问题
选择题
It took Mary quite a long time to ________ a new dress at the store.
A．pick up
B．pick out
C．work out
D．take up
答案
答案：B
本题考察动词短语含义的区分，本题的含义为在那家商店挑选一件新裙子花费玛丽相当长的时间，pick out为挑选的含义，pick up为采摘的含义，work out 为解决的含义，take up为占据的含义，故本题选B。