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医博考前冲刺【词汇】专项练习（21）

1.It would be wildly optimistic to believe that these advances offfset such a large reduction in farmland.

　　A.take in B.make up C.cut down D.bring about

　1.【答案】B

　　【解析】offset意为“补偿，抵消”;四个选项含义如下：take in ①吞入，吸入;例如：Fish can take in oxygen through their gills.鱼用腮吸入氧气。②欺骗，例如：I was taken in by his story.我被他的故事给骗了。③留宿，例如：The old man took in these homeless people.这个老人收留了这些无家可归的人。make up①弥补，例如：Saying sorry to me couldn't make up my damage.对我说对不起不能弥补对我的伤害。②形成，构成;例如：Female students make up only one third of the student numbers in this university.女学生仅占这所大学学生人数的三分之一。③编造，例如：The student made up an excuse for being late.这个学生为迟到编造了一个借口;cut down削减，例如：This company had to cut down its expenses in this project.公司不得不削减这个项目的开支。bring about导致，例如：What brought about the change in his attitude?什么使得他改变了主意?

　　题干译文：可以很乐观地相信这些进步弥补了农业的大幅度减产。