2019年mpacc考试英语真题——名词253

{01}Any donation you can give will help us _________ the suffering and isolation of the homeless this New Year．
A.lft
B.comfort
C.patch
D.ease
解析：句意：在这新年里，您作出的任何捐献都可以帮我们减轻无家可归者的贫苦和孤单。lift意为“提升”；comfort意为“安慰，抚慰”(宾语常为人)；patch意为“补缀(在衣服上)”；ease意为“减轻，缓解(宾语常为伤痛、疾患等)”。如：I eased him of his difficulty by telling him what to do．我告诉他怎么做，帮他解决困难。
本题选D。
{02}They should increase _________ by bringing in new skills．
A.produce
B.production
C.producing
D.to produce
解析：句意为“他们应该通过引进新技术提高生产”。此处需用名词形式production。
本题选B。