21.(05全国Ⅲ14)
Before building a house，you will have to the government’s permission.
A.get from B.follow C.receive D.ask for
答案 D
解析 句意为：建房子需请求政府的允许。get...from...从……得到……；follow遵循，依照……行事；receive收到，此三项均不符合题意。
20.(06福建28)
She Japanese when she was in Japan.Now she can speak it freely.
A.picked out B.made out C.made up D.picked up
解析 本题考查动词短语的辨析。pick up偶然、无意中学会……。
19.(06浙江20)
- What should I do first?
- The instructions that you should mix flour with water carefully first.
A.go B.tell C.write D.say
解析 本题考查动词的用法。句意为“我应该先做什么？” “说明书上说你应该首先把水和面粉仔细地搅拌好。”表示“……东西上说或写着……时”要用say或read，如：The board says/reads，“Keep off the grass.”牌子上写着：“勿踏草地。”
18.(06浙江8)
We’re trying to ring you back，Bryan，but we think we your number incorrectly.
A.looked up B.took down C.worked out D.brought about
答案 B
解析 本题考查短语动词的用法。look up查找；take down记下;写下；work out制订;算出；bring about带来;产生;引起;导致。句意为：我们设法给你回电话，但我们认为我们记错了电话号码。
17.(06辽宁22)
The computer system suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.
A.broke down B.broke out C.broke up D.broke in
答案 A
解析 break down(机器等)发生故障；(人)感情崩溃；break out(战争，灾难等)突然发生；break up分开；分解；结束。break in强行进入； 打断(谈话等)。
16.(06天津8)
Most of us know we should cut down on fat，but knowing such things isn’t much help when it
shopping and eating.
A.refers to B.speaks of C.focuses on es to
解析 when it comes to (doing) sth.当涉及(做)某事的情况、事情或问题时；refer to参考，提及；speak of说起；focus on注意，聚焦于。
15.(06天津6)
We want to rent a bus which can 40 people for our trip to Beijing.
A.load B.hold C.fill D.support
解析 句意为:我们想租一辆能容纳40人的公共汽车到北京旅游。hold有“容纳、包含”之意；which引导定语从句，先行词为bus，故不能用fill.
14.(06全国Ⅱ15)
Mary wanted to travel around the world all by herself，but her parents did not her to do so.
A.forbid B.allow C.follow D.ask
解析 句意为:玛丽想独自环球旅行，可是她父母不允许她这样做。答案为B。
13.(06全国Ⅰ29)
The water cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise.
A.was felt B.is felt C.felt D.feels
答案 C
解析 本题考查系动词的用法。feel作为系动词用时，其后常跟形容词作表语，指“(东西)摸上去有某种感觉；给人某种感觉”。如：Cotton feels soft.棉花摸上去很柔软。此处指“水(给人的感觉)很凉爽”，故A、B两项排除，不应用被动语态；由jumped判断，此处应用一般过去式;故C项为正确答案。
12.(06全国Ⅰ27)
Mike didn’t play football yesterday because he had his leg.
A.damaged B.hurt C.hit D.struck
解析 本题考查动词词义辨析。damage指“破坏，损坏”；hurt伤害，使……受伤；hit击中，打中；strike指击打，敲打。句意为:Mike不能踢球是因为他的腿受伤了。故hurt符合要求。