English Vocabulary Test Center Handbook for Senior High School Entrance Examination

Chapter 17

think about / think of think; thinking; consider / think over carefully consider / think so think so / don't think so think it is not like this / think to myself / think sb. To be thinks that someone is/think(that) thinks/think to do anticipates/think up thinks up an idea, thinks of; invents/think out comes up with/think highly of.../think better of reconsider; change ...'s view/think hard to think carefully; deep thinking/think light of that...is not very important; despise/think through think through

①If it is a negative sentence after think, you need to transfer the negation to the main clause instead of the subordinate clause.Such as: I don't think he can answer the question.I don't think he can answer that question. ②When used in conjunction with interrogative words, the interrogative words should be placed before think, not after it.Note: There are verbs with similar usage: believe, suppose, imagine, etc.Such as: What do you suppose he is doing g.what do you think he is doing
every third day every two days / two thirds two-thirds
at this time yesterday at this time yesterday / in this way in this way / like this / this way this way / to this day until today
as though seems, as if / even though despite, even though

1. I can't understand this passage there are no new words in it.

A． if B． becauseC． though D． and
(Anhui Province in 2001)
Analyzing the meaning of the sentence: Although there are no new words, I can't understand this short text.The answer is c.

though guides the adverbial clause of concession.Means "despite".Common conjunctions leading adverbial clauses are although (although, even though), even if (even if), however (no matter what), whatever (no matter what), no matter how (however), no matter who (no matter who).

2. he is very young, he knows several languages.

A． Though, but B． Because, so
C． Though, / D． Because, / (Jiangxi Province in 2000)
Analysis of the meaning of the sentence: Although he is very young, he knows several languages.The answer is C. though guides the adverbial clause of concession, and there is no need to use other conjunctions behind it.

Thousands of thousands of / by the thousands tens of thousands of / tens of thousands of tens of thousands of

——Chinese are looking for ways to learn English well before Beijing 2008 Olympics.

A． Thousand B． Thousands C． Thousand of D． Thousands of
(2003, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: Thousands of Chinese are looking for ways to learn English well before the 2008 Olympic Games.The answer is D.Numerals such as hundred, thousand, etc. are modified with specific numbers before, and “S” is not added at the end. Thousands of means “thousands of thousands”. Both thousands and thousand of are incorrect.

all through in the whole process (time); throughout the scope of ... / get through; pass / go through, carefully check / be through finished; finished; no longer contact / be through with complete; cut off with ... Relationship / break through break out... / cut through cut off / pass through through, wear.

The combination of letters and songs is not pronounced in through, and similar words include thought
be thrown into prison to be thrown into prison/throw at towards... throw away/throw away; waste away/throw back throw back/throw out throw out/throw sb. sth． (throw sth. to sb.) Throw something to someone / throw up to give up; vomit / throw about to throw around

one-way ticket one-way ticket/round-trip ticket round-trip ticket/parking ticket violation parking ticket/book tickets booking/get one's ticket dismissed/admission ticket admission ticket/full-fare ticket full ticket/half-fare ticket half-ticket/platform ticket platform ticket／ticket agent／ticket collector／ticket inspector／ticket office／bread ticket／day ticket／library ticket／season ticket
now until now
from. ． ． till． ． ．From... to.../not. ． ． till until.../till When until is used at the beginning of a sentence, generally it cannot be replaced by till; in clauses or phrases beginning with not, till cannot replace until, and this kind of sentence pattern should use inverted word order.Example: Not until he finished his work did he go home.He didn't come home until he finished his work.

at a time once / at that time; at that time / at the same time at the same time / for a long time / from time to time from time to time; sometimes / have a good time to play well; have a good time / in time / last time last time / next time F once / on time on time, on time / once upon a time / several times several times / take one's time is not in a hurry; do it slowly / ahead of time / all the time地/at this time of…/at times sometimes/behind time is not timely, late/by the time of…/in modern times in modern times/in no time immediately, right away/It is(high ) time that. ． ．Now is the time to do something / It's time for sth.It's time to... /It's time to do sth.It's time for.../many a time many times, often/many times many times, often/time and again again/at one time once, in the past, once/kill the time to pass the time/serve time to serve the sentence/tell the time Look at the clock/time zone time zone/ahead of time/serve at any time/at any time/at one time/for the time being temporarily/from time to time occasionally/have no time for no time to do... /out of time delay; untimely/take time out to make time/time after time repeatedly
It's six o'clock now. It's time___．

A． get up B． got up C． to get up D． getting up
(2001, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: It's six o'clock, it's time to get up.The answer is C. It's time to do. ． ．It means "it's time to do...".In the sentence, It is the subject of the form, while the infinitive of the verb "to do..." is the real subject.The infinitive is a non-predicate form of a verb, which can act as a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence, and can be used as a subject, object, object complement and other components.Such as: It's our duty to realize the four modernizations.It is our responsibility to realize the four modernizations. It is the subject of form, and to realize the four modernization is the real subject.

tir(e)(tired)+ed(...of)tired

be tired from(with)by...is tired/be tired of to...hate

add to increase/be used to get used to/devote oneself to devote oneself to/lead to lead to/look forward to expectation; hope/pay attention to note/prefer. ． ． to. ． ．Rather...not.../stick to insist/to one's joy is gratifying/to one's surprise amazing PE/to the point pertinent; brief to and for different usage.

He set off for Shanghai.

He started to Shanghai． (x)
He started for Shanghai． (√)
This road leads to Shanghai.

This road leads for Shanghai. (X)
This road leads to Shanghai． (√)
together with; and/get together
the day after tomorrow
一Today or tomorrow?

[-]. What are you talking about?

一We are talking about——we could pass it.

A． how B． whereC． when D． what
(Anhui Province in 2002)
Analysis sentence meaning:—today or tomorrow? ——What are you discussing? — we are discussing when to pass it.The answer is C.From the perspective of semantics, the first sentence is about time, and there is an omission in the answer, the whole sentence should be: When we could pass it, today or tomorrow?

too. ． ． to is too...and can't

When she heard this news, she was___
A． very, talk B． so, speak
C． such，tell D． too, say
(Anhui Province in 2000)
Analysis of sentence meaning: When she heard the news, she was too angry to say a word.The answer is D.

too+adj． / adu. +to．Means "too...to not be able to...".

①Too is used as "also", which is used in affirmative sentences and interrogative sentences, and is often placed at the end of the sentence.

Example: I like your bag, too.I also like your bag. ②Sometimes it is placed between the subject and the predicate, and the front and back must be separated by commas to express emphasis. "Too...to..." usually means "too..., (so that) cannot...", and the infinitive behind it has a negative meaning.However, (only) too glad (pleased, ready). ． ． to. ． ． "It means "Of course I am willing, I can't do it...", the infinitive has an affirmative meaning.

at the top of at the highest point / from top to bottom thoroughly, completely / top the bill (leading the leading role) / the top step the highest rung
to (towards, towards) + ward (table direction) towards, towards

by train by train／take a train by train (usage is the same as bus, ship, etc.)
family tree / in the tree

have trouble(in)doing sth．Difficulty in doing something; trouble / in trouble / out of trouble / get into trouble / get sb. into trouble makes someone get into trouble / have trouble with and ... trouble / make trouble / trouble about trouble for ...

I prefer the blue trousers. May I____?

A． try it on B． try on it
C． try them on D． try on them
(Ningde, Fujian, 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: I like the blue trousers better, can I try them on?The answer is c.

Trousers is often used as a plural form.The same usage as trousers is also used: goods (goods), eyeglasses (glasses), scales (balance), when these words are used as subjects, the predicate verb should use plural forms.

be true to life realistic / come true to become a reality; to realize; to present / true to faithful to; to be true to / true for is correct for ...; is established for ...

Truly/truth truth/real/realize/actual/honest/faithful/loyal/devoted

try doing / try how (what, who, ect.) clause try to do / try on try on, try on / try one's best try your best / try out test / try to do sth.try to do something/turn a deaf ear to turn a deaf ear; ignore/turn about; ／turn into is translated into; become/turn off off (electric appliances, faucets, etc.)/turn on on (electric appliances, faucets, etc.)/turn out off; the result is that/out of turn is not in order

1. It's too dark here. Please——the light.

A． turn backB． turn downC． turn on D． turn off
(2003 Xicheng District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: It's too dark here, please turn on the light.The answer is D.This question examines turn phrases.

Turn back means "turn backward", turn down means "close", turn on means "open", and turn off means "close". From the above sentence, we can only choose C.

2. I told Bob the TV since it was too late.

A． turn off B． turns off C． turning off D． to turn off
(Shaanxi Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: I told Bob to turn off the TV, it was too late.The answer is D. tell sb． to do sth．It means "to tell someone to do something", and the infinitive of the verb is used as the object complement.But after some verbs, the infinitive symbol to is omitted, such as make, let, hear, see, notice, feel, watch, have (to, call, make) and so on. The infinitive of the verb after help can be with or without to.

on TV Plays on TV.watch TV.Use watch instead of see, look at or other verbs. Articles are generally not added before TV, but when there are modifiers in front or nouns after, articles can be added, such as: a TV set, the TV station, a color TV set.
Now children, turn to page—and look at the—picture in Lesson Two.

A． twentieth; one B． twenty; one
C． twentieth; one D． twenty; first
(Shanghai in 2003)
Interpretation of sentence meaning: Children, turn to page 20 and look at the first picture in the second lesson.The answer is D.Here, page must be modified with cardinal numerals to meet the meaning of the sentence, and A and C are excluded; picture is modified with ordinal numerals, and B is excluded.

at twice / once or twice / think twice about sth.Think twice before acting/twice as. ． as. ． ． Twice as large; double as large/twice as large/in twice divided into two times/twice—told talked about many times/think twice to reconsider/twicer who does twice/double twice/once once /half/couple pair, one pair/pair one pair

two by four small in size; narrow; insignificant; unimportant / two cents insignificant things; small things / two over three third / two—time loser who has been imprisoned twice, who has been divorced twice , the person who fails twice / by twos and threes

two． The edged double-edged knife has dual meanings / two-fold double / twohanded requires two people to operate, and will use both hands / two-handled double-handled / two-legged / two-legged / two. 1ine A type that is twice as large as the ordinary type/two—party line Two households share a telephone line/two—penny two pennies; worthless/two. piece set of upper and lower body/two-shot double close-up shot/two-sided, two-sided, two-sided/two-step-rocket second-level rocket/two-termer who is re-elected for two terms/two-time cheating, not to his wife Loyalty/two—tongued to tell lies, deceitful
under discussion / under repair / under the sun all over the world / under water flooded / under weight / under foot, underground

under (under...under)'stand (stand, stand) understand, understand.

make oneself understood to make one's own meaning clear to others; to express one's own meaning/understand about to understand; to understand

The object of understand can be a clause, an infinitive with a question word, a gerund, etc. When understanding is interpreted as "understand, understand", it can be followed by nouns or pronouns.Example: She doesn't understand how to look after him.She doesn't know how to take care of him.

about until...
not. ． ． until until... / up until until
1. He——wait until the rain——

A． won't, will stop B． won't, stop
C． will, stops D． will, will stop
(Nanjing, Jiangsu in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: He will wait until the rain stops.The answer is C.If the main clause is an affirmative sentence, until means "until...".At this time, the emphasis is that the action of the main clause continues until the action of the subordinate clause occurs.Therefore, the main clause verb should be a continuation verb.

2 won't go home——I finish my work.

A． when B． as C． while D． until
(Jilin Province in 2000)
Parsing the meaning of the sentence: I can only go home after I finish my work.The answer is D. not. ． ． until means "until..." and is a fixed phrase. When, as, while means "when... When".

①until/till "until...", it means a period of time, so the predicate of the sentence (or main clause) must be a continuous verb, if it is a terminating verb, it should be negative (if the terminating verb once If it is denied, it becomes a state, and it is sustainable).Example: Don't open it until your birthday.Wait until your birthday to open it. ②not.... until/till.Until...only". In this sentence pattern, the main clause verb is usually a terminating verb. If it is a continuous verb, it does not mean. Until...only. It means "not until...". Compare: He won 't come here till next Friday. He won't stay here until next Friday. He won't stay here till next Friday. He won't stay here until next Friday (that is, he will leave before next Friday).

Un (not, not) us (e) using +ual (... of) abnormal, unusual
up and down up and down, back and forth / eat up to eat up / get up to get up / hurry up / look up to look up; check / stand up stand up / be up to competent / be up to sb. to do should be done by someone / up to now until now / up to date fashionable
Mum, today is Mother's Day. Mike and 1 want to invite you to have dinner——

US at Shanghai Restaurant，which is famous___its seafood．

A． with. of B． with, for C． for, to D． to, for
(Shanghai in 2003)
Analysis sentence meaning: Mom, today is Mother's Day, Mike and I would like to invite you to have dinner with us at a restaurant in Shanghai, which is famous for its seafood.The answer is B. have dinner with sb．Have dinner with..., be famous for "to... well-known", this question examines the usage of prepositions.

be in use / be of no use / be of use useful / use up to eat up / be out of use no longer used, discarded / be used for (doing) sth.Be used to do something / be used to do sth.Don't need; don't like/It's no use. ． ．Useless/make use of
come into use start to be used/full use make full use of/fall out of use do not use/have no use for to... useless, do not need/make use of use/out of use discard, do not use/put use to be used/be in use in use/be of great use is very useful/It's no use doing sth.do no good

With the villagers'___，the young trees have been____．

A． 1 and. ． ． watered B． money． ． ． take good care
C． help. ． ． well looked after D． fields． ． ． planted
(Wuhan City in 2002)
Analyzing the meaning of the sentence: With the help of the villagers, the young tree has been well looked after.The answer is c.This question not only examines the meaning of certain phrases, but also examines their use in passive voice.If you choose A, the meaning of the sentence is: Thanks to the land of the villagers, the saplings have been watered.If the meaning is not clear, it should be excluded; in addition, to express "the young trees have been taken good care of" can be the young trees have been taken good care of.In item B, there is no preposition of after "take good care", which should also be excluded; if D is selected, it means: because of the villagers' fields, the saplings have been planted.It doesn't make sense semantically and logically, only C is the best choice.

Mike is learning___a computer．

A． how can he use B． how to use
C． how he use D． how to use
(Guangdong Province in 2000)
Analysis sentence meaning: Mike is learning how to use a computer.The answer is B.This question examines students' mastery of the usage of infinitive compound forms. learn to do sth．It means "to learn to do something", and learn can be followed by an infinitive as an object.When such verbs are followed by object clauses transformed from special interrogative sentences and the subject and the subject of the main clause are the same person, the object clauses can be rewritten into the structure of "special interrogative words + to do".Such as: I call't decide where 1 will go. =I can't decide where to go．To sum up, the answer to this question is B.

useful tool useful tool

use; purpose/used used; used to/useless useless/user user, user/reuse re-use, recycling/the use of water water/used cars old car/used to in the past/be used to get used to / tool with many uses multi-purpose tool

Although useful begins with a vowel letter n, but here u is pronounced as a letter [ju:], so the indefinite article in front should use a instead of an.

us (e) use + ual (...'s) a customary one usual

as usual as usual; as usual / as. ． ． as usual, as usual.../than usual than usual...

usual (usually, usual) + ly (adverb suffix) usually
usually (=commonly, ordinarily) means "usual" and "usual", and modifies behaviors that form habits and routines, for example: I usually go to bed at 9:30.I usually go to bed at 09:30.

very good, no problem / very much very, very / very well
much very, very / so so, then; very, very / such then, very / too; too; too much / also / quite, very / rather quite;

Susan's parents have bought a large house with a swimming pool. It——be very expensive.

A． must B． can C． mustn't D． can't
(Shanghai in 2003)
Analysis sentence meaning: Susan's parents bought a big house with a swimming pool, it must be very expensive.

The answer is A.Inferred from the meaning of the upper and lower sentences, the house must be very expensive, excluding C and D, must be used in sentences expressing affirmative inferences, and can can only be used in sentences expressing negative inferences.

① very much is generally not placed between the predicate verb and the object, we can say: He enjoys fishing very much.He likes fishing.But don't say: He enjoys very much fishing. ②Under normal circumstances, the structure "very+adjective or adverb" cannot be used to elicit adverbials of result, so so. ． ． that (so... so that), so. ． ． as to do sth． (So... so that you do something), too. ． ． to do sth． (Too...so that you can't do something), enough to do sth. Words such as so, too, and enough in structures such as (enough...can do something) cannot be replaced by the adverb very.

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