Question

【题目】The mother never criticized her children, but used praise to________their best.

A.put outB.give outC.pick outD.bring out

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】

考查动词短语辨析。句意：那位母亲从不批评她的孩子，而是用称赞使孩子们表现出最佳状态。A. put out扑灭，生产，出版，广播；B. give out用完，耗尽；C. pick out精心挑选，认出；D. bring out使显现，使表现出。分析句子可知，but表前后转折，结合句意，应该是用称赞使孩子们表现出最佳状态。故选D项。