Question

The secretary has a lot of things to ______ in the office since she has been away for quite a few days.  

A．take up

B．make up

C．work out

D．carry out

Answer 1

B

本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：秘书有很多办公室的事情要补，因为她已经离开了好几天。make up 意为“弥补，虚构，整理，编辑，化妆”；take up 意为“拿起，开始从事，继续，吸收”；work out 意为“计算出，设计出，有预期结果”；carry out 意为“完成，实现，贯彻，执行”。