Below is adapted from an English dictionary.
【小题1】What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “Green shoots have begun to appear in different markets”? A．Change in policy.B．High prices.C．Environmental protection. D．Signs of recovery.【小题2】Fill in the blank in the sentence “I can’t believe this is Joshua —he’s since we last met!”A．shot outB．shot upC．shot throughD．shot down【小题3】When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are .A．shooting the breezeB．shooting yourself in the footC．shooting your mouth offD．shooting questions at somebody【小题4】Choose a word to plete the sentence “The , which killed a policeman and wounded a passer-by, was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.”A．shooterB．shootC．shootingD．shotD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】D 细节题。根据shoot作为名词的用法中的The first green shoots（hopeful signs） of economic recovery have started to appear.说明该词指signs of recovery.故D正确。
【小题2】B 推理题、根据动词短语shoot up的讲解中的grow in size说明该词是指人的成长，故符合本句的语义：我不敢相信这是Joshua，自从上次见面到现在他长了很高。故B正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据动词短语shoot the breeze中的讲解talk with someone about things which are not important.故本题的A项符合上下文。故A正确。
【小题4】C 语法题。本题所需要填的是做主语，故使用动名词的形式做主语。C正确。Shooting指枪击事件。