问题
选择题
(2014·江苏苏州六校联考)The train moved slowly from the station，but________speed as it reached the open country.
A．picked up
B．looked up
C．put up
D．made up
答案
答案：A
考查动词短语辨析。句意为：火车慢慢地从车站驶出，但到了开阔地域时它就加速了。pick up加速，学会；look up(在书籍中)查找；put up张贴，建造；make up构成，编造。
答案： A