University graduates often find it hard to _______ what they have learned at college to their jobs.

题目

University graduates often find it hard to _______ what they have learned at college to their jobs.
1 use
2 put
3 apply
4 make

答案

选3 apply.这句话的意思是"大学毕业生经常发现很难把他们在大学里学到的知识用到工作中去."
apply是(熟练地,轻易地)运用(学到手的知识,技能等于实际).use只是一般的"用,操作",两个词的语境不同.