2019年mpa考试英语真题——介词和介词短语752

{01}It is said that the early European playing-cards ______ for entertainment and education.
A.were being designed
B.have designed
C.have been designed
D.were designed
解析：early暗示该空表示“过去被设计”，应填一般过去时被动语态动词形式were designed。
本题选D。
{02}The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own
A.adapt
B.admit
C.abandon
D.adopt
解析：考查词义辨析。adapt适应，admit 承认，abandon 舍弃，adopt 采纳，收养，句意：这对老夫妇决定收养一个男孩和一个女孩虽然他们已经有自己的三个孩子了。所以选D。
本题选D。