1.The plan ________ just because the two countries were not willing to co¬operate.
A.broke down B.pulled down
C.turned down D.put down
答案 A [break down用作不及物动词,表示“(计划)受挫;失败”;pull down“推倒”;turn down“拒绝”;put down“放下;取缔”。A项符合句意。]
2.—You can't take the book out of the reading room.
—It doesn't matter.I just want to ________ it for some figures.
A.refer to B.prefer to
C.look up D.return to
答案 A [考查短语动词的辨析。短语refer to的意思为“参考”。]