Question

【题目】This morning Jim was late for the meeting and he had to an excuse.

A. pick up B. get up

C. make up D. take up

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：今天早晨，Jim开会迟到了，他不得不编造了一个借口。make up意为“编造，虚构”，故选C项。pick up捡起；get up起床；take up占据（时间或空间）。