1. He was very intellligent, but he _______ requirement for a manager.

A. fell short of B.ran short of C. ran out of D. froze out of

【说明】A 和 B 都有“缺乏” 之意，但 A 多了一层含义“达不到（标准要求）”。

2. The Maya civilization reached its period of greatest development about AD 250 and continued to _______ for hundreds of years.

A. thrive B.fourish C. prevail D. popularize

【说明】A 和 B 在很多情况下通用。但 B 可以特指“文明” 等抽象名词，表示“鼎盛时期”。

3. In the crowded restaurant, the man gave _______ to his anger at the woman sitting opposite him.

A. rise  B.rent C. way D. pause

【说明】看搭配和语境（对面一女士）即可判断。give pause to his anger （暂停发火、愤怒。暗示男子对女士发火很踌躇、很犹豫、不好意思。） 

有一个词组是：give vent to （one's）anger（发泄愤怒），如果是这个搭配，则是首选！但不是 rent （房租）。

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