02-08-12 select的用法

jerryz

The answer is C.  I'm not sure how to use "select".  Can it be used as the following way?

select sb sth(position)?

How about the synonym "choose"? same?

Thanks in advance!  

govinda

能把题目贴出来吗？？？

govinda

[transitive]
to choose something or someone by thinking carefully about which is the best, most suitable etc
ￚsynonym choose, picka group of students selected at random

select somebody for something
He had hopes of being selected for the national team.

select somebody/something as something
York was selected as the site for the research centre.

select somebody/something from something
They selected the winner from six finalists.

select somebody to do something
Simon's been selected to go to the conference.

pengstone

希望楼主下次把题目贴全了 方便大家理解讨论

jerryz

Sorry. Now the question is:

12. The Texas Legislature selected Vassar Miller _____ in 1982, and again in 1988.

(A) was the state’s poet laureate

(B) as the state’s poet laureate

(C) the state’s poet laureate

(D) become the state’s poet laureate

I chose B.  but the answer is C. I'm quite confused.

剑穿心

B sounds much better than C, I think C should be:

The Texas Legislature selected Vassar Miller, the state's poet laureate, in 1982, and again in 1988.

I'm not sure, that's only how I think about it!!!!

jerryz

the explanation for the answer is that "select" can be followed two objective, just as make sb/sth  sth.  I looked up the dictionary, but can not find such use.  That's why I brought up to discuss.  Again, is it applicable to "choose"?