： She ran up a large bill for all her new clothes. 她因买新衣服而欠了一大笔帐。
B） run over 撞倒；碾过（压死）；溢出；
C） run off 让（液体）流出，请参看12题。
19. B
这是一本有趣的老书，但其中有许多字我都无法辨认。make out勉强辨认出；勉强了解：Can you make out what he’s trying to say? 你懂得他在说什么吗？
A)pick out 选出：It took me a whole afternoon to pick out a suitable present for my mother’s 60th birthday. 我花了整整一下午的时间为我母亲的六十大寿挑选一个合适的礼物。
C)fill out=fill in 填写，填好：Please fill in this form with your personal information. 请把你的个人信息填写在这张表格上。
D) look out 留神，小心： Look out! The car is bound to move! 小心！那辆车要开动了！
20. C
看看你是否能说服妈妈明天把汽车借给我们。
talk…into 说服（某人）做（某事）：My wife talked me into buying her a diamond ring. 我太太说服我
买了一颗钻戒给她。 选项A)和D)中的搭配都不存在。选项B)中talk与 over搭配时，正确的表达法为talk over (with)，如： Can I see you a moment? I’ve an important matter to talk over with you. 我可以见见你吗？有件要紧的事和你商量。