词义辨析

L12 P362-363

related relevant

1.From the biological point of view, these animals are relevant. They all belong to the cat family.

2.These policies were adopted about 20 years ago. They are no longer to today‟s needs.

3.Why do you bring up this problem? It is totally unrelated to what we are talking about here.

Possible likely

1.I don‟t think it is possible to continue our economic development without serious social reforms.

2.Inflation is quite possible to if big government spending continues.

3.We are all likely to forget things every now and then.

to preserve to reserve to conserve

1.I‟d like to ------three tables for supper tonight,please.

2.One big problem today is how we can ----our soil and water.

3.He is well -------. Nobody would guess that he is already 89.

4.British people are often described as quite -------, unlike Americans.

5.We must do everything possible to ------ peace in the world.

6.There is now an easy to------fruits and vegetables.

7.His policy is to divide the work among all his subordinates, but -------the right to criticize.

8.We must -------our energy even more since we are not such an oil-rich country.

except except for

1.All the countries signed on the agreement ------the US.

2.We all had a wonderful time---- the bad weather.

3.------the flood it was a pretty good year for us last year.

4.I‟m quite health --------my hearting problem.

5.We all went to the Great Wall-------Zhou, who was sick in bed.

human humane

1.To err is -------. No one is infallible.----history have prove that nobody should be trusted with absolute power.

2.How can you do all these things at the same time. It‟s -------impossible.

3.We should treat all life forms -----.

petition is not bad. But it has to be conducted in a -----way.

5.The greatest --------passion is not sex or power. It is the desire to correct others‟ mistakes.

L11 P332-333

to change to exchange

1.when the game was over, the player-----T-shirt and shook hands.

2.Where can I----money? All I have is a hundred-dollar bill. I don‟t have anything smaller.

3.After we -----views we reached a final agreement. I don‟t know why he suddenly -----his attitude soon after that.

4. Discussion is an exchange of knowledge;argument a change of ignorance.

beside besides except

1.Nobody knew that he was suffering from a serious heart disease------his wife.

2.--------English, she is also good at singing, dancing and sports.

3.They decided to park their car -----that tree.

4.We have classes everyday-----Wednesday.

used to be used to

1.She --------hate hot food.but now after living in Sichuan for about 10 years. She -------to it and has even begun to love it.

2.I ------a hard life. I lived in a poor mountain village for more than 20 years.

3.Those were happy days. You remember how we ------- to catch mud crabs together?

to shiver to tremble to shake

1.By that time the building was ----violently. We could not even stand up.

2.The night in the desert was cold. We were all-----.

3.He -------with anger when he heard that news.

4.To tell you the truth, I was so frightened that I was -------like a leaf.

L10 P302-303

matter affair

1.Some doctors believe that obesity is simply a matter of genes.

2.We are not at all happy with the present state of affairs.

3.In handling matters of state,we should not forget that 70% of our people are still peasants.

4.Tell what you think of this matter. What do you think I should do?

5.This is my personal affairs.

6.Are you fallowing current affairs closely? What…s going on in the Middle East?

hollow empty vacant bare

1.They burst in the door and found the room was empty.

2.It was just an bare room, no furniture,no nothing.

3.We could hardly recognise him. With his hollow cheeks and sunken eyes, he looked more dead than alive.

4.We have had enough of those empty promises. This time they have to deliver.

5.Let‟s go and ask if that hotel still has a vacant room.