问题
选择题
(2014·辽宁丹东市质检)While prices are rising so fast，many people are working out ways to________their expenses.
A．cut down
B．put down
C．turn down
D．settle down
答案
答案：A
考查短语动词含义的辨析。cut down削减、缩短、砍倒；put down放下、写下、批评，奚落，贬损；turn down关小，调低、拒绝；settle down安顿下来。与费用(expenses)有关时，常用削减(cut down)费用。句意为：当价格飞涨时，许多人做出了削减费用的举措。
答案： A