1．(2012•会昌中学第二月考)I don't want to ________ the topic, but why on earth did you get home that late last night?
A．take up B．make up
C．break up D．bring up
[解析]bring up 提出。take up 占用；break up 破碎；make up 化妆，编造，和解。句意：我不想提出这个话题，但究竟为什么你昨晚回家那么晚？
[答案]D
2．(2012•山东济宁市期末考试)Mary often does some translation work to earn extra money，which________half of her income.
A．accounts for B．makes for
C．allows for D．cares for
[解析]account for 占……的比例。句意：玛丽经常做一些翻译工作来挣一些额外的钱，这占她收入的二分之一。
[答案]A
