動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)（phrasal verbs）在日常英語(yǔ)會(huì)話中使用的頻率非常高。掌握一定數(shù)量的動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)不僅能使你的英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)聽(tīng)起來(lái)更自然、地道，也能幫助你更準(zhǔn)確地理解他人的話語(yǔ)。這類(lèi)短語(yǔ)通常由 “動(dòng)詞 + 副詞/介詞” 構(gòu)成。比如，動(dòng)詞 “stand” 和 “give” 都可以與不同的介詞或副詞搭配，組成意思不同的動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)，如：stand up 站起來(lái)；give up 放棄。做小測(cè)驗(yàn)，選出最恰當(dāng)?shù)膭?dòng)詞短語(yǔ)來(lái)完成下列的八個(gè)句子。

1. If you _______ bullies, they will never leave you alone.

a) give into

b) stand up for

c) give up

d) stand up to

2. Never let anyone _______ when you’re trying to be successful.

a) give way

b) stand by

c) give up

d) stand in your way

3. However bad a situation may be, you must never _______ hope.

a) give in to

b) give up

c) stand up to

d) stand by

4. I will _______ you until the day I die. You can trust in me.

a) stand in the way of

b) give up

c) stand by

d) give in to

5. _______ people who can’t fight for themselves and are in vulnerable situations is a human obligation.

a) Giving way to

b) Giving in to

c) Giving up

d) Standing up for

6. If someone tries to intimidate you during an argument, you should _______

a) stand your ground.

b) give up.

c) give way.

d) stand down.

7. The management eventually _______ and increased staff salaries by five percent.

a) stood their ground

b) gave way

c) stood in the way

d) stood by

8. He refused to _______ to the challenges of becoming a writer, and eventually became very successful.

a) stand by

b) give up

c) stand up

d) give in

答案

1) a, 2) d, 3) b, 4) c, 5) d, 6) a, 7) b, 8) d.