1.Don’t drop your cigarette butts on the floor.You could _________ fire to the house.

题目

1.Don’t drop your cigarette butts on the floor.You could _________ fire to the house.
a.cause b.make c.set d.start
2.He felt _________tired,but he didn’t stop studying.
a.little b.fairly c.rather d.few
3.Last night’s strong wind nearly took the roof ____________.
a.away b.out c.down d.off
请选择.讲讲为什么.

答案

c.set
set fire to...放火,点燃...
c.rather 有点,颇有点儿,相当
a d 是否定；b.fairly只是一点点,程度非常弱,和后半句转折的意思不符.
d.off
take away 移开,带走
take out 除去,切除,拔除,发出
take down 把……从高处取下,拆掉……
take off 使某物离开或脱离（一表面或边缘）