3．测试对短语动词的认知与运用能力
短语动词的构成有以下几种：动词＋介词；动词＋副词；动词＋副词＋介词；动词＋名词；动词＋名词＋介词；动词＋形容词等。学生在平时应注意这类短语动词的学习，尤其要注意同一动词与不同词汇构成的短语动词的学习，以便在竞赛中能运用自如。请看下列例题：
①The engine smoke and steam．
A．gives up B．gives in
C．gives away D．gives off
本题所给四个短语动词中只有D合题意，意为“释放（出）”。
②They in spite of the extremely difficult conditions．
A．carried out B．carried off
C．carried on D．carried forward
本题所给四个短语动词中只有C合题意，意为“继续开展，坚持下去”。
③Important people don't often have much free time as their work all their time．
A．takes away B．takes over
C．takes up D．takes in
本题所给四个短语动词中只有C合题意，意为“占据（时间）”。
4．I a long pole in the centre of the field，and on top of it hung the lamp．
A．put up B．put on C．put out D．put up with
本题所给四个短语动词中只有A合题意，意为“竖起，立起”。
5．I always what I have said．
A．get to B．hold to C．lead to D．see to
本题所给四个短语动词中只有B）合题意，意为“坚持”。
4．测试对介词与其它词搭配使用的能力
英语中介词与其它词的搭配是一种常见的语言现象，如：名词＋介词；介词＋名词；形容词＋介词；介词＋名词＋介词；副词＋介词＋名词；名词＋介词＋名词等。这类介词与其它词的搭配是全国大学生英语竞赛主要考核内容之一。如：
①The bridge was named the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people．
A．after B．with C．by D．from
动词name与after搭配，意为“以……而得名、以……命名”。
②The last time we had a family reunion was my brother's wedding ceremony four years ago．
A．in B．at C．during D．over
介词at与ceremony搭配，意为“在……仪式／典礼上”。
③The goals he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him．
A．after which B．for which C．with which D．at which
本题选择项中关系代词which代表goals，介词for与名词goals搭配，意为“为……目标／目的”。
