English Vocabulary Test Center Handbook for Senior High School Entrance Examination

Chapter 2

come back/go back/walk back/run back/take back/bring back/stand back/sit back in a chair
May I speak to John?

sorry. he——Japan. But he——in two days.

A． has been to, will come backB． has gone to. will be back
C． has been in, would come back D． has gone to, won't come back
(Hebei Province in 2002)
Analysis of the meaning of the sentence: - Excuse me, is John there? ——I'm sorry, he went to Japan and will be back in two days.Answer B.It can be seen from the upper and lower sentences that John is not at home and has gone to Japan, so the first empty choice has gone to; but means a turning point, indicating that he will be back soon, so the second empty choice will be back.

It is worth noting that return cannot be used in conjunction with back, because return itself contains the meaning of return, and if it is used in conjunction with back, there will be duplication.Example: (X)1 will return back your book after supper． (√)1 will return your book after supper．I'll return your book after dinner.

be bad at is not good at; not good at/be bad for. ． ．Harmful to ...; unfavorable to ... / bad luck; bad luck / call sb. bad names insult someone; swear / from bad to worse, worse and worse / go bad become inedible / go to the bad degenerate, self-defeating / bad manners impolite; bad habits / not(so) bad is not bad / feel bad / a bad finger / bad debts / bad egg / bad element / bad grace / bad habit / bad land / bad man / bad time / have a bad time of it bad luck
Smell is a linking verb, followed by an adjective as a predicative.Example: (X) The fish smells badly. (√)The fish smells bad.Similar linking verbs include taste (to eat), sound (to sound), grow, become, turn and so on.Example: His face turned red.His face turned red.

Badly is placed before the passive past participle and cannot be placed after it.Example: The boy was badly beaten.The boy was beaten badly.

Be on the ball to do something cautiously / have the ball at one's feet good chance, good / a ball of wool / give a ball to open a dance party / ball room dance hall / blow ball dandelion ball / cannon ball / corner ball Corner kick／dead ball／dress ball／easy ball chance ball／fancy ball masquerade／fire ball／fish ball／hand ball／health ball／touch ball／cut the bail／ drop the ball lob / catch the ball before the bound preemptive strike / get on the ball flexible, mobile

ball． bearing ball bearing／ball—control ball control／ball—firing live ammunition shooting／ball—flower flower ball／ball—games ball game／ball—pen ballpoint pen／ball—proof bulletproof／ball—talk ball classics/baseball softball／basketball Basketball／football／pinball／volleyball
a hand of bananas a bunch of bananas／banana trees banana trees

fruit skin／flesh of fruit pulp／fruit juice／apple／pear／orange orange; citrus／peach／juicy peach／pineapple／mango／cherry／strawberry／watermelon／grape
box box, box, box / case box / chest box / cage birdcage / vase vase / bottle bottle / bucket bucket; hanging bucket / thermos thermos / jar jar, large mouth bottle / pot can, pot / basin basin

basket (basket)+ball (ball) basketball
Basketball player basketball player/basketball court basketball court/basketball team basketball team/backboard rebound/basket ring/basket support basket
first half first half/second half second half/lay up layup/shooting shot/clean shot (open shot) hollow ball/miss the basket miss/shoot the ball in hit/shoot.

ing average hit rate/pass pass/in-the-air pass air pass/man-for-man defense man-to-man/steal the ball
be about (at) engaged in something; doing something / be about to do will do something; intending to do something / he after pursuit; looking for / be back; backwards / be from from, appearing from ... / be in at home / be in tears are shedding tears / be on in the process of / be on sth.Is engaged in something / be under sth.accepting something.table passive
beat on beat / beat up hard beat / beat a drum beat drum
beat a horse/beat at the door/beat about the bush/beat down; destroy/beat off; beat back/beat up

Defeat failure; defeat, defeat / win victory; win / hit hit; a strike / strike strike / whip whip; whip; whip / kick

Beijing is one of____cities in China．

A． very beautiful
C． more beautiful
B． much beautiful
D． the most beautiful
(2002 Chaoyang District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: Beijing is one of the most beautiful cities in China.The answer is D.Analysis: The most beautiful is of course the superlative. very modifies the primary level, much modifies uncountable nouns, and more modifies comparatives.

because of
owing to because/due to because of/cause reason/reason reason
according to /as because /for because /since because of, since /so so, therefore /thus therefore, therefore /therefore therefore /therefore
ls David at school today?

No． He is at home he has a bad cold.

A． becauseB． if C． though D． until
(Anhui Province in 2002)
Analysis sentence meaning: Is David at school today?No, he is at home because he has a bad cold.The answer is A.The answer to this question is to explain why David is at home, so the adverbial clause of reason should be guided by the conjunction. The three options B, C and D cannot lead the adverbial clause of cause.

①To answer the question raised by why, you usually use because instead of since, for, as, etc.Example: Why won't he come~Because he is i11.Why doesn't he come?Because he is sick. ) because of the prepositional phrase is usually only used as an adverbial, not as a predicative, unless the subject of the sentence is a pronoun.Example: It is just because of money.That's just because of the money.

become is composed of the words be and come.

become a party to has a relationship with...; participate in / become a practice to start using; get used to it / become accustomed (used) to sth.Become used to / become aware of; began to realize / become (well) known famous; well-known / become of the result of becoming; encounter; ending / become one combined into one; married couple; united

go becomes, becomes/come becomes/grow becomes/get becomes/change/turn changes/look appears/seem seems
①become can be used as a linking verb, followed by a predicative, but not an infinitive.

Example: As the manager, he is becoming much busier.As a manager, he got busier. ②become is a linking verb, and its usage is similar to that of be, but be means "a certain state", be—

come emphasizes "becoming a certain state", that is, emphasizing the process of action. Do not write become as two words be and come.

be in bed fall asleep / get out of bed get up / go to bed go to bed; go to sleep / in (one's) bed lying on the bed / make the bed (s) make the bed (ready to sleep) / on the bed in bed / in bed bed Can't afford/in the bed: (not necessarily sleeping or lying down)/put sb. to bed to send... go to bed／a single bed／a double bed／sit on the bed／stay in bed／single bed／bunk bed／climb into bed to climb into bed / get (go) into bed to go to bed / get out of bed to get up / jump out of bed to jump out of bed / go to bed to sleep
When the article is not used before bed, it is often related to "sleep".If be in bed is sleeping, go to bed to sleep.

bed (bed) ten room (room) bedroom
Before class／before long soon／long before a long time ago／the day before yesterday the day before yesterday
①In the adverbial clause guided by before, the future tense is expressed in the present tense.Example: He'll call you before he comes here.Before he comes here, he will call you. ②When expressing the location "in front of...--", you can't use before, but use in front of.Example: There are a lot of flow.

ers in front of my door.There are many flowers in front of my house.

beginning
①Begin can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive, both of which have the same meaning.But when begin is in the present progressive form, it cannot be followed by verbal nouns, but must be followed by infinitive forms.Example: The tree leaves are beginning to turn yellow.The leaves are starting to turn yellow. ②begin means the beginning of long-term, habitual behavior, then use doing.Example: She began practicing the piano at the age of five.She started practicing piano at the age of 5. ③ When the subject is an inanimate object, begin cannot be followed by a gerund, but it is customary to be followed by an infinitive verb.Example: As she left the house, it began to rain.When she left the house, it started to rain.

behind time late; late; obsolete / fall behind behind / leave something behind to ... stay / be behind with (in) backlog, accumulation (unfinished) / remain (stay) behind stay behind; behind / look behind Looking back/behind in behind; delay/behind one's back back in the background, secretly/behind the scenes behind the scenes;
believe in believe, trust; trust / believe it or not believe it or not

Belief belief/faith trust, confidence; belief/trust trust, trust/certain certain, sure/sure sure, sure; reliable/decide determined, decision; determined/determine determined, determined; determined/conclude deduce, conclude, decide

be(go)below sign in the cabin (go in the divination cabin)/(speak)below one's breath is low, Kedi (talk)/below(the)standard is unqualified, the skill is up to standard/below the average is below the general level; on average Below/below the mark standard below; Inferior/below the surface deep inside Lang/see the notes below see the note below/down below/hit below the belt backstabbing
down down
below． When norm limit / under / below / below / below is used as an adverb, it is customary to put it at the back of the word as a post-attributive.

Example: The scholar didn't feel ashamed to ask and learn from people below.The scholar is not ashamed to ask.

be (at) side (next to) Ren... next to, near...

set beside loss...compared to/beside oneself gets carried away
distance／far／aside／behind／behind...／below／below／before／side／near／near／nearby／by close，in ...beside; passing by/close approaching; intimate/next nearest, next to; next door/about around...; in...everywhere/toward(s) to, yes, towards...
at one's best be in a good situation / best of all in all / make the best of full use; handle properly / in one's best dress / at best hold the most optimistic view; at best / do(try) one's best try your best; go all out ／with the best is no worse than anyone, no less than a person／all the best...everything goes well／the best part of...／have the best of it to win
bestseller bestseller

John is my——friend of all the classmates.

A． good
B． betterC． the best
D． the best
(2002 Xicheng District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: John is the best friend among my classmates.The answer is c.Applied superlatives are learned from of all the classmates.Because it is modified by my in front of it, the is omitted.Instead of saying the best in.

The best of similar things (including people, things, things), it is customary to say the best of, This brand of coffee is the best of them a11.Such a trademark!

do better than get a raise/be better off is more comfortable;
Better is the best; better/not better than someone is more admired, the same as.../better oneself rises, rises, and is richer/get the better of sth.overcome something

Do you mind if I sit here?

It's for Mr Brown.

A． Not at aIlB． Never mind C． Better not D． of course not
(2001, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning:——Do you mind if I sit here?You'd better not sit here, it's reserved for Mr. Brown.The answer is C.From the second half of the sentence, we can see that this seat is for Mr. Brown, so it is best not to sit, that is: You'd better not take this seat.

①had better do sth.The negative expression is had better not do sth. .

not play on the road．You'd better not play on the road.Example: You'd better go now, hadn't you?You'd better go now, okay?
between ourselves keep secret; don't spread / between sth. and sth． else between...and.../between the lines between the lines/between times occasionally; ask or; sometimes/between whiles sometimes, ask or/between you and me you know I know
go—between matchmaker, middleman/among...(more than three)/in the center of...in the middle of...in the middle of...in the middle of...in the middle of.../ in the midst of in... among; in the middle of...; when...

big potato important person, outstanding role / get(grow) too big for one's boots arrogant; boastful, arrogant / have big ideas have ambitions; have ambition / talk big boast / big city metropolis / big voice big voice / big money giant style/big man/big problem/big words/big heart/big dog; bodyguard/big gun/big idea/big mouth
Big and large generally cannot be used to modify abstract nouns, but should be modified with great.Example: (X) It is a big pleasure to have you all here. (√)It is a great pleasure to have you all here.It is a great honor to have you here.

by bike cycling year
①Ride a bike” can be translated into ride a bike instead of drive a bike. ②by bike also means “ride a bike”, but this is a prepositional phrase and cannot be used as a predicate alone.

pay the bill payment / a ten-yuan bill.ten yuan note

give sb. the bird boos to someone; belittling or rejecting someone/kill two birds with one stone 一音两鸟，一音两鸟/a bird in the hand(bush) sure (unsure)/birds of a feather of the same character People／migratory bird／resident bird／bird cage
nest / swan / wild goose / wild duck / owl / eagle / peacock / peahen / wild goose / sparrow / swallow / parrot / seagull
Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday to you

a bit(of) a bit, a little, not much / bit by bit little by little, slowly / do one's bit do one's bit, try to help / not a bit of it not at all, at all Not / put (cut, tear) sth. to bits tear something (cut) into pieces / bits of a island, a small amount / not a bit at all / wait a bit wait a while / a bit of news a piece of news / a bit of paper a small note / a bit of wood
red red, red; red/pink pink; pink/brown brown, brown; brown, brown bag/yellow yellow; yellow/green green; green/grey(gray) gray; gray/blue blue; blue/white white; white/pale pale, ashen; pale
black (colored) + board (board) blackboard
blow①blowing, blowing ② windy
Blow away blow away, / blow down blow down / blow out blow out / blow over (storm) blow away; (events, etc.) forget / at one (a) blow; in one fell swoop; all of a sudden / get a blow in hit ／have(go)for a blow to the outdoors to blow some fresh air, ／blow hot and cold vacillating, indecisive／blow in(into) come happily; come in happily, ／blow off to vent ／blow up blow up; scold/come to blows hand-to-hand fight/take a blow by blow/dodge a blow to avoid
fatal blow fatal blow / heavy blow heavy blow / blow for struggle for... / blow on (to) mow (some part) blow / blow to one's hopes on someone's hope
① Noun (pronoun) + blow + adverb: It often blows strongly here.It is often windy here. ②blow+noun (pronoun): He blew the paper on the desk.He blew the paper off the table.

by boat／burn one's boats／be in the same boat (with sb) everyone is in the same realm (especially the bandit realm), help each other in the same boat／miss the boat and miss the opportunity
guage body language
body and soul whole body and mind, wholeheartedly / the body main body / body lanbody. building fitness; bodybuilding/head head/hair hair/face face/cheek face Jie//forehead forehead/beard, mustache beard/eye eye/eyebrows eyebrow/mouth mouth/lip lip/tooth tooth/nose nose/ear ear/shoulder shoulder /neck/waist/back/chest/breast/belly/hand/finger/fingernail/fist/leg f feet/muscles
Don't simply equate the Chinese "body" with the English body. The English body means "body", which is mainly relative to the spirit, such as: I'm healthy in body and mind.I am physically and mentally healthy.

an open book well-known thing / be in sb. 's good(bad)books are favored by someone (falling out of favor with someone)／book down to register, so that people book／book up order, booking／by the book according to common sense, according to the routine／know like a book familiar; familiar／ Book seats for a concert Book a concert seat / account book account book / bill (check) book check book

bookcase bookcase／bookmark bookmark／book—seller bookseller／bookshelf bookshelf／bookshop bookstore／bookstall bookstand
I'd like something to read. Would you please pass me the——?
A． pen B． box C． ruler D． the book
(2003 Xicheng District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: I want to read something, can you pass me a book?The answer is D.This question examines and distinguishes the meaning of words, pen is "pen"; box is "box"; ruler is "ruler"; book is "book", which can be judged by read, and only book can be selected.

book (book)'shop (store) bookstore
be born to do born for..., born to be/be born of born.../newly born; newly born; born poet/born rich
born． free born free / born-and-bred native

May I——your Chinese—English dictionary?

sorry I——it at home.

A． borrow, forgot
C． 1 end, forgot
B． 1end，left
D． borrow. left
(Huanggang, Hubei in 2003)
Analyzing the meaning of the sentence:——Can I use your English-Chinese dictionary?Sorry, I forgot it at home.This question examines the difference between the verbs borrow and lend, and forget and leave. Borrow means "borrow, the subject borrows from others", lend means "lend out, the subject lends one's own things to others", forget means "forget to do something", leave is "to forget something in a certain place".From the context, the answer should be D.

"Borrow" in Chinese is not necessarily expressed by borrow. Generally speaking, borrow only means borrowing those things that can be taken away.Use is appropriate for telephones, libraries, toilets, etc.example:

(×)May I borrow your telephone. (√)May I use your telephone?May I borrow your phone?

borrow trouble

return return / give back return, send back / lend to lend
both of both / both. ． ． and. ． ．Both...and...

all/whole/either one of the two; any one of the two/neither (both)/each each/every each/one nor/any of any;

everybody everyone, everyone / everything (things) / some; some / somebody, someone

something something (thing) / nobody no one / nothing nothing, nothing

1. Which of the two English dictionaries will you buy?

I'11 buy——of them, so I can give one to my friend, Hellen.

A． either B． neitherC． all D． both
(Anhui Province in 2002)
Analyzing the meaning of the sentence:——Two English dictionaries, which one do you want to buy?I'll buy both, and I can give one to my friend Helen.The answer is D.From the result adverbial clauses guided by so, it can be judged that one dictionary is for myself and the other is for my friend Hellen, so we can know to buy two English dictionaries, where both means "both".

2. There are tall buildings onsides of the street.

A． aIlB. any C. both D． either
(Liaoning Province in 2001)
Sentence analysis: There are many high-rise buildings on both sides of the street.The answer is C. Both means "two, double", and both sides of the street should be expressed with both sides; all means "three (or more than three)"; any means "any one", a singular noun. Both can also be used as a pronoun. Both in the sentence should be placed after the auxiliary verb and before the action verb, such as: They have both passed the examination.Both of them passed the exam.

① Except both of. ． ．The form of is placed outside the sentence, and both must be placed after the be verb and the auxiliary verb in the sentence, or before the action verb, as the apposition of the subject.Such as: We are both teachers.We are both teachers. ②The possessive of indefinite articles, demonstrative pronouns and personal pronouns must precede both, but the definite article is often omitted.Such as: I want both (the) pens.I want both pens.

some bottles of a few bottles... / in a (the) bottle / a bottle of a bottle / bottle up restraint.control (emotions, etc.)
boyhood / young man / old man / grownup boy / bright (clever) boy / city boy / only son (child) / growing boy / tall boy tall boy/girl girl/teenager(in one's teens) teenage/teenage boy teenage boy/childhood childhood/country boy country boy/child child/school children school-age child/handsome boy handsome boy
a loaf (piece) of bread a (block) bread／banana bread banana [疫包／white breadwhite bread／French bread／brown bread black bread

Loaf long bread／toast toast／sandwich sandwich／cheese sandwich／ham sandwich／egg sandwich／chicken sandwich／hamburger／pizza／pudding pudding／biscuit／cookie／cake／pie Pie／hot dog／noodles／pancake

break into surprise attack / break away (from) from (political parties, etc.); break (old customs, etc.) / break down broken; ruined; broke into; suddenly... up / break open / for break / without a break uninterrupted / a bad break unwise behavior; unlucky, unlucky / a lucky break lucky thing / break forth outbreak; sudden / break in interrupt (conversation), cut in; tame, train / break into pieces Into (breaking) into pieces / break off stop talking; interrupt, cut off friendship; explain / break prison escape / break sb. of to make someone quit/break oneself of a habit to quit a certain habit/break one's heart makes someone heartbroken and makes people sad/break the news reveals secrets, reveals news/break through; overcomes; conquers, breaks through/ break up disintegration, end, dissolution; break down / break wind fart / break with break; break / give sb. a break to give someone a chance to reform / break the law illegal / break out (war, fire) suddenly happened; explosion / break the rule violation / break a record / break a road to open the way forward; eliminate difficulties to move forward / break faith with treachery; Xiaoshouxinyi / break in intrusion; interjection; outbreak / break one's promise / break one's word break faith; renege on;

breakfast consists of two words break (stop) and fast (fast).

They usually have——breakfast at 6:00 in the morning.
A． a, the B. /, theC. the, the D． /, a
(2002 Yantai, Shandong)
Analysis sentence meaning: They usually have breakfast at six o'clock in the morning.The answer is B.There are no articles before three meals a day, and definite articles are required for morning, noon, and evening.

① Generally refers to "breakfast" in the general sense, and there is no need to use an article before breakfast.But if you refer to a certain breakfast, you can use the definite article.Such as: Thank you for the breakfast.Thank you for this breakfast. ②If breakfast is modified with an adjective to indicate a breakfast with certain characteristics, an indefinite article should be used before it.Example: He had a quick breakfast and went to work.He hurriedly finished his breakfast and went to work.

highway bridge／railway bridge／chain bridge／single-log bridge／bridge seat bridge／lift bridge／plank bridge

be bright with because of...and bright, because of...and happy/look at the bright side to see the bright side

The light in the room wasn't___for me to read．

A． enough bright
C． enough brightly
B． brightly enough
D． bright enough
(Liaoning Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: The light in the room is not bright enough when I am studying.The answer is D.This question examines the difference between adjectives and adverbs and the usage of enough.Due to the influence of Chinese or the confusion of the syntactic functions of adjectives and adverbs, some students chose A, B or C by mistake; the target word is used as a predicative, and the adjective form bright is used; enough is used as an adverb here, modifying bright, and should be placed later.

bring back to return; to recall/bring out to take out, to make appear/bring up education; to bring up/bring about to cause, to cause/bring down to drop, to lower/bring(sth.)forth (fruit); cattle production; Propose/bring forward in advance/bring off rescue; save; complete/bring over change; lead... come/bring sb. (sth.) in introduction; profit; postponement; arrest/bring sb. (sth.) into to make... get in touch; to take effect; to reach a certain state/bring through to cure, save (patient); to tide over difficulties/bring. ． ． under uniform; control/bring in introduction; increase/bring on to advance/bring. ． ． into action Wenxing; to make.../bring. ． ． into step to make...synchronize, make...consistent/bring. ． ． into being to make... realize; realize; generate/bring. ． ． to completion to make...complete; complete/bring. ． ． to one's mind reminds of; reminds; recalls
Bring back makes... think of; restore / bring down the house to win applause / bring into effect to make it work; make... take effect / bring into operation to make it work; put... into production; make

Cattle effect/bring sb. to his knees to force someone to yield; to force someone to give in/bring. ． ． to life revives...; restores.../bring. ． ． to one's notice draws someone's attention to...
I'm sorry I ——my exercise book at home.

Don't forget it to school tomorrow, please——

A． forget，to takeB． 1eave, to bring
C． forget，to bring D． 1eave, to take
(Nanjing, Jiangsu in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: ——Sorry, I forgot the exercise book at home. ——Don’t forget to bring it to school tomorrow.The answer is B. Forget is translated as "forget", which is aimed at "remembering", and "forget" in this sentence "forget the homework book at home" refers to "forget", which means "ignoring" or "forgetting to take away, take away ", it is an appropriate expression to choose leave at this time.After excluding options A and C, analyze the difference between bring and take. Bring means "bring", while take means "take away", an obvious orientation tendency.After reviewing the question again, it was analyzed that the location of the two parties in the dialogue is likely to be at school, so "please don't forget to bring it tomorrow" is in line with the meaning of the question.Bring is used even if the speaker is not at school and means to take to a place where both parties go together.

The position of direct object and indirect object after bring is as follows:

When the direct object is a noun, its position is flexible, such as: bring sb. sth．Or bring sth. to sb.sentence pattern.When the direct object is a pronoun, the direct object comes first, followed by the indirect object, such as: bring them some
flowers.

In English, "brother and younger brother" are usually expressed only by brother. When it is necessary to make a special distinction, the elder brother is expressed by an older/elder brother or a big brother, and the younger brother is expressed by a younger/little brother.Example: My older brother went to America last year.My brother went to America last year.

light brown hazel/dark brown dark brown

warm color warm color / cold color cool color / black black / white white / yellow yellow / green green / blue blue / purple purple / red red / pink pink / orange orange / gray gray / light light; light / light blue light blue / light green light green/light—coloured/dark deep; dark/dark blue dark blue/golden gold/silver silver/lead white lead white
tooth brush／hair brush／scrubbing brush／carpet brush／washing—up brush／shoe brush／hat brush
paintbrush/dustpan/floor cloth/basket/duster 4-/wire rope/bone fan/feather duster

coat hanger／oil lamp／folding fan
build into (in) increase; build / build of structure / build up development, increase (healthy) / build. ． ． into build... into / build on build on; based on
found established, established

builder builder/building building/rebuild reconstruction/construct construction

That building——two years ago, but it looks quite old now.

A． builtB was builtC． is built D． built-ins
Analysis sentence meaning: This building was built two years ago, but it looks very old now.The answer is B.The passive voice of the past tense consists of "was (were) + past participle", and A, C, and D do not match.

building plan Fangsheng floor plan / building site construction site
build building/house house/garage garage/hall hall; auditorium/flat apartment/room room/study study/studio studio; studio/kitchen kitchen/toilet toilet, washroom/fence fence, fence/glasshouse greenhouse, greenhouse /yard yard, courtyard/garden garden/ceiling ceiling; canopy/roof roof/floor ground, floor; floor/stor(e)Y layer/stai staircase/ladder ladder/wall wall, wall/brick brick, brick block/gate The gate/door gate/handle both.handle/stove stove/chimney chimney
bus stop bus station / board (get on) a bus on the bus / catch a bus catch the bus / drive a bus drive the bus / get off a bus under the bus / go by bus take the bus to / ride in ( take) a bus to take a public soldier car / miss a bus did not catch the bus
city ​​bus／double decker bus／school bus／sightseeing bus／the last bus
burn down; burn out / burn away continue to burn, burn out / burn out burn out, burn out; destroy the fire / burn up burn more vigorously, burn dirtier / burn with blushing face; burn / burn daylight To light a lamp during the day; useless/burn one's boats; burn one's boats; burn one's boats; burn one's fingers; ask for trouble/burn out; burn out (fuel); burn out (fuel); exhausted/burn the candle at both ends waste (energy); Overwork/burn the midnight oil plus night shift; (study and work) to late night/burn. ． ． to the ground to burn...
Adding Y after bus becomes "busy".

be busy(in)doing sth．Be busy with something/be busy with (at, over) sth.Busy with something／as busy as busy／busy with one's affair for oneself toil／busy person／a busy day／busy street bustling street／busy signal (telephone) busy tone
The little boy is busy——his homework now.
A． do B． to do C． doing
D． does
(Guangdong Province in 2000)
Explanation: The little boy is busy with his homework.This question examines the usage of gerunds.Familiarity with the collocation of fixed phrases is the key to answering this question. be busy doing sth．It means "to be busy doing something", so the answer is C.

busy "busy (of)" refers to people who are busy, not to work or things.Compare: a busy street "prosperous street".Example: The line is busy.Phone busy.

in business business, management / on business business trip / get down to the business set out to do something; must do; get down to business / Business Weekly Business Weekly / go into business / a man of business industrialist / mind your own business ／mean business serious attitude／out of business out of business; bankrupt

B.
businessman businessman
not. ． ． but. ． ．Not...but.../but for. ． ．If it weren't for.../nothing but Xiao Guozu...just.../not only. ． ． but (also). ． ．not only but also……

but that if not (following clause)/but then however, on the other hand/all but almost, almost/can't but have to, have to
1. Fhey all went to the cinema____I didn't.

A． get B． or C． but D． so
(2002 Chaoyang District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: They all went to the cinema, but I didn't.The answer is c.According to the meaning of the sentence, the two parallel sentences in this sentence are transitional relations.

2. --Can you play football?

Yes, I can, ___I can't play it very well.

A． or B． andC． so D． but
(2003, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning:——Can you play football? - Yes, I will, but I don't play very well.The answer is D.This question examines the meaning of conjunctions, or is the meaning of "otherwise", choose the conjunction; and is the meaning of "and, and".Coordinating conjunctions; so means "so", causal conjunctions; but is a turning conjunction "but".It can be seen from the meaning of the sentence that only but fits the meaning of the question.

① Coordinating conjunction not only. ． ． The two parts connected by but also must be equivalent components.Such as: He lost not only his bag but also his wallet.Not only did he lose his bag, but he also lost his wallet. ② Coordinating conjunction not only. ． ． When but also connects two subjects, the predicate verb is consistent with the following subject, and also follows the "proximity principle".Such as: Not only you but also he likes English.Not only do you like English, but he also likes English. ③The preposition but (except...) is not used at the beginning of a sentence.If you want to use it at the beginning of a sentence, you can use except for (except... ).Example: (×) But me, everyone passed the exam. (√)Everyone passed the exam but me.Everyone passed the exam except me. but cannot be used in conjunction with although.The Chinese habit is to use "although" and "but" together, but in English it can only be one of although (though) but.

buy in to buy something in bulk/buy sb. out to buy a company's shares, property rights, etc./buy sth. at buys.../buy sth at... (unit price) for(money) to buy something with (money)/buy up to buy all, buy out/buy off to buy (into)
1. I usually come to this fruit shop to——.
A． buy some bananas B． have a meal
C． post a letter D． see a doctor
(2002 Xicheng District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: I often go to the fruit shop to buy bananas.Answer A. come to this fruit shop means to go to the fruit shop, of course to buy fruit.

Jane——a new dress every month when she was in Shanghai.

A． buys B． in buying
C． bought D． will buy
(Shandong Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: When Jane was in Shanghai, she bought a new dress every week.The answer is c.According to every month, it is easy to make a mistake to use the simple present tense, but the time adverbial clause in the second half of the sentence uses the simple past tense, so buy also uses the past tense bought.You must be careful when doing such questions, and make a judgment after reading the entire sentence.

buy is a non-continuing verb and cannot be used with time adverbials expressing a period of time. The continuation verb of buy is haVe, such as: He has had the TV set for five years.He has had this TV for five years. ②When the verb can have double objects, the indirect object can generally be placed before the direct object. If it is placed after the indirect object, the preposition to must be added before the indirect object to indicate who the action is for, or the preposition for is added to indicate who the action is for. After buy, the indirect object with for can be used instead of to.Example: I bought a little present for him.I bought him a small present.

Your sweater looks nice, is it—wool?

Yes, and it's——Inner Mongolia.

A． made of, made by B． made of, made in
C． made by． made by D． made by． made from
Analysis sentence meaning: Your sweater is so beautiful, is it made of wool? ——Yes, it is produced in Inner Mongolia.The answer is B.This question examines the usage of be made, be made of means "made of...", the raw materials can be seen from the finished product, and the finished product does not change the essence of the raw material.There is no usage of be made by, be made in means "made by (somewhere)"; be made from is "made with...".It means that the raw material cannot be seen from the finished product, and the finished product has changed the essence of the raw material.Therefore choose answer B.

①by the end of refers to "up to..." in time, and the predicate in the sentence usually uses the perfect tense; at the end of means the "end" of specific time such as the week, year, month, semester, etc., and the predicate in the sentence mostly uses the past tense It can also mean "at the end of a certain place" or "at the end of...". At this time, the adverbial of place does not affect the tense of the verb.Example: (×) I'11 have finished the experiment at the end of this year. (√) I'II have finished the experiment by the end of this year.By the end of this year, I will have completed this trial. ② no article is used before the noun after by, which means abstract meaning.Use prepositions such as in and on when there is an article before a noun.example:

I came here by bike．

I came by bicycle.

When expressing walking, use on foot instead of by foot.

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