（友情提示：鼠标拖选单词即时翻译） 2012年高考英语试题语法分类汇编：动词和动词短语

【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
【答案】C
【解析】此处set about开始做. . .，后接名词、动名词；set up建立；set out开始做. . .，后接不定式；set down写下，记下。根据to paint可知选set out。句意：那天我们开始粉刷整个房子但只完成了前面的部分。
【考点定位】考查动词短语的含义。
13. 【2012天津卷】 Parents and children should communicate more to ________the gap between them so that they can understand 【B】
each other better.
A. open B. narrow C. widen D. leave