2019年mpacc考试英语真题——介词和介词短语269

{01}Big efforts have been made to ______ government expenses to a desirable level.
A.cut down
B.cut up
C.cut in
D.cut off
解析：考查短语辨析。A“削减”；B“切碎”；C“打断，超车”；D“切掉”。句意“已经尽最大努力来减少政府开支到一个令人满意的水平。”故选A。
本题选A。
{02}We students are supposed to know how we should ______ ourselves to ______ surewe are in the proper mental state.
A.adjust; making
B.adjust;make
C.adopt;making
D.adopt;make
解析：考查动词搭配。adjust调整；adopt采用。adjust … to使……适应，to 为介词，故选B
本题选B。