English Vocabulary Test Center Handbook for Senior High School Entrance Examination

Chapter 19

win out to overcome, get rid of (difficulties, etc.) / win (take) the first place to get the first place
lose one's wind (=be out of breath) out of breath / wind through (across) winding through / wind up winding up; (give the watch) winding
wish to do sth．Wish someone... / wish sb. to do sth．I hope someone will do something/wish for longing for...; want to get.../wish sb. sth．I wish someone (get).../get one's wish come true/with best wishes (end of letter) I wish you/wish sb. well wish someone good luck

The two words hope and wish have only two structures in common: wish for hope for; wish to do=hope to do.In the following situations, wish and hope cannot be used interchangeably: ①To express "A wishes B to do something" can only be used: A wish B to do sth.No A hope B to do sth.

this structure. ②When expressing the meaning of "wish" and "blessing", wish is often used instead of hope.Such as: Wish you good luck.Good luck. ③ in sb. hope that... In the sentence pattern, the subordinate clause is often used in a declarative mood, which means that it can be achieved through people's subjective efforts.And in sb. wish that... use the subjunctive mood structure in the sentence pattern.Such as: I wish I were a bird.I wish I was a bird. (Use could do or were to express the imaginary to the present.)
together with, together with.../with a smile smiled/with care carefully/with difficulty, strenuously, strenuously/with one's help=(with the help of sb.) in the help of.../with patience/ with pleasure / with pride proudly

Linda often helps her mother——the housework on weekends.

A． with B． to C． ofD． for
(2002, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: Linda often helps her mother do housework on weekends.The answer is A. A is a fixed collocation "help...with...".

It'clear that fish cannot live——water.
A． with B． withoutC． in D． under
(Henan Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: It is very obvious that one cannot live without water fish.The answer is B. without water no water.Here without means "without, without".Such as: He always goes out without a hat on.He often goes out without a hat. Another meaning of without is "outside...".Such as: He is waiting for you without the gate.He is waiting for you outside the gate.

Several——are talking under the tree. And their are swimming in the lake.

A． woman, children B． woman, child
C． women, children D． women, child
(2001 Shandong Province).

Analysis sentence meaning: Several women are talking under the tree, while their children are swimming in the lake.The answer is C.This question examines the irregular changes of countable nouns.Irregular changes in the plural of nouns can be divided into: ① Changing the vowel letters in singular nouns.For example, woman-women in this question, another example, man-men, foot-feet, etc. ② The singular and plural forms are the same.Such as sheep, deer, etc. ③Other forms.

Such as child-children, German-Germans, Englishman-Englishmen in this question.

To become plural.For example, the plural of compound nouns formed by man and woman.

women teachers, men servants, women friends.

in wonder /I wonder if(whether)...I think I can/no wonder that...no wonder.../wonder at surprised at.../get in word interjection, interjection/have a word with sb.Talk to people, talk about things/have words with sb.To quarrel with others, to have a quarrel / in a(one) word in short, in short / in other words in other words, in other words / keep (break) one's word to keep (break) promises.

word comes that...there is news that...／word for word verbatim, verbatim
The English novel is quite easy for you. There are——new words in it.
A． a little B． 1 little C． a few D． few
(2003, Haidian District, Beijing)
Parsing the meaning of the sentence: This novel is quite easy for you, and there are almost no new words in it.The answer is D.This question intends to examine the usage of little and few, little and a little modify uncountable nouns, a few and few modify countable nouns, in addition a few means "several, some", expressing affirmation, and few means "almost none". , is a negative meaning, meaning from the context, this question should choose few.

he——harder next time, he will catch up with US.
A． work B． worked C． works D． will work
(2002 Xicheng District, Beijing)
Parsing the meaning of the sentence: If he studies hard next time, he will catch up with us.The answer is C. The if conditional sentence uses the general present tense to represent the future tense, and the subject is the third person singular, so choose C.

work (work) + er (noun suffix) worker
all over the world / in the world; after all / feel on top of the world elated and triumphant

"in the world" has two meanings, one is "in the world" and the other is "exactly", which expresses an emphatic tone. What in the world are you thinking about?What the hell are you thinking?
Worry (worry) + ed (adjective suffix) anxious, worried

be worried about worried about ... / feel worried
worry about is worried about / worry sb. with sth．to bother someone

She always——little things.
A． worries B． worries about
C． worrying D． worry about
(Nanjing City in 2000)
Analysis sentence meaning: She is always troubled by trivial things.The answer is B. Worry about means "to worry about". worry sb． with sth．Means "to annoy someone with something". worry sb． for sth.It means "to pester someone for something".

and what is worse: (to make things worse) worse is.../(go)from bad to worse, getting worse/Would like(to do)sth.Want/would rather do would rather do.../would rather...than would rather...not.../W0uld you like...?Would you like to order...? /Would you please do...?please do... ok?
The predicate in the main clause is the past tense, and the fact described in the subordinate clause has not yet happened, so the past and future tense must be used.Such as: He asked when the patient would be allowed to go home.He asked when the patient would be allowed to go home.

write up finishing
write down write down; write down/write out all write out/write to write to...

Their telephone number is 7035707． Have you——?
A． written it down B． write down it
C． written them down D． write down them
(Hebei Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: Their phone number is 7035707, have you written it down?The answer is A.Add the past participle after have here, use it for a phone number, and place it between the verb and the adverb. The "W" in write is not pronounced, so it has the same pronunciation as right, and hour is similar in the case.

be wrong with... a problem; there is something wrong / be in the wrong error, not good / do wrong to sb.Wronged someone, wronged someone / gowrong failed, made a mistake, broke down / It"s wrong of sb. to do someone doing something is wrong / something is wrong with... there is something wrong (fault) / go wrong It's not going well, the machine is broken / What's wrong(with)...?...What's the matter?
There's___with my bike． I hurt myself.

A． wrong somethingB． something wrong
C． anything wrong D． wrong anything
(Tianjin City in 2000)
Sentence meaning: There is something wrong with my bicycle, and I hurt myself.The answer is B.This question examines the positional relationship between pronouns and modifiers. When something is used to modify an adjective, it should be placed before the adjective.Therefore, options A and D are wrong.This is an affirmative sentence, you need to use something, so option C is wrong.In summary, option B is correct.

all the year round/last year/next year/the year before last/from year to year(year after year, year by year, year in and year out) Year after year/this year/at a bad time of year/at this time of year/the past year/the coming year ／of late years in recent years／fat year harvest year／later year in old age／light year light year／New Year／the next year／the next year／the year after next／this day of last(next)year next year) today

She didn't come to school yesterday, did she?

___, though she was not feeling well.

A． No, she didn't B． No, she did
C． Yes, she didn't D． Yes, she did
(Huanggang, Hubei in 2003)
Analysis sentence meaning: ——she didn’t come to school yesterday, did she? —No, she's here, though she's not feeling well.The answer is D.This question examines the answers to interrogative sentences.The answer to this is that candidates are prone to make mistakes. In fact, as long as the rules are mastered, the problem is not difficult.According to the questions asked, use "Yes" to answer "yes", and use "No" to answer "no", and inconsistent answers such as "Yes, she didn't' or "No, she did" should be answered immediately. Excluded, the turning words in this question "though she was not feeling well" determine the affirmative answer.

For example: When Don't answers negative questions, in order to conform to Chinese habits, you should translate yes into no.

you like cats?don't you like cats Yes, I do.No, I like it.

and yet; however; however; but / as yet so far; until then
Why didn't Nick come to school yesterday?

——___he was i11.

A． After B． Where C． When D． Because
(2002, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: ——Why didn’t Nick come to school yesterday? —Because he was sick.The answer is D. after means "after...", where means "where...", when means "when...".For the questions guided by why, use because to answer the reason.

Jack, good boy! Please pass——the glasses. 1 want to read the newspaper.

A． you B． me C． him D． I
(2003, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: Jack, good boy.Please pass me the glasses, I want to read the newspaper.The answer is B.

This question examines the usage of pronouns. You can be used as nominative and accusative, meaning "you, you". Me as the accusative case means "I", him and her are the third person singular, and as the accusative case, it means "he" and "she" respectively. According to the meaning of the title, me fits the meaning of the title.

I"m old enough to wash___clothes by myself．You can just wash___.
A． my, your
B． mine, yours
C． my, yours
D． your, my
(Hebei Province in 2002)
Analysis sentence meaning: I am not young enough to wash my own clothes.You wash your own clothes.

The answer is C, use the adjective possessive pronoun before the noun clothes, wash is followed by the nominal possessive pronoun as the object.

by yourself alone; independently

your (name)+self (yourself) yourself

Boys, don't touch the machine, or you may hurt___．

A． myself B． yourself C． yourselves D． themselves
(Jilin Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: Children, don't touch that machine, or you may hurt yourselves.The answer is C. Hurt yourselves means "hurt yourselves".This question also examines the use of reflexive pronouns. Because there is Boys in the previous sentence, the plural form of the second person is used.

your (you)+selves (yourself) yourself
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