Question

Jack was born in a small village and _________ in a poor family.

A．brought up

B．turned up

C．taken up

D．come up

Answer 1

A

试题分析：句意：杰克出生在小农村并且在一个贫穷的家庭抚养大。Bring up抚养；turn up 出现，发生；take up拿起，开始从事；come up走近。根据句意故选A。
点评：本题难度适中。做该类题要提醒考生平时加强背诵短语的意义及用法，命题者还考查学生对语境的理解。这里主要考查的是含有up组成的动词短语。
即学即练：He _________ the volume on the television. 
A. brought up    B. turned up    C. took up   D. come up
解析：B。句意：他把电视机的音量调大了。