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here and there /in every place

1 alone=by oneself

We finished the work alone./by ourselves.

2 actually=in fact

Actually, this question is very easy./ In fact, this question is very easy.

3 also=too=as well

He’s also a member of us./He’s a member of us,

too./He’s a member of us as well.

4 another=one more

I’m afraid you have to wait for another ten minutes./I’m afraid you have to wait ten more minutes.

5 arrive in(at)/=get to=reach

When she arrived in/got to/reached America, she suddenly felt lonely.

6 at once=right now

Run home at once=Run home right now.

7 continue/go on

Let’s continue/go on reading the passage.

8 cost=spend=take=pay

(1) I spent ten yuan of/(in) buying this book../This book cost me ten yuan./I paid ten yuan for this book.

(2) It took us three days to fulfill this task./We spent three days on this task/in fulfilling this task.

9 cross=go across

Before crossing/going across the road, please look both sides.

10 sometimes/=at times

He is a good man, but he can be really bad-tempered sometimes./at times.

11 die/=lose one’s life

Those people died/lost their lives during the earthquake.

12 now/at the moment

She is talking about the problem with her classmates now./at the moment

13 else=other

What else/other things can you see in the picture?

14 then=at that moment/at that time

She was shopping then/at that moment/at that time, so she knew nothing about it. 15 like/love/enjoy/be fond of/be interested in/care for She likes/enjoys/loves/is fond of/is interested in/cares for collecting stamps very much.

16 will/be going to/be about to

The teachers will/are going to/are about to have a meeting tomorrow afternoon.

17 want/would like

Do you want to go abroad to study further?/Would you like to go abroad to study further/

18 can/be able to/have the ability to do

Can you tell me the way to the library?/Are you able to tell me the way to the library?/Do you have the ability to tell me the way to the library?

19 visit/call on

Lin Tao visited/called on his grandparents last week.

20 favorite/like best

What’s your favorite sport?/What sport do you like best?

21 happen/take place

What happened?/What took place?

22 decide/make a decision/make up one’s mind

She can’t decide/make a decision/make up her mind where to go.

23 found/establish/set up

The students founded/established/set up a group to protect the environment.

24 finally/at last/in the end

Finally/At last/In the end, she won the race.

25 leave/be away

He left yesterday./He has been away for a day.

26 return/give back

He hasn’t returned the book to me./He hasn’t given the book back to me.

return/go back

He will go back/return in a month.

27 why/what for/how come

-She cried so badly. –How come?

What did she cry so sadly for?/Why did she cry so badly?

28 over/more than

Over/More than a hundred people tried this new kind of food.

29 whatever/no matter what