单选题
As the final exam was drawing near, Mary spent the rest of the week with her books, trying to ______with some reading.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：句意：由于期末考试的临近，玛丽将这一周所剩下的时间都用于温书，以求通过阅读能赶上进度。make up“弥补，虚构”；pick up“加快，捡起，恢复”；catch up“追，吸住”，一般用于指追上或抓住某人或某物等具体的东西；hurry up“赶快，使……赶快”，根据句意C为答案。