1 . 根据句意，选择短语并以其适当形式填空。

cut down,   cut in,   cut off,   cut out

1. She kept ________ on our conversation.
2. How has the engine got ________?
3. The power supply has been ________ because we forgot to pay the bill.
4. ________ the article so as to make it fit the space available on the paper.

2 . 选择适当的短语并用其正确形式填空。

cut down/cut in/cut off/cut out/cut up/cut across

1. He always________________ while other people are talking.
2. Our water supply has________________ again.
3. We can gain some time if we________________this field.
4. She________________the carrots and put them in the pot.
5. I listened to the programme and found they’d________________ all the interesting stuff.
6. We all can make a great effort to________________the use of energy in our country.
7. You need to________________sweets entirely if you want to lose weight.