Question

【题目】When I asked him why he was late for school again, the boy_____ an excuse.

A.put upB.picked upC.took upD.made up

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】

句意：当我问他为什么上学又迟到，那个男孩子编了个借口。

考查动词短语。A. put up（挂起，张贴）；B. picked up（捡起，拾起来）； C. took up（占据）；D. made up（编造）；根据句意“编造借口”make up an excuse，故选D。