1．I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson ________.
A．cut in B．cut down C．cut out D．cut up
解析：句意：我正在跟Margaret交谈，这时杰克逊插嘴了。本题考查cut的短语意义。cut in插嘴，打断别人说话；cut down砍倒，减少；cut out剪下，删节；cut up切碎。
答案：A
2．—Bob’s ________ the branches from the tree.Go and ________ for firewood.Bill!
—Do you think I’m really ________ for this kind of work?
A．cut away；cut them up；cut through B．cut off；cut them down；cut through
C．cut away；cut them up；cut out D．cut off；cut them down；cut out
解析：句意：“Bob已把树枝从树上砍掉，Bill，你去把它砍碎做柴禾。”“你认为我真的生来适合干这种活吗？”cut away“砍掉”之意，cut off“切断，隔绝”；cut...up“砍碎”；cut out“剪除，割掉”；cut through“取捷径”。
答案：A
