2019年mpa英语试题——动词及动词短语辨析3254

{01}The teacher told the monitor to ______ all the students" names who were absent from class.

A.set out

B.set about

C.set up

D.set down

解析：此题考查set短语辨析。set down“写下，记下”；set about sth./doing sth.“着手做某事”；set off“出发，动身；使爆炸”；set out“动身，出发”。
本题选D。
{02}My headache______.I thought it was going away,but now it was getting worse and worse.

A.is killing	B.kills
C.was killing	D.killed

解析：考查时态。根据语境可知“我”的头现在还在疼，这里的进行时表示现阶段一直在进行的动作。
本题选A。
{03}The Chinese are looking forward to the first ______ to land on the moon after launching the first lunar exploration satellite，Chang"e­1，successfully.

A.measure

B.attempt

C.purpose

D.desire

解析：attempt to do sth.“尝试/试图做某事”，符合题意。
本题选B。