练习题一

　　1. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.

　　A. withdraw B. abandon C. diminish D. eliminate

　　[答案]D. eliminate.

　　[注释]eliminate(=get rid of, do away with)消除，排除，淘汰：1) Can the government eliminate poverty?(政府能否消除贫困?) 2)eliminate slang words form an essay(从文章中去掉俚语词)。

　　2. When the little child caught sight of the young woman _____ in white he started brawling immediately.

　　A. dressed B. wearing C. worn D. putting on

　　[答案]A. dressed.

　　[注释]be dressed in 穿这......衣服。Wear意为“穿着”是及物动词，语法结构上与本题不符。Put on穿上，强调的动作。

　　3. Some areas ..........