2019年mpacc考试英语真题——其他68

{01Recently, these companies have _____ some workers because of the drop in economy.

A.hired

B.dismissed

C.refused

D.employed

解析：四个选项都是及物动词，且都可以与workers构成动宾关系，但从题干中的the drop in economy 可知，只有B项符合题意。
【标签】动词词义辨析
本题选B。
{02}He ____early the next morning, finding the brook______one foot.

A.rasied; rasied

B.rose; had rasied

C.had risen; risen

D.rose; had risen

解析：D考查动词近义词辨析。两个空都为不及物动词。
本题选D。