【2012高考真题精选】
【2012江西卷】30．We were all agreed that the cottage would a perfect holiday home for the family.
A．make B．turn C．take D．have
【2012全国II】12. We ______ to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.
A. set about B. set up C. set out D. set down
【2012浙江卷】15. Armed with the information you have gathered, you can_______ preparing your business plan.
A. set out B. set about C. set off D. set up
【2012浙江卷】12. According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to______ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
A. differ B. shrink C. fail D. decline
【考点定位】动词词义辨析
【答案】D
【解析】根据句意：根据科学家研究，我们的精神气在22岁达到高峰值之后便从27岁开始下滑（decline）。Differ不同；shrink缩水；fail失败、衰竭，均不符合语境，故排除。
【2012湖北卷】21. Two lawyers have donated $50,000 to ________ our school’s campaign “Help the Needy”, which was started by our former headmaster three years ago
A. spons
