English Vocabulary Test Center Handbook for Senior High School Entrance Examination

Chapter 18

pay a visit to sb．Visit someone／on a visit to visit (a certain place)／visit a doctor see a doctor, see a doctor／brief visit short visit／friendly visit friendly visit／(in)formal visit formal (informal) visit／official visit formal visit／ state visit / on a visit / on a visit / visit the museum

visitor visitor/guest guest
on visit/see/interview, meet/meet/welcome/see off/greet

——What did your son say in the letter?

He told me that he___the Disney World the next day.

A． will visitB． has visited
C． is going to visit D． would visit
(Dongcheng District, Beijing, 2002)
Analysis sentence meaning:——What did your son say in the letter? —He told me he was going to visit Disney World the day after tomorrow.The answer is D.The sentence should use the past and future tense, that is, the tense of the object clause, which must be consistent with the main clause.

vis (see, watch) + it + or (representing people) visitors

visitors'book visitor signature book／visitors not admitted visitors stop
play volleyball play volleyball

blocking block／one—man block single person block／to shut out block success／block point block score／net player front row player／back player back row player／blocker blocker／attacker smasher; attacker／touch the net Net / outside out of bounds / right of service / change of service / loss of service / net ball / set up / setter / pass / keep sb. Waiting makes people (long) wait/wait at(on)table to serve the meal/wait for(sb.to do sth.)waiting (someone does something)/wait in(out)in...inside (outside) etc./ wait one's turn wait for one's turn

Would you mind___a few minutes?

——No, not at a11.

A． wait B． to waitC． waited D． waiting
(Chongqing City in 2000)
Analysis sentence meaning: - Would you mind waiting a few minutes? —No, not at all.The answer is D.

mind doing is a fixed collocation, and doing is a gerund form.

wait is waiting for an opportunity or time (that is, something invisible to the naked eye), and wait for is waiting for a person or a vehicle.

wake up wake up / wake sb. up wake up / wake up sb.Stimulate people, motivate people/wake(up)to realize, realize

She asked him—her up at six o'clock in the morning.

A． wake B． to wakeC． waking D． woken up
(2002 Chaoyang District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: She asked him to wake her up at six o'clock tomorrow morning.The answer is B.This sentence is a fixed sentence type ask sb. to do sth． .Infinitive to do sth．As a guest supplement, supplementary explanation sb.things to do.

take(have) a walk／take sb． out for a walk take someone for a walk / walk ahead walk in front / walk along the street / walk straight / walk through the forest through the forest / on a walk

live on the wall／the Great Wall Great Wall
want sb. to do sth．Want someone to do something / want to do sth.Want to do something / be in want of need; lack / want a go to try / want sth. done want to finish something / meet a want to meet a need / want badly want very much
I want to. ． ．It directly expresses one's "want..." mood, so it is not a polite expression. The polite way of saying is "I'd like to..." or "May I...?" and so on.Such as: I'd like to have another glass of milk.I want to take another glass of milk.

keep warm to keep warm/warm weather warm weather/get warm to keep warm/warm(sth.)up to warm up; heating/warm to sth. (sb.) Excited about (enthusiastic, fond of)
be washed in sweat full of sweat / wash against pat; impact / wash away (off) washed away, washed down / wash sth. to wash...to somewhere / wash up to wash the tableware; exhausted

on watch on duty/on the watch pay attention to/keep watch (for, against) sentry, on duty; beware of j (keep) watch over care.Nursing / watch out (for sth.) Be careful, pay attention / watch sb. do (doing) sth.See someone doing something / watch for looking for / watch walking carefully; be careful

Add es to the plural of nouns ending in ch, such as watches, but when the letter combination ch is pronounced [k], add s to the end of the word, such as stomachs.

by water(=by ship) take a boat／fresh water／get into deep(hot)water get into trouble／throw cold water on to……
Would you like some——?
No, thanks. I'm not thirsty at a11.

A． bread B． water C． cake D． tomato
(2002 in Taiyuan, Shanxi)
Analysis sentence meaning: Would you like some water? --no thanks.I am not thirsty at all.The answer is B. some can modify countable nouns, and can also modify uncountable nouns, C and D are countable nouns, excluded.

Only A and B are left.In the answer sentence below, thirsty means "thirsty", and item B water is related to it, and the answer should be B.

Water is an uncountable noun. When water is added with "s", it means (sea, river, lake, etc.) a large amount of water and sea, such as: the blue waters of the Atlantic blue waters; Mexican waters Mexican waters.

by the way by the way; by the way / find one's way to find the way to a certain place / on one's way to on the way to a certain place / show the way guide / all the way along the way; far way / by way of via… ...／feel one's way groping forward／get out of the way, get out of the way／lose one's way get lost／lose way (boat, etc.) slow down, stop／in a way in a sense／in any way ／block the way／give way／go one's(own)way in our own way／fight one's way strive forward／inch one's way advance slowly／lead the way lead the way／workable way feasible scheme／be half way through complete half／ go the wrong way／in no way／stand in the way of／by way／out of the way／Milky Way／no way／no way／the right way is the right way, the right way / highway
one-way one-way/railway/freeway/halfway

The visitors Haikou___April 29．

A． reached, on B． came to in
C． arrived，on D． got at, on
(Hainan Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: the answer is A. Reach is a transitive verb that means "arrive", reach=arrive in(at)=get to. on here means time. On April 29 means: on April 4th.

be weak in in...weak; in...poor/in a weak voice with a weak voice
week(week, week)+day working day

on weekday on weekdays

be welcome to do welcome someone to do something / be welcome to sb.Someone welcomes something / (be) welcome to someplace welcomes someone to a certain place / be welcome to sth.Welcome to use/give (receive) a warm welcome to give (receive) a warm welcome/welcome sb. (to someplace) to welcome someone (to someplace), to greet someone
①Welcome is a transitive verb and can also be used as an adjective. It is not used when it means "welcome someone to do something". welcome sb. to do sth．For this wrong verb structure, apply its adjective structure. sb. be welcome to do". ② Saying "someone is welcomed" can not use the adjective structure but the verb or noun structure, such as: Mr. Wang was warmly welcomed at the airport. Mr Wang was warmly welcomed at the airport. Or Mr Wang received a warm welcome at the airport. Instead of saying Mr Wang was welcome at the airport. (Because the emphasis is on the action rather than the state)
as well as is as good as.../do well in doing well in..., making progress/may as well do best.../may well do as much as possible, there is a reason to do.../speak(think) well of highly appraised, praised.../wish sb. well wish someone good luck/success
Let's enjoy the song Yesterday Once More． It sounds___．

A． well B． sadly C． nice D． bad
(Nantong City in 2003)
Analysis of the meaning of the sentence: Let us enjoy the song "Yesterday Reappears"!It sounds great.The answer is c.

Well and sadly are both adverbs, sound is a linking verb, must be followed by adjectives, A and B are excluded, "Yesterday Once More" is a beautiful song, D should be excluded.

What about． ． ． ? ……How about it? What do you think of. ． ． ?what do you think? /What. ． ． for?Why...? /What If. ． ． ?Like... so what? What is． ． ． 1ike? ……How about it?
——does your father do?

He is a worker．

A． Which B． Who C． What D． HOW
(2001, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis: What does your father do? —He is a worker.The answer is C. what is an interrogative pronoun. What does your father do?It's about occupation.This sentence can also be written as: What is your father?Or What's your father's job?

What and which do not use all before. "I know everything he said" should be said I know all (that) he said.Instead of saying I know all what he said.
1. ___shall we meet in the park?

What about half past eight?

A． What B． WhenC． Where D． Which
(2002 Xicheng District, Beijing)
Analysis of sentence meaning:——What time shall we meet in the park? ——How about 08:30?The answer is B.

The answer sentence answers the time, so when is used in the question sentence.

2. He is not sure____．

A． when leaves B． when leave C． when to leave D． when left
(Guangdong Province in 2001)
Parsing the meaning of the sentence: He is not sure when to leave.The answer is c.Verb infinitives are used together with interrogative sentences (including interrogative pronouns and interrogative adverbs) to form verb infinitive phrases.Sometimes interchangeable with the object clause.Such as: I don't know what to say.Equivalent to: I don't know what I can say.I don't know what to say.

Now perfect tense.

Example: (X) When have you lost your wallet? (√)When did you lose your wallet?

When did you lose your wallet?
Excuse me. is the nearest bookshop?

——Go down the street and turn left at the second corner.

A． how B． what C． where D． who
(2003, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: Excuse me, where is the nearest bookstore? - Follow this street and turn left at the second intersection.The answer is C. How means "how, how much", what means "what", where means "where", and who means "who".This question examines the discrimination and analysis of interrogative words. From the meaning of the upper and lower sentences, it is only correct to choose where.

The policeman asked the boy___．

A． where was his mother B． where his mother was
C． where his mother is D． where is his mother
Sentence meaning: The policeman asked the boy where his mother was.The answer is B. The word order of A and D is wrong, and the tense of C is inconsistent.

whether． ． ． or. ． ．Is... or.../whether. ． ． or not

Lucy failed in the mid—term exams——she didn't take her subjects seriously.

A． whether B． that C． because D． until
(Nantong City in 2003)
Analysis sentence meaning: Lucy failed the mid-term exam because she didn't take her subjects seriously.

The answer is C. whether means "whether or not"; that has no specific meaning; until means "until"; because means "because", depending on the meaning of the context, only item C can meet the meaning of the question.

①The verb doubt is followed by the conjunction that in a negative sentence or interrogative sentence, and if it is in an affirmative sentence, it is followed by the conjunction whether or if.Example: I doubt if that was what he wanted.I doubt that's what he's looking for. ② If the subject clause, object clause, and apposition clause are drawn by the conjunction if, or not cannot be added; if they are drawn by whether, or not can be added or not.Example: I don't know whether the information is true or not.I don't know if the information is correct.

1, He didn't tell me____.

A． which floor did he live on
C． which floor he lived
B． which floor he lived on
D． which he lived on
(Sichuan Province in 2000)
Analysis sentence meaning: He didn't tell me which floor he lived on.The answer is B. Which guides the object clause, live is an intransitive verb, and on must be added; A word order is wrong; C lacks a preposition.

2. ——is your car?

The red one in front of the tree.

A． Which B． What C． Where D． Whose
(Hohhot in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: Which car is yours?The red car in front of the tree is mine.The answer is A. Which means "whose", used to refer to things or people, has noun and adjective.Such as: This is my cap. Which is yours?This is my hat, which one is yours? When which is used as an interrogative pronoun, it refers to a certain range of people or things.Such as: Which sport do you like the best?What kind of sports do you like best? (limited to a certain range)
all the while always; always / once in a while occasionally; sometimes

1. John fell asleep——he was listening to the music.

A． after B． beforeC． while D． as soon as
(Hebei Province in 2002)
Analysis sentence meaning: John fell asleep while listening to music.The answer is C. After means "after...", before means "before...", as soon as means "on... on...", only while fits the meaning of the title, which means "when... When".

2. I'm going to Hangzhou for a holiday this weekend.

——you are there, can you buy me some green tea?

A． BecauseB． If C． While D． Mter
(Beijing in 2000)
Analysis sentence meaning: I am going to Hangzhou for vacation this week. —Can you buy me some green tea when you get there? Because means the reason, if means whether or not, and after means "after...", all of which do not meet the meaning of the question.The answer is C, which means at the same time.

As a whole Generally speaking, as a whole/on (upon) the whole generally, whole is generally only used as a prepositional attributive, and cannot be used to modify proper nouns.Not the whole of China, but all China or the whole China.

In modern English, spoken language generally does not use whom, but who.

When the object of the preposition is used, who cannot be used, but whom must still be used.

——radio is this?

It's mine．

A． What B． Where C． who
D． Whose
(2002 Chaoyang District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: Whose radio is this? --it is mine.The answer is D.

whose is a possessive pronoun, meaning of whom/which, used in interrogative sentences and relative clauses. Who's is an abbreviation for who is or who has.Example: I've got a cousin who's never been to London.I have a cousin who has never been to London.

That is why． ． ．That's the reason for... / The reason (why) that. ． ． The original culprit of ... is ... / Why (not) do ...?Why (not)...?
Father asked me——.
A． why didn't 1 ride my bike
B． why I didn't ride my bike
C． why did i not ride my bike
(Sichuan Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: My father asked me why I didn't ride my bicycle.The answer is B.This question examines the object clause guided by the interrogative adverb "why", using the declarative mood.Another example: I'Il tell you why I didn't ask You to come.I'll tell you why I don't want you to come.

far and wide
against one's will against the will / at will at will

1. Do you know during the coming summer holidays?

A． what will Tom d0B． what did Tom do
C． what Tom will do D． what Tom did
(2003, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: Do you know what Tom is doing in the coming summer vacation?The answer is c.This question examines the tense and word order of interrogative sentences in compound sentences.Judging from the "coming summer vacation", it can be judged that the future tense is used, B and D are excluded, the word order in the object clause uses the normal word order, and the auxiliary verb does not have a premise, so choose C.

2.一Can you guess if they—to play basketball with us?

一I think they'11 come if they——free.

A． come, are B． will come, will be
C． will come, are D． come, will be
(Liaoning Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning:——Do you think they will come to play basketball with us?-I think they will come if they are free.The answer is C.The meaning of the previous sentence is "whether", it guides the object clause, and the meaning of the next sentence is "if, if", it guides the adverbial clause.

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