You have to be a fairly good speaker to listeners’ interest for over an hour.A. holdB. ma

You have to be a fairly good speaker to listeners’ interest for over an hour.
A. hold
B. make
C. improve
D. receive

A. holdB. makeC. improveD. receive解析：此题考查动词词组辨析。根据句意可知：为了使听众的兴趣持续一个多小时，你必须作一个好的演讲者。Hold one’s interest/attention 是某人的兴趣或注意力不减。四个不同的动词或动词短语，但以同一种形式出现时，此题考查的必定是同词或动词短语的辨析，这时，考生的思路应着眼于语境的判断。学生应该掌握下列动词构成的常用短语：turn, make, give, put, call, get, look, take, set, break. Stick, go, come等。

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