A. force B. energy

C. effort D. possibility

[考查目标] 名词和动词的搭配关系。

[答案与解析]C make every effort to do sth 意为"竭

尽全力干某事"。

【考点5】elect的用法

▲ 构词：election n. 选举

▲ 辨析：choose; elect; pick out; select

该组词均表达"选择"之意，但choose意为"选择．挑

选"，多指以个人好恶为标准，侧重于根据自己主观印

象做出判断。表示从两者中选一个时，必须用choose。

elect意为"选举，选择"，指在众多人中进行挑选，强调

经过深思熟虑后做出的选择。pick out意为"选好，挑

出"。多用于有形的东西，指精心仔细地挑选，含有"挑

剔"的意思。select意为"选择，挑选"。指从众多东西

中，更加仔细、慎重、有比较地进行挑选，其语义比

choose强。例如：

I leave it to you to choose between the two methods. 我

任你在这两种方法之间做出选择。

We elected him chairman. 我们选他当主席。

Pick Out the stamps you like best, please. 请挑出你最

喜欢的邮票。

The finest products were selected and sent to the exhi-

bition. 选择了最好的产品送到展览会去。

【考例5】We ____ him our team leader by a show of

hands.

A. selected B. chose

C. picked out D. elected

[考查目标] 一组近义词的区别。

[答案与解析]D "通过举手表决的方式推选"当然应

使用elect。

3. engage vt. & vi. 订婚，约定，从事于，保证，雇用，聘

请，电话占线，有事，有活动(用过去分词作表语)

[词组] be engaged to sb. 与某人订婚(表状态)

get engaged to sb. 与某人订婚(表动作)

engage sb. (oneself) to do sth. 让某人干某事

be engaged in doing sth. = be busy doing sth. = be

busy with sth. = be up to sth. 忙于做某事

John is engaged to Mary.

约翰和玛丽订了婚。

Father engaged an experienced man to manage his

farm.

父亲聘请了一个有经验的人来管理农场。

-- Can you come on Sunday? 你星期天能来吗?

-- No, I'm engaged. 不能，我有事。