Question

【题目】

It took Mary quite a long time to_______a new dress at the store.

A. pick up

B. pick out

C. work out

D. take up

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】考查动词短语辨析。pick up“捡起；用车接；好转；接受；学会”；pick out“挑出来”；work out“计算；解答；结果”；take up“捡起；开始从事；占据（时间或空间）”。句意：玛丽花了好长时间才在那家店里挑了一件新衣服，因此选择B项。