Question

---Peter, I think we need to buy a new car.

---Oh, no! We are _______out of money, you know?

1. A.
   trying
2. B.
   going
3. C.
   getting
4. D.
   running

Answer 1

D
考查动词短语的搭配。上句说：我认为我们需要买一辆小汽车；下句说：不能，你知道我们的钱快用完了。此句用现在进行时代替一般将来时。而try out为“试验，考验，提炼”之义，直接接宾语不需要介词of；go out一般为不及物动词不带宾语，go out of+地点表示“离开某地”；get out of为“逃避；摆脱；改掉”；run out of为“用完，耗尽”之义。