College Entrance Examination English Vocabulary Test Center Handbook

Chapter 2

back back, back, behind the state, to retreat, to reverse; to support; to be located behind...back, back /. - behind, behind, outlying, out of the way adv. backwards, back to the original place, back, backwards; before

at one's back support someone/be glad to see the back of someone willing someone to go/behind one's back behind someone (speak bad words, etc.)/break the back of finishing the hardest part/have one's back to the wall Difficult situation/on one's back lying on one's back/turn one's back on ignoring, abandoning/fall back retreating/fallbackon(upon) has... can rely on/go back on abandoning, not keeping (promise)/hang back shrinking/hold back control, drag down, hesitate/keep back retain, stay, hold back/look back review/put back postponement, postpone/back on(to) is behind, rely on/back out(of) to change mind, no Keep (promise, contract, etc./back and forth) come and go/at the back of behind; support someone
backache back pain/backward(s) backward
He was walking___along the corridor.
A. back upB. back downC. back and forthD. back of
Parse answer C.Sentence meaning: He walked up and down the corridor. back and forth back and forth; back up support, assistance; back down give up, give in, retreat; back of in... the rear, behind.

backward backward, backward, reverse; backward, dull
back (back) +ward (towards) backward
Because of his long ness, Tom was___in his studies.
A. backwardB.forwardC.back and forthD.award
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: Tom has fallen behind in his studies due to his long-term illness. Backward means backward, poor; forward means progressive, which does not make sense in the original sentence; back and forward means back and forth, back and forth; award means to give, to grant.

bad bad; bad; serious
be bad at not good at/be bad for sb.harmful to someone/go from bad to worse
Don't drink this milk, it's___.
A. gone badB. gone badlyC. gone byD． gone out
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: Don't drink this glass of milk, it has gone bad.This question is intended to investigate the usage of the co-verb go, and the co-verb + adjective expresses the state of a certain object.In option B, badly is an adverb, and options C and D do not match the meaning of the sentence.

badly off for lack of
In the accident. she was___hurt.
A. gravelyB. badlyC. barelyD． scarcely
Parse answer B.例句：She was seriously injured in the accident. Badly means seriously; gravely means seriously, solemn Ibarely means only, hardly, barely; scarcely means hardly, barely.

keep one's balance keep balance/lose one's balance lose balance
ball, ball; ball
have a ball have fun
ball- bearing/ball-control/ball-firing/ball-flower/ball-games/ball-pen/ball-proof/ball-talk/baseball /basketballbasketball/football/volleyball/balloonist balloon pilot

apple apple/pear pear/orange orange; tangerine/peach peach/juicy peach juicy peach/pineapple pineapple/mango mango/cherry cherry/strawberry strawberry/watermelon watermelon/grape grape
banknote note/bankbook bank passbook/bank-demand bank sight payment/bank-draft bank draft
baseman baseman/basement basement/basebatl baseball/basic basic

basic

bas (basic) + ic (adjective suffix) basic, fundamental

bathroom/bathtub/washroom/tap faucet/bathrobe/towel/soap/toothbrush/toothpaste/comb
basket (basket)+ball (ball) basketball

play basketball play basketball

backboard/basket/centre/forward/guard/walking/pushing/shooting/pass
battle battle; battle; struggle
in battle
fight battle; combat; fight/struggle struggle; struggle; struggle/war war/peace peace; quiet/break suddenly happened, burst out/burst explosion; sudden attack/explode explosion, burst out/weapon weapon, weapon/bow bow; bow shape/ arrow/spear/sword; knife/gun, cannon/tank/rocket/beat win, defeat/defeat fail; defeat, defeat/win win; win/hit hit; one blow/attack/ shoot shooting; hit; shoot to death/defend guard, defend/guard defense, defend; sentinel, guard, guard/protect protection/resist resist, resist/prevent prevent; prevent/fail failure/succeed success/victory victory/desert escape , desertion/flee away, escape/escape stray, escape/hide hide; hide/avoid avoid
be (used in conjunction with the present participle of the verb to form various progressive tenses; used in conjunction with the past participle of the transitive verb to form the passive voice; followed by the infinitive of the verb to express arrangement, etc.) is, that is: in, exists

be in love with love with.../be rich in in.../be able to have the ability to do/be about to be about to be about to be going to plan, plan

The number of people invited.
___fifty. but a number of them—absent for different reasons.
A． were; was B． was; was
C. was; were D. were; were
The parsed answer is C.This is a test of subject-verb agreement. when the number of—"the quantity of..." is used as the subject of a sentence, the predicate verb is in singular; a number of. ． , when "some..." is used as the subject, the verb should be plural.Therefore, the correct option for this question should be C.

___of the land in that district——covered with trees and grass.
A. Twofifth; isB.Twofifth; are
C. Twofifths; is D. Two fifths; are
The parsed answer is C.This question tests knowledge about fractions.The numerators of fractions are represented by cardinal numbers and the denominators are represented by ordinal numbers.Except when the numerator is 1, plural ordinal numbers are used.When fractions and percentages are used as subjects, the singular and plural of the verb depends on the noun after the fractions and percentages.The land in Question [-] is an uncountable noun.

English is hard to learn. (English is not easy to learn).This sentence is called .Reflecting the infinitive" structure. The infinitive requires active voice in form, but seems to have a passive meaning in meaning. This kind of sentence structure can be expressed by the following formula: "subject + be + adjective + (active voice) infinitive- .It is worth noting that not all adjectives can use this sentence pattern.Adjectives that can usually be used in this way are: easy, difficult, possible, impossible, etc.

beach sea (river, lake) beach vf.to dock; to wash a boat ashore (beach)
on the beach

bank shore, embankment / coast coast, seashore /. easide seashore, seaside/short shore, shore/coastline

bear bears, endures; procreates, is born; nurtures; results, bears fruit, bear

Be a bear.bear, tolerate.When speaking, it is often used together with can, and is generally used in negative sentences and interrogative sentences.Example: I can't bear (having) cats in the house.I can't stand having cats in the room.

beatto death beat to death
defeat; defeat, defeat/win win; win/hit hit; a strike/strike strike/whip whip; whip; whip/kick

His heart___fast when the teacher asked him a difficult question.
A. beat B. hit C. jumped D. ran
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: When the teacher asked him a difficult problem, his heart beat faster.Indicates "heartbeat", use beat.

He is a___young actor.
A. beautiful B. handsome C. pretty D. good-Looking
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: He is a handsome young actor. Beautiful is often used to describe people, things or scenery, etc. When describing people, it especially emphasizes the beauty of femininity, and mostly describes the appearance of women or children. Handsome is mostly used to describe handsome and unrestrained men, while it is used for women to express a healthy and dignified body. Pretty focuses on "petite", so it is often used to describe children or young women.It is also used to describe women, pretty refers to the lively and lovely women, and good-looking can be used for both men and women, and both are used to describe general "good-looking".

because
cause reason/reason reason/excuse excuse/according to according to/as because/for because/since because of, since/so, therefore/thus therefore, therefore/therefore therefore
because of because of; because

He didn't attend the meeting___his illness.
A. because of B. since C. because of D． with
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: He could not attend the meeting because of illness. Both smce and because are conjunctions leading the adverbial clause of cause, with means "together with...", what is missing in the sentence is a prepositional phrase, so only item A fits the meaning of the question.

become of become, encounter, the result is

go becomes, becomes/come becomes/grow becomes/get becomes/change/turn changes/look/seem seems
He has___a teacher.
A. becomeB. gotC. grownD． turned on
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: He has become a teacher.When used as a copula, become emphasizes the change of state, turn emphasizes the result of change, grow emphasizes the process of change, mostly refers to growth change, and get mostly emphasizes the result or weather change.In addition, when become and turn are used as predicates in conjunction with nouns, the former can add an article before the noun, while the latter does not.

become of expresses the outcome, and is often used in conjunction with what and whatever.Example: I don't know what will become of the boy if he keeps failing his examinations.

get(jump) out of bed/go to bed to sleep, go to bed/in bed is sleeping, stay in bed/make the bed(s) make the bed/put to bed to settle down to sleep
bee-garden bee farm/beeline straight line, shortcut/bee-poison bee venom/honey-bee bee/queenbee queen bee/honey honey
Mutton lamb/pork pork/chicken chicken/duck duck/fish fish/goose goose/rabbit rabbit/ham ham/bacon
before long soon; soon/long before a long time ago
He made a mistake, but then he corrected the situation___it got worse.
A. until B. when C. before D. as
The parsed answer is C.Sentence meaning: He made a mistake, but then he changed the situation before it got worse.This question examines the use of conjunctions. "until' means "until... until; before..."; "when" is "when..."; "before" means "before...". When talking about "not yet...just...", you can only use before, and "as" means "when...". After comparison, only item C fits the meaning of the question.

before long, long before
Before long means "soon", "shortly after", "soon"; and long before means "a long time ago".

beg to beg, to beg, to beg
beg one's pardon pardon; sorry; say it again

I would rather starve to death than___for food.
A. begB. beggingC. beggedD.to get
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: I would rather starve to death than beg for food. would rather cannot be used as a predicate alone, it must and can only be used as a predicate if it is connected with a substantive verb without to.If it is paired with than, than can only be followed by infinitives without to.

begin

begin with from...begin with; do it first
beginning
The research is so designed that once___nothing can be done to change it.
A. beginsB. having beginC. beginningD. begin
The analytical answer is D.Translated as: This study is designed so that once it is carried out nothing can change it.

Under normal circumstances, being (beginning) can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund, and there is no difference in meaning.However, if begin itself is in the form of an ing or is followed by a verb expressing mental activity, etc., it is usually only followed by an infinitive, not a gerund.Example: 1 was beginning to get angry.

beginning
begin (start) + ing (noun suffix) begin

A good___makes a good ending.
A. origin B. source C． root D． beginning
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: If you want to be good at the end, you must first be good at the beginning. Beginning mostly refers to the initial stage of the beginning; origin means origin; source generally refers to the birthplace of a river or spring; root mostly refers to the root cause or basis of things.

behind behind; behind...behind; later than, not as good as, behind.
behind time / behind the time behind the time, obsolete

Your opinions on marriage are a bit___.
A. behind time B. behind the time
C. after time D. after the time
come into being to form, produce, establish
believe, trust; trust; faith

believe+that (clause) believe.../believe in trust, belief/make believe pretend/believe it or not believe it or not

Belief belief/faith trust, confidence; belief/trust trust, trust/certain certain, sure/sure sure, sure; reliable/obviously obviously/decide make up your mind, decide; determine/determine make up your mind, decide ;determine/conclude deduce, determine, decide

It is so nice to hear from her.___we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What's moreB.That is to sayC.In other wordsD.Believe it or not
The analytical answer is D.This question provides four very commonly used spoken words as parentheses. It is necessary to understand their meanings in order to make accurate judgments based on the context. What's more: Besides, and; That is to say: That is to say; In order words in other words; Believe it or not: Whether you believe it or not.According to the context of this question, the answer should be D.

The verb believe can be used in a passive construction consisting of the antecedent it and a clause introduced by that.At this time, use It is believed that
belong to
belongings property /own own; own /possession ownership; property
Among these shoes are none___to us.
A. belongedB.to be belongedC.belongingD.belongs
Parse answer C.Sentence meaning: None of these shoes belong to us.This question is intended to investigate non-predicate verbs. In options A and B, belong is not used as a passive voice. In option D, you can add that before belongs to form an attributive clause, so only the present participle belonging is used as the attributive of none.

under/beneath/down
Water usually freezes when temperature is___zero and ice changes into water again when the temperature is___zero.
A. below; aboveB. under; overC. above; belowD. below; over
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: When the temperature is lower than 0 degrees, water usually freezes, and when the temperature is higher than 0 degrees, ice turns into water again.Use below instead of under to indicate how many degrees the temperature is below; use above instead of over if the temperature is higher than the number of degrees.

desk desk/armchair armchair/bar counter/bookcase bookcase/bookshelf bookshelf/broom broom/brush brush/cupboard cabinet/drawer drawer/file document cabinet/fire place fireplace
bend over bend over

bow bow/round/circle/bent/straight
be (at) +side (beside) next to...near

distance/pace (one) step; pace; pace/far/aside/behind/below/before/before/side, face/near ;Nearby, near/by approaching, next to...; passing by/close approaching; intimate/next the nearest, next to each other; next door's/about in... Zhou Yu; in... everywhere/toward (s) to, go towards; to
be (in) +side (next to) +s (adverb suffix) and, also
Except except.../but except...
The stranger has a beautiful house___a million pound note.
A. only B. but C. except D. besides
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: This stranger has a beautiful house besides a million pound note. besides drop...besides (and)...; except...besides, it refers to subtracting a part from the whole. But except, the semantics are similar to except, but it can only be used after no, all, nobody, any-thing, nothing, who, where and other words.Based on the above options, only D meets the meaning of the question.

try(do) one's best try our best/all the best -everything goes well/make the best of make the most of it
He was___his creative best at the age of forty.
A. at B. in C. at theD． on
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: 40 years old is the vigorous period of his creation. at one's best at its best, at its peak, in its prime. in one's best wear the most beautiful clothes and costumes.

had better (do...)/no better than is almost equal to
The negative form of had better is had better noto such as: You'd better not go.You better not go.

between between the two

be (in) + two two, two one between the two

go- between matchmaker, middleman/among... (more than three)
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.___he was a young man of about twenty-five.
A. Under B. Behind C. Beyond D. Against
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: My first customer is a beautiful girl in a red dress, and a young man about 25 years old is following her. Among the four options, beyond (over, on...), a—gainst (by ), under (below...), none of them match the meaning of the question, only behind matches the sentence.

rickshaw rickshaw/handtruck/cart cart/freeway highway/expressway highway/highway highway/street street/sidewalk sidewalk/walkway sidewalk/pavement sidewalk/tunnel tunnel/subway subway/underpass underground passage/automobile car/truck Truck /taxi taxi, taxi /jeep jeep /bus bus /No. 5 bus five-way bus
big big, huge; important, important
We have got a___new house.
A. bigB. greatC. largeD． greaUy
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: We bought a big new house. Big is used widely, usually referring to volume or area, and it can also refer to people. Large is more formal than big, and often refers to volume and volume, not to people. great mostly modifies abstract nouns, often with emotional overtones.

cell cell/cell wall cell wall/organ organ/system system/subphy-lum subphylum/class class/order order/family branch

nest nest/swan swan/owl owl/eagle eagle/peacock male peacock/peahen female peahen/sparrow sparrow/swallow swallow, parrot parrot/seagull seagull
birth: birth; birth
give birth to birth (production); cause/by birth in blood; born; born

happy birthday happy birthday
a bit(of)-point, a little/not a bit-not at all/bit by bit-point by bit, gradually/do one's bit try my best/a bit of a bit/put sth. to bits tear something into pieces

a bit can be used as an adverb of degree, meaning and. little is the same, a bit of is used before the noun. The meaning of not a bit is the same as not at all (not at all), but different from not a little (very). 0a bit cannot directly modify nouns, when modifying nouns, use a bit of.Such as: Give me a bit of ink, please.Please give me some ink. Oa bit of is followed by a noun, while a bit is followed by an adjective or adverb which acts as an adverb of degree.Example: We knew a bit of Spanish We know a little Spanish.

tochew chew/swallow swallow, swallow/eat eat/drink

happy/delighted/glad/pleased/merry/gay/enjoyable/excited/sweet/delicious/sour/hot/ salty
red red, red; red/pink pink; pink/brown brown; brown; brown, brown/yellow yellow; yellow/green green; green/grey(/ gray) gray; gray/blue blue; blue/white white, white; white/pale pale, grayish white; pale
blame blame; blame

I feel it is your husband who___for the spoited child.
A. is to blameB. is going to blameC. is to be blamedD. should blame
The analytical answer is A.The meaning of the sentence is: I think it is your husband who is blamed for spoiling his children. Be to blame is active in form, but expresses passive meaning.

bedspread bedspread/quilt quilt/sheet quilt/pillow pillow/carpet rug/curtain curtain/doormat door blanket
blind blind, blind; blind

be blind to turn a blind eye

blindman/blind-flying/blindfold/blind-landing/blind-reader/blind-story/blind-worm, snake/sun-blind/stone-blind /blindly/deaf/lame
express.blindness.In this sense, the subject is usually not eye (eye), but a person or animal, and the preposition in (sometimes followed by of) is used after blind.Such as: be blind in right/left eye.Note: lame (lame), deaf (deaf), etc. also have similar usage.

block block; block, block; block

a block of - chunk
tsuit suit/a two-piece suit two-piece suit/jacket top; short coat; jacket/coat coat; coat/T-shirt T-shirt/sweater sweater; thick sweatshirt/ralncoat raincoat/slacks slacks/shorts; pants shorts/ pant leg trouser legs/skirt skirt/dress dress/
blow up blow up; explode / at one(a) blow - hit; at one stroke; all at once / get a blow in hit / have(go) for a blow to the outdoors to blow the wind, a breath of fresh air / blow hot and cold swing Indecision, indecision/blow away blow away; blow away/blow down blow down/blow in(into) come happily; come in happily/blow off vent/blow out blow out candle flame; kill someone (shot through head); blow off/blow over to subside
The soliders___the bridge.
A. blew up B. burstC. explodeD． blow
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: The soldiers blew up the bridge. Blow up is used to refer to people to "blow up" buildings and other objects, while explode is used to "explode" or "explode (bombs, etc.)" for bombs, boilers, fuel tanks, etc.

blackboard/floor/stick/bar

Smith told me that they were going____the next week.
A. on board B. by the board
C. on aboard D. on the abroad
Parse answer A.例句：Smith told me they were going to set off on a ship next week. go on board is a fixed phrase, referring to boarding a ship or boarding a plane.

head/hair/face/cheek/forehead/beard, mustache/eye/eyebrows/mouth/lip/tooth/nose/ear/shoulder/neck/waist back/chest/breast/belly/hand/finger/fingernail/arm/fist/leg/feet/muscles/skin
bookcase bookcase/bookmark bookmark/book-seller bookseller/bookshelf bookshelf/bookshop bookstore/bookstall bookstand
Let's stop by the___on the way home.
A. books storeB. book's store
C. bookstore D. store of books
Parse answer C.Sentence meaning: On the way home, let's stop by the bookstore. bookstore (n.) Bookstore.

be born

born-free born free /born-and- native born and bred

borrow from……………borrow/borrow trouble asking for trouble, unfounded worry

return return/lend lend
Borrow is an instant verb when it means "to borrow", and it cannot be used together with time adverbials that express continuation.So "to borrow" for a period of time is often used with the verb keep.

manager/secretary/cashier/employer/employee/typist/staff
both of both
both——…and both… righteousness…; not only…but also…,…and…/both of both
all/whole/either both; any of the two/neither (both) are not/each each/every each/one-nor/any of either; some; what/ anybody/anyoneanyone/anythinganything (thing)/everybody everyone, everyone/everything everything (thing)/some - some; some/somebodysomeone, someone/something something (thing)/nobody no one/nothing nothing, nothing

Both Mary and Jane were too tired to walk any further, but___of them would stop to have a rest.
A. either B. both C. neither D. two
Parse answer C.Sentence meaning: Both Mary and Jane were too tired to take another step, but neither of them wanted to stop and rest.The transitional conjunction but needs a negative pronoun opposite to the meaning of the previous sentence, neither
It is both. ,. and. ,.Antonyms of , and consistent with the meaning of the sentence, A, B, and D are all wrong usages.

When both is used as an adjective to modify a noun, it can be followed by the + noun, possessive pronoun + noun or demonstrative pronoun + noun tone, but both cannot be placed after these words. Both is used as an indefinite pronoun. When the phrase is followed by of, the noun after of must be modified by an article, possessive pronoun or demonstrative pronoun.Example: Both(of)my pencils are red. My two pencils are red.The negation of both is a partial negation, which means "both are not both...", and "neither" is needed to constitute a complete negation.Example: Neither of them went to school.Neither of them went to school.

When expressing a bottle in English, use a bottle of + uncountable noun.When expressing "two bottles (three bottles...)", use two (three...) bottles of + uncountable noun.Such as: two bottles of milk two bottles of milk.

bottom bottom, bottom, end

in( to, at) the bottom at the end, to the end

a bowl of - bowl (of rice)

boyhood boyhood/girl girl/childhood childhood/child child
trunk/bark/joint/knot/toak/walnut/palm/olive/bamboo

break to break, to break, to shatter;
break away (from) escape, break away from/break forth suddenly (outburst)/break in forcefully break in; interrupt interjection/break of get rid of (habit), quit (hobby)/break off stop, interrupt, sever (relationship) /break out Outbreak, happen suddenly (quarrel, etc.) /break sb. 's heart breaks the heart/breaks the ice to open the stalemate situation/breaks with…breaks off, cuts off relations with…broken English短语/break down goes wrong, doesn’t work/break the law breaks the law
News reports say peace talks between the two countries___with no agreement reached.
A. have broken down
C. have broken in
B.have broken out
D.have broken up
The analytical answer is the meaning of the Ao sentence: News reports said that the peace talks between the two countries broke down because they did not reach an agreement.This question examines the analysis of break phrases. "break down" means "destruction, interrupt"; "break out" means "sudden occurrence, outbreak"; "break in" means "break in, interrupt"; "broken up" means "decomposition, The meaning of "disperse". From the meaning of the sentence, "break down" is the most suitable for the meaning of the question.

breakfast breakfast

break (breaking, interruption) + fast (fasting, people generally do not eat at night) breakfast

have breakfast / at breakfast breakfast; eating breakfast
menu/meal/refreshments/banquet/brunch

breath, exhaled or inhaled breath

catch one's breath (due to panic or excitement) hold your breath for a while; take a breath, slow down your breath/lose one's breath can't breathe/not to be mentioned in the same breath(with)It's not the same, can't be compared with/one's last breath The last breath of life (moment)/save(keep) one's breath/don't waste effort/take breath rest, take a breath/take one's breath away make people surprised or happy to be speechless/the breath of life is indispensable something/waste one's breath, waste one's breath, out of breath
breathe
Breath is a noun, and breath is a verb. Different parts of speech have different functions in a sentence. Pay attention to the difference.

The mile run left Bill____.
A. under his breath B. out of breath
C. recover his breath D. hold his breath
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: After running a mile, Billy was out of breath. out of breath, out of breath; under his breath means to speak softly; recover his breath means slow down. hold his breath means to hold your breath (from tension or excitement).

Breath is a noun, and breath is a verb. Different parts of speech have different functions in a sentence. Pay attention to the difference.

breathe in( out) call people (out)

stone; rock stone/cement cement/tile tile/paint paint/marble marble/sand sand/glass glass/plywood plywood/ma terial material/clay clay
in brief, in short
He arose and made a___speech.
A. brightB. briefC. brilliantD． broad
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: He stood up and made a short speech. brief means short and concise. Bright means bright and cannot modify speech. Brilliant means brilliant and brilliant; broad means wide and broad.

bring about cause, cause, realize/bring around to make turn to agree; to reduce/bring back to return; to call to think of; (to) restore/bring back to life(health) to revive (restore health)/bring down to reduce, To reduce/bring forth to make... now, to cause, to mention til/bring forward to propose; to advance/bring into to make it enter a certain state; to make it involved/bring out to make it appear/bring through to save/bring to wake up/bring together Make reconciliation, mediate/bringunder( con-trol) to control.../bring up propose, cultivate, bring up/bring up to date so that it will not be outdated/bring off for help, save

Can you make a sentence to___the meaning of the phrase?

A. show offB. turn outC. bring outD.take in
Analyzing the answer as Co sentence means: Can you make a sentence to elicit the meaning of this phrase? Bring out means "bring out".

broad daylight/broad minded is open-minded and can accommodate different opinions/give sb. A broad hint asks... Clearly hints/in the broad sense In a broad sense (in terms of)/it's as broad as it's Iong There is no difference, comparable.
He is a___minded.
A. broadB. extensiveC. wideD． brand
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: He is a magnanimous person. Extensive means broad and extensive, and is generally used to describe an empty space or profound knowledge; wide means broad and extensive, emphasizing the wide distance between the two sides. Brand means trademark, mark.

Broad (wide, wide) +cast (cast, throw) broadcast, broadcast

in TV broadcast
black/white/yellow/green/blue/purple/red/pink/orange/grey/light; light/dark; dark/golden/silver/lead white
builder build, build, build

build into (in) increase; build; include /build. of (using...) to construct, to construct/build up to develop, to enhance (health), to establish gradually
builder builder/building building/rebuild reconstruction/construct construction/found established, established

A new cinema___here. They hope to finish it next month.
A. will be built B. is built
C. has been built D. is being built
The analytical answer is D.From the hints in the back, it can be seen that this project has not been completed yet, so it should be under construction, and it is in passive voice, so choose D.

build/house/garage/hall hall; auditorium/flat apartment/room/study/studio; studio/kitchen/toilet, washroom/fence, gate/glasshouse, Conservatory/yard yard, courtyard/garden garden/ceiling ceiling; canopy/roof roof/floor ground, floor; floor/stor(e)y layer/stair staircase/ladder ladder/wall wall, wall/brick brick, brick block/ gate gate/door gate/handle
handle, handle/stove stove/chimney chimney
burn out burn out/burn up burn out/burn down burn out, burn...for flat ground/burn. ． ． to the ground burnt to the ground
The soldier fell asleep with the light still___.
A. burn B. burning C. to burn D． burned
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: The lights are still on, and the soldier is asleep. Burning means continuous burning, and it goes on at the same time as the sleeping state. From the meaning of the sentence, we can know that B should be selected.

burst forth/burst into suddenly... get up, burst out
Both___and___laughter do harm to your health.
A. burst into tears ： burst into
B. to burst into tear; to burst into
C. bursting into tears； bursting into
D. tear;/
Analyzing the answer Co sentence meaning: Crying and laughing suddenly are harmful to your health.This question is intended to examine unit phrases. tear is a countable noun, and it should be used in countable form here, and B and D should be excluded; option A cannot be used as the subject, and only the gerund phrase in item C can be used as the subject, and it is consistent with the predicate verb do, so C is the correct option .

burial / funeral / tomb, grave / tombstone / gravestone / graveyard / prayer / mourn / mourn / sad / cry / sob / weep / tear
on business; due to business affairs - /go to business go to work/go down to business
businessman
Busy, busy; lively t". Make busy; busy doing

be busy with (at, about, over) busy / be busy doing sth.busy with
He is busy____．

A. write B. writing C. written D. written
Analyzing the answer to the sentence means: He is busy writing. be busy (+in) + gerund means "to be busy with...".

Although busy is busy, it only means that the person is busy, not that the work is busy. The subject generally uses a noun or pronoun that represents a person.Example: My father is very busy.My father is very busy at work.

salt/sugar/honey/sauce/jam/cream
but for if not, if not (follow phrase)/but that if not (follow clause)/but then however, on the other side and/all but almost, almost/can't but have to, have to
collar collar/sleeve sleeve/pant leg trouser leg/sock socks/glove gloves/stocking women's stockings/braces suspenders/belt belt/tie tie/necktie tie/bow tie bow tie/shawl shawl/scarf scarf/veil veil/handkerchicf hand towel
My name is Robert.___most of my friends call me Bob for short.
A. then B. instead C. however D. but
The analytical answer is the turning point of the Do but conjunction table.

Would you like to come to the dinner party here on Saturday?

Thank you. l'd love to, ____I'II be out of town at the weekend.
A. because B. and C. so D. but
The analytical answer is D.This question is about idiomatic usage, which means "thank you, I really want to go, but I have to go on a business trip this weekend".This is a tactful and polite refusal.

But is used as a preposition with no one, none, nothing, all, every, one, who and other words. But can be followed by an infinitive with to.When the preceding verb is do, the infinitive symbol to omits all but, anything but.Such as: He did nothing but gave her a look.He just glanced at her and did nothing. all but has two meanings: all except (except...); nearly, almost (almost); anything but just means "not at all...".Such as: He gave her all but his body.He gave her everything except his body. /It's all but impossible.It's almost impossible. /That old bridge is anything but safe.That old bridge is not safe at all.

by accident/by all means think of all ways, must, of course/by any chance by chance, by chance/by choice/byday(night)/by daylight (moonlight) in broad daylight (by moonlight) /by far (used with the superlative adjective) the most/by means of, relying on/by no means never, not at all/byoneself alone, independently, oneself/by the way By the way, there is another thing/by turns, a while...a while.../by way of as, via/go by according to, as a basis/learn(know)by heart/remember/one by one (little by little) -one by one (little by little)/side
by side/side by side, side by side/take by/support, guard, loyalty, and keep/take by surprise/by surprise, by surprise/by and by/shortly, after a while/by and large/in general, generally speaking/by mis -take a mistake (ground); caused by dry negligence; misunderstanding/by the side of/near.../by then until then

The train leaves at 6:00 pm. So I have to be at the station___5:40 pm at the latest.
A.untilB.afterC． by D． around
The parsed answer is C.From the meaning of the sentence in the original question, "the train leaves at 6 o'clock in the afternoon," we can see that items A and B do not match the original sentence. Item D is a distraction item.The second half of the sentence means "arrive at the station at 5:40 pm at the latest", so you can only choose C.It means "until 5:40pm".

The number of the employees has grown from l,000 to l,200. This means it has risen____20 percent.
A. by B. at C． to D. with
The analytical answer is A.If it expresses how much it has increased or decreased, use the preposition by.If it expresses how much to increase or decrease (reduce), use the preposition to.

One learns a language by making mistakes and___them.
A. correctB.correctingC.correctsD.to correct
The answer is B.This question examines prepositions followed by gerunds as objects. By Yuan Shi way, by making by correcting, the two are discussed side by side, so choose B.

You are so lucky.
What do you mean___that?

A. for B． in C． of D. by
The analytical answer is D.It is a fixed usage, and what appears repeatedly in the teaching materials of the People's Education Society is "What do you mean by saying that?" This question just removes saying.

Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain___an inch.
A. by B． at C． to D. from
The analytical answer is A.Sentence meaning: Fortunately, the bullet missed the captain by only an inch. by modifies the length here, and an inch is a fixed usage.

Indicates the use of a certain means of transportation by commonly used, such as bytrain, by plane, etc., indicating a way.But these idioms can not add articles.Example: I usually come by bike.I usually come by bicycle.

onion onion/tomato tomato, tomato/carrot carrot h/potato potato, potato/mushroom mushroom/eggplant eggplant/vegetables
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