Chapter 3

call is called, called, called; call, call, shout: (to someone) call, visit, visit, find someone

call about to find... talk about something/call attention to draw attention to.../call away call away, please go to (outpatient)/call back call back, call back/call by drop by somewhere/call for request /call forth causes, causes /call in to stop somewhere or go to someone's house, withdraws /call names scolds (person) /call off cancels, stops /callon( upon) visit, goes to meet (someone) /call on sb . to do sth.Call, demand, please (call) someone to do something/call out call out/call to account to ask for an explanation, reprimand/call up to...call/on call is available at any time, arrives at any time
He often___my house at weekend.
A. calls on B. calls for C. calls in D. calls at
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: He often visits my house on weekends. call on to visit (someone); call for needs, to pick up (someone); call in to invite (someone); call at to visit (someone's home); myhouse after the space shows that the correct answer is calls at.

calm

calm down calm down

peaceful/pacific/quiet/noble/strong/restless/anxious/cheerful/generous/easy-going/gentle/nervous The /merciful kindness
lovely cute

The waters of the lake were so___that it looked like glass.
A. silentB. calmC. stillD. quiet
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: The lake is as calm as a mirror. Calm mainly refers to the natural world, such as the sky, the sea, etc., without turmoil, and the sea is calm; silent emphasizes silence; still refers to people or things absolutely motionless or without sound; quiet refers to a static state without hindrance and harassment, such as referring to the lack of vitality in nature.

photo; picture photo/flashlight/enlarge
campfire campfire
shutter/film/finder viewfinder

can't help doing can't help/cannot help( to) do sth.Can't help to do something carry the can (for sb.) to take the blame for someone, to suffer on behalf of (someone) /cannot_ too will never be too...; in any case it is not too much
could/may/might/must/should/tin can-
I've got your invitation
Oh, good.___.
A. Can you come?

C.I'II take it.
B.Thanks a lot.
D. May I help you?

The analytical answer is A.The test responds with "I have your invitation." "Oh, great, can you come?" None of the other three options make sense.Therefore, the answer is A.

A left-luggage office is a place where bags____be left for a short time, espe-cially at a railway station.
A. shouldB. canC. mustD. will
The analytical answer is B.Sentence meaning: A luggage locker is a place that can be used to store bags for a short time, especially at a train station.This question examines the usage of modal verbs. "should" means "should, must"; "must" means "must"; "will" means "will, will", none of which meet the meaning of the question. "Can" means "can, can".

How____you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article?

A. canB. mustC. needD. may
The analytical answer is A.Sentence meaning: If you only read a part of the article, how can you say you understand the whole story. "How can" is a fixed usage, meaning "how can"; "must" means "must, should"; "need" means "need, must"; "may" means "possible, maybe" .

can means general ability, and more refers to the present.When you want to express your future ability, you generally use will be able to. O When expressing "asking someone to do something", instead of "May you...", use "Could you_" to express a more tactful and polite tone. Omust and can are used with the perfect tense of the infinitive of a verb to express speculation about a past situation. Must is only used in affirmative sentences, and can is only used in interrogative and negative sentences. O When we allow someone to do something, use can and may to express, not could or might.Although could is used in the question, it is to express a more tactful tone.

fireplace/lantern/lampstand/lamp-oil
caplamp miner hat lamp/foolscap conical tall paper hat, clown hat

capital capital, provincial capital; capital letters; capital, capital
capitalism capitalism/capitalist capitalist

captain Army captain; navy colonel; captain; (football team, etc.) captain

commander-in-chief

Lumo [kea] door, careful, prudent; love, care. u.care about
care for care, care; like/take care be careful, pay attention to/take care of love, care

careless/careful

___good care of, the old woman feels___.
A. Taken; very happyB. Taking; very happily
C. To be taken; much happy
D. Having taken; much happily
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: Because she is well taken care of, the old lady feels very happy. The old woman and take good care of are verb-object relations, feel is a linking verb, and an adjective should be added after it as a predicative, and the past participle as an adverbial is equivalent to an adverbial clause.In options B and D, happily is not used as a predicate of feel, and in option C, to be taken is not used as an adverbial of reason.

careful, careful, carefully

care (careful) +ful (...of) careful, careful
be careful about sth.( doing sth.) Be careful about something/do something/be careful of sb.( sth).Beware of someone (something)/be careful to do sth.Do something carefully/be careful with (in)doing sth.Be careful

carefully, carefully, cautiously/careless, carelessly, carelessly/carelessly

He drives___than he did three years ago.
A. more carefully B. much carefully
C. carefully D. more carefully
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: He drives more carefully than he did three years ago.This question examines the comparative degree of polysyllabic adverbs. The comparative degree of carefully is more+ carefully, so the answer is A.

careless; careless

care (care; care) + less (no, no) don't care

carpet carpet; blanket

blanket/curtain/sunshade/doormat
carry, transport; reach
Carry off to obtain; bring to/carry on to continue; carry out/carry out run; carry out; carry out/carry away to make...lose self-control, lose reason/carry over turn into; continue/carry through to help tide over difficulties and carry on to the end

It's a good idea. But who's going to___the plan?
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I think Tom and Gray will.
A. set aside B. carry out
C. take in D. get through
The analytical answer is B.This question examines the meaning of verb phrases. A is "on hold"; B.Means to achieve C.For "acceptance, order"; D. for "completion".

cart, cart, trolley, cart away

put the cart before the horse in reverse order, put the cart before the horse
carve up carve up

The little boy___a cat in the tree.
A. cartB. cardC. carpetD. carved
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: The little boy carved a cat on the tree. Carve is carved and engraved; cart cart and trolley are nouns; card is also a noun, referring to cards and paper; carpet carpet.

case situation, situation, fact; case, case, case

Box box, box, box/chest box, box/basin water basin, washbasin/bas-ket basket/cage cage, birdcage/vase vase/bottle bottle/bucket bucket; hanging bucket/thermos thermos bottle/jar jar, big mouth bottle/ pottery, pottery/pottery/lid cover/fragile, fragile/bag/baggage/pack; bundle/if if, if/whether/suppose/unless if not, unless/though ;but; however /although /e—

ven even, even/but/however/so so, then/such then, very

John may phone tonight, l don't want to go out___he phones.
A. as long as B. in order that
C. in caseD. so that
The parsed answer is C.In the question, A means "as long as", B means "for", C means "in case", and D means "as a result...".

catch catch, seize; catch up with (vehicle); suffer from (infectious disease, etc.); hear clearly, understand, comprehend

be caught encounter...; get into trouble; a dilemma/catch sb. doing sth.Run into (sudden encounter)/catch the post to catch up with the mail class/catch up with catch up with (someone)/catch (a)cold cold, catch a cold/catch at want to catch, try to catch/catch hold of grasp/ catch sight of (suddenly) see/catch fire catch fire/catch a bus to catch up with the bus
When I opened the door, a parcel on the floor___my eye.
A. metB. caughtC. drewD. attracted
The analytical answer is B.This sentence means: When I opened the door, I saw a package on the ground catch one's eye means: "Attention". draw and attract are often used together with attention, drawone's attention; attract one's attention, which means "to attract someone's attention".

The discovery of new evidence led to___.
A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief
C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught
The parsed answer is C.Sentence meaning: The discovery of new evidence led to the arrest of the thief.According to the meaning of the question, the passive voice is used for this question, and A and B are excluded. "to" in "led to" is a preposition, not followed by an infinitive, only item C is correct.

The card warning means "when grabbing someone's hand or arm, English is accustomed to using people as the object, and the term expresses the grasping part.

Cattle is the general term for "cow"; cow is a cow; Ibull refers to an uncastrated bull; ox refers to a bull used for food or trailers; when cattle is used as a general term, you cannot say a cattle or cattle, but a head of cattle or three heads of cattle.

cause reason, reason; thing _k, target'. t.Cause, cause, make (follow the noun, follow the object complement. Double object)

According to the recent research, hpavy coffee drinking and heart attack is not necessarily___and effect.
A. reasonB. impactC. factD. cause
The analytical answer is D.Sentence meaning: According to recent research, drinking a lot of coffee is not an inevitable cause of heart disease.

Note that ause is used as a noun with of to express. The root of ... the cause of. , the object of of does not necessarily refer to behavior or feeling.When used as a noun, cause is synonymous with reason, but cause focuses on the reason that leads to a certain result; reason focuses on the reason that leads to a conclusion in logical reasoning.When used as a noun, cause and make are synonymous, but when make is followed by an infinitive as a predicate, to must be omitted, and to is not omitted after cause; and cause cannot be followed by an adjective as a predicate, but make can.

hole hole/hill hill/valley valley/mountainside; hillside mountainside/cliff cliff/volcano volcano celebration/congratulate congratulations/achieve reach; obtain/achievement achievement/admire admiration; praise; envy/advantage advantage; benefit; benefit/ap-preciate Appreciate; be thankful/bless bless; bless/carol carol; joy song/comfort comfort; make comfortable/congratulation congratulate, congratulate/devote… dedicate; use…… temple for/envy envy; envy/favo(u)r Favor; good intentions; help/liberate liberation; make freedom/praise praise; praise/pray prayer/regards greetings; salute/succeed success/success success
Correction: We celebrated her on winning the contest
Parsing changed celebrated to congratulated.Sentence meaning: We congratulate her on winning the competition. Celebrate means "celebrating" in a ceremony, and can only use things (festivals, victories, success, etc.) as objects; congratulate means "congratulations", "congratulations", and can only use people as objects. Later, use on(upon) to connect.

at the center of

century century; hundred years

certain, undoubtedly; some; some

cert (really)+ain (adjective suffix) indeed
be certain of(about) sure; yes to...sure; sure to...be sure to, must/for certain undoubtedly, definitely/make certain to understand, to understand

cer tainly of course/faith trust, confidence; belief/trust trust, trust/uncer-taln uncertain/sure sure, sure; reliable/surely indeed, certainly, of course
Wait till you are more___.It'S better to be sure than sorry.
A. inspiredB.satisfiedC.calmD.certain
The analytical answer is D.The latter sentence It's better to be sure than sorry, that is, "It's better to be sure than sorry" can be hinted, and certainly fits the meaning of the question.

Both certain and sure are available.Certainly.meaning.Use sure for facts that I trust.Use certain for confirmed facts.The former emphasizes subjectivity, while the latter emphasizes objectivity.The two in the returned sentence pattern cannot be replaced.

Certainly-certain; Undoubtedly; Yes; Of course; Good

Certain (certain) + Iy (adverb suffix) must, no doubt

armchair armchair/bench bench
blackboard blackboard/pointer pointer/platform podium
by chance/take a chance to take a chance, speculate
You ought to take every____to improve your pronunciation.
A. case B. chance C. thing D. time
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: You should seize every opportunity to improve your pronunciation. chance (n.) opportunity, possibility. The meanings of the words A, C, and D are inconsistent with the meaning of the question.

change change; change; replacement; transformation; exchange; exchange", change; change; change
changeinto change... into.../change for use...for.../change one's mind to change one's mind
They changed their blue shirts___white ones.
A. fromB. withC. intoD. for
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: They exchanged their blue shirts for white ones.This question examines the usage of fixed phrases: change. . . for. . .Use ... for ..., so the answer is D.

character feature; character; character, role
There are several____in this novel who are different in____.
A. character; characterB. character: characters
C. characters; character D. characters; characters
Parse answer C.Sentence meaning: This novel has several characters with different personalities. Character is a countable noun when it is used as "character" and "role", and it is an uncountable noun when it is used as "character" and "characteristic". It is interesting to know that C is the correct answer.

charge fee; price control; responsible, charge; charge; accusation

fee fee/cost fee/tip tip/expense fee/discount discount/fare (car, boat) fee

He charged five dollars___the red tie.
A. to B. for C. at D. on
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: He sold this red tie for 5 dollars. chargefor collects... money, charges for..., asks for a price.

address speech, speech /say, speak /speak speak; speak (a certain language) /tell tell /talk speak, talk /conversation talk; talk /dialogue dialogue
cheaply/cheapness/worthy/worthless/valuable

The radio in the other shop will be____.but____.
A. cheaper; not as better
B. more cheap; not as better
C. cheaper; not as good
D. more cheap; not as good
Parse answer C.Sentence meaning: Another store's radio will be cheaper (than this one), but not as good.The first space uses the comparative adjective cheaper, and the second space uses the negative form of the primary comparison, not as+primary adjective, so option C is correct.

cheat means "deceive" and "cheat" (transitive), and its object should usually be a person rather than a thing, and it cannot be followed by double objects.To defraud someone of something, the usual sentence pattern is cheat sb. (out)of sth. .Example: He cheated out of my sister's money.He scammed my sister out of money.

checkbook

Cheer cheers up, makes happy; cheers, excites

cheer up cheer up
Cheerful happy/cheerleader cheerleader/delight makes joy/de-lightful happy/glad happy/please please, make people happy/pleased happy/pleasant pleasant/merry happily, happy/gay brisk, Joyful/enjoyable happy, happy/happy happy, happy

chemist chemist/chemical chemical/compound compound/element element/mixture mixture/solution solution/hydrogen hydrogen/carbon carbon/oxygen oxygen/iron iron/tin tin/gold gold/lead lead

霪骨Jiang h】'ist],,.Chest, ribcage; a large, strong wooden chest, chest, cupboard

If something is bothering you, get it off your___.
A. check B. chess C. cheek D. chest
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: If something bothers you, please pour out the troubles in your heart. get (sth.) off one's chest refers to "pour out the troubles in the chest, etc."; check means "check, check"; chess means "chess"; cheek means "cheek".

hen hen/cock cock/rooster cock/turkey turkey/goose goose/duck duck/duckling duckling/dove peace pigeon; wild pigeon/pigeon (home) pigeon
principal main/leading main/major main/main main/leader leader
Chinese Chinese; Chinese; Chinese, Chinese; Chinese

Asia Asia/Asian Asians/Arab Arabs, Arabic/Arabic Arabic (of)/China/Chinese Chinese; Chinese/India India/Indian Indians (of); Indians (of); Indian/Japan Japan/Japanese Gan himself (of); Japanese/Africa Africa/African Africa, Africans/America America; America/American America; America; American/Canada Canada/Canadian Canada into; Canadians/Europe Europe /European Europeans; Paris/German/Russia; Russia/Russian; Russian/Soviet, Soviet/Italy/Spain/Spanish; Spanish; Spain (people), Spanish/Aus- tria Austria/Oceania Oceania/Australia Australia/Australian Australia; Australian/New Zealand New Zealand/Arctic Arctic; Arctic/Antarctica Antarctica/At-lantic Atlantic/Pacific Pacific
honey honey, toffee milk sugar

choice to choose

We've missed the last bus. I'm afraid we have no___but to take a taxi.
A. wayB. choiceC. possibilityD.selection
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: We have missed the last bus, and I am afraid there is no other choice but to take a taxi. have no choice but to do sth.There is no other choice but...

choose selection, selection; willingness, decision

as you choose up to you; whatever you/can't choose but have to/pickand choose
There are five pairs____,but I'm at a loss which to buy.
A. to be chosen B. to choose from
C. to choose D. for choosing
The analytical answer is B.This question examines the use of verb infinitives as attributives.According to the meaning of the latter clause, "I" does not know which pair to choose among the five pairs to choose from, instead of choosing five pairs, so the preposition from should be added after choose.

In addition to common nouns, choose can also take object complements, double objects, gerunds, infinitives and clauses. choose means "choose out", and the selection range is generally used from, among, between. out of etc.

Christmas Christmas

on Christmas
Christmas has two meanings: one refers to Christmas (that is, the day of December 12), and it can also be said to be Christmas Day at this time. If it means on this day, the preposition on is used before it: the other refers to the Christmas period (that is, From December 25th to the second year's New Year's Day or January 12th), it is equivalent to Christmastide, and if you use a preposition at this time, you usually use at.

church church; church

go to church go to church

Christ/God/Heaven/angel/sister; nun/follower/cross/pray/prayer/Easter/hell/devil; Satan

cigarettes; cigarettes

Tobacco tobacco/cigar cigar/match match/smoking smoking/packet cigarette case/ash ash
cinema movie theater; film
row row/lobby entrance hall/screen screen/seats seat/film movie star/composer movie composer/cartoonist cartoonist

In cmema (movie theater), theater (theater), . . There must be a definite article in front of words such as ncert (concert).Example: On Saturday we go to the cinema.Let's go to the movies on Saturday.

circle surrounds, hovers, z.circle; circle

cir (circle) + cle (noun suffix) circle, circle
form form, shape/shape shape, shape/figure shape, figure/round round, spherical/around around, around around/surround, surround/square square; square/bend (make) bend; bend /bow bow; yield; bend (waist), low (head)/straight straight (of), straight (of); always/direct direct (ground)/long long/length length/high high; high /low low, short/tall high/short short; short

The pjane___the airport before landing.
A. circledB. circleC. whirD.roll
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: The plane circled the airport before landing. Whirl refers to the whirling and dancing of leaves etc. due to scraping and roaring. Roll means "rolling", and usually refers to something turning and rolling in a certain direction on the surface of other objects. Circle means "surrounding" and "surrounding".

citizen citizen, citizen, civilian
worker/farmer/serviceman/policeman/doctor/nurse/englneer/technician/architect/programmer/journalist/publisher/translator/driver/lawyer /judge judge/scientist scientist/astronomer astronomer/chemist chemist; pharmacist/physicist physicist
She is a British___, but lives in India.
A. inhabitantB. subjectC. civilD. citizens
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: She is a British citizen but lives in India. citizen - generally refers to a citizen with a certain nationality; inhabitant refers to a permanent resident of a certain place; subject is used in a monarchy country, meaning "subject". citizen can refer to a "citizen" of any type of country, but is especially used in republics.In addition, citizen also means "citizen".

province/county/township/town/village/league/state

civil war civil war
A___war is one between people of the same country.
A. civil B. nation C. race D. choice
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: A civil war is a war fought among the people of the same country. Nation means country, nation; race means race, species spin; choice as an adjective is "selected" and as a noun is "choice".

classmate classmate/classroom classroom
make clean make clean/keep clean keep clean
cleaner; cleaner; cleaner/cleaning
She can't help____the house because she's busy making a cake.
A. to clean B. cleaning C. cleaned D. being cleaned
The analytical answer is A.The question means "she can't help clean the house because she's busy making cakes." help sb. do sth or help sb. to do sth means "to help someone do something".Note that can't help doing here does not mean "can't help" or "can't help".

ctear of get rid of, get rid of/keep clear of avoid/make clear make clear, show that/clear away take away, move away/clear of remove/clear off from... Drive away/clear the air to eliminate anger, doubts, etc./clear up to clear up; clarify, solve; tidy up, tidy up
Clearance/ctearly/clean/cleanly/fine/plain/clean
The teacher____the harder parts of the story.
A. cleared outB. cleared upC. cleared offD. cleared away
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: The teacher explained the difficult part of the story. Cleared up means to explain (= explain); clear out means to drive away; clear off means to clean up, deal with; clear away means to take away and move away.

clever, clever, quick-witted

be clever at be good at/be clever with be able to skillfully use... be good at using
bright smart/smart shrewd/brilliant extremely smart

climber climber/unclimbed unclimbed/unclimbable unable to climb
clock clock
dial/timer/watch

close about(around) shrouded/close down closed; closed business/close in approaching/close on approaching; approaching/close to(by) approaching; near.../close up closing (shop), etc., approaching (tight)/close at hand at your fingertips / close up to approach; close to / close with hand to hand; accept proposals; come to an agreement with someone

It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood___to her mother.
A. closeB. closelyC. closedD. closing
The analytical answer is A. Close is an adverb here, modifying stood, meaning "close to the ground".

a piece of cloth - a piece of cloth
shirting shirt material/overcoating coat material/trousering trouser material/sheeting quilt cloth/clothing (general term) clothes/clothes clothes
cloudy cloudy/overcast cloudy/lightning lightning
coal; coal
fuel fuel/gas gas/wood firewood/petrol gasoline
seashore/coastline/seaside/island/sea-wall/seaport/cape/channel/bay/strait
There are numerous islands of the Chinese___.
A. beachB. bankC. shoreD. the coast
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: China has countless islands along the Tao. coast refers to the coast or the area near the coastline. beach means beach, lakeside; bank mainly refers to the river bank, the slope of the mountain water beside the river; shore refers to the land surrounding the ocean, lake and river.

turkey (turkey)/rooster rooster/chicken chicken/hen hen/chicken broiler chicken/Beijing duck/goose goose/pigeon pigeon/duck domestic duck
Coca-Cola/Pepsi-Cola/Sprite/milk/tea/juice
What would you like, sir? ___.
A.Two cups of coffeesB.Two coffees
C. Two cups of coffee D. Two cups of coffee
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: What would you like to drink, sir?Have two cups of coffee.Examine the English idioms: a coffee (a cup of coffee); two coffees (two cups of coffee).

cold cold; cold, cold "/-cold, cold; cold

have a cold cold/be cold to sb.Be indifferent to someone/catch(take) cold catch a cold, catch a cold
cool cool, cool/heat hot/dry dry, dry/damp wet, wet; damp/wet wet, damp; rainy

collect collects, collects; concentrates, gathers; picks up, picks up

col (common) + lect (collection) aggregation
gather, gather/pick, pick; select/choose; select; select/elect election, select/select selection, select/conference conference; negotiation; discuss/meet meeting, assembly/party gathering/1ntervlew interview, meeting/crowd Crowd/queue ranks, long queues/row rows, rows

Fishing is his favorite hobby, and____.
A. he'd like to collect coins as well
B. he feels like collecting coms, too
C. to collect coins is his hobby
D. collecting coins also gives him great pleasure
The analytical answer is D.The question stem consists of two clauses, connected by and, and the sentence patterns of the two sentences before and after should be consistent, so choose D. collecting coins means "collecting coins".

collect means.gather.and generality.collect.Sometimes it can be used with gather, but when it refers to a selective and planned "collection" for a certain purpose, only collect can be used.Example: He is collecting data for his research. [i Wu]: He is gathering data for his research. [正]: He is collecting data for his research.
college (of a comprehensive university)
go to college to go to university/be at college to study in university

subcollege junior college/university university
Note that university refers to a comprehensive university; school refers to a middle school, primary school or college; college refers to a single-subject university or college, generally referring to "university"; institute refers to a single-subject college or research institute.

comb (hair)

lipstick/mask/puff/shampoo/perfume
come, come; appear, happen
come back; think of it/come down; decline/come from birth (at); come (from)/come in; come in/come on come with me; come on; come on/come out; the result is/ come over come over/come to total, reach/come up grow out; be put forward/come about happen; produce/come across encounter; meet; accidentally discover/come along come; walk along...forward/come at attack; to ...把来/come back to life to wake up; resurrection/come into power; come to power/come off from...leave; fall off/come round; detour; come again/come to light; reveal/ come true
Helen____her keys in the office, so she had to wait until her husband____home.

A. has left; comes B. left; had come
C. had left; came D. had left; would come
The parsed answer is C.According to the meaning of the sentence, the speaker came up and gave a "result up to a certain moment", that is, Helen has left the key in the office, and then so she had to wait_, which has nothing to do with the present, so A can be ruled out ; while the had come in B is wrong, it can also be ruled out; the would come in D has strong interference, but, first, this future tense cannot be used in the until clause; second. What Helen is waiting for is not an "action about to happen" from her husband, but an "actual action" and, accordingly, that too can be ruled out.The correct option for this question should be C.

The progressive tense of the verb come can express the future, and would+the original form of the verb also expresses a kind of future.Example: He is coming right away.He will be here soon. come+verb infinitive expresses the changing process of an action, and is often translated as "gradually, finally". come can be used as a linking verb, expressing "to be, to be".Followed by an adjective as a predicative.Example: He wish to join the PLA has come
true.His wish to join the People's Liberation Army came true.

comfort, consolation, comfort, comfort; comforter, comforter

Discomfort Discomfort

I fell___at home than at my uncle's.
A. comfortable
C. much comfortable
B. much comfortable
D. much more comfortable
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: I feel much more comfortable in my house than in my uncle's.This question is intended to investigate the comparative degree of multi-syllable adjectives: add more before the adjective, and much before the comparative degree to strengthen the tone, so you can only choose D.

common public; common; ordinary; general; common
in common
uncommon extraordinary

communicate convey, express, transmit Vl.connect, exchange ideas
telecommunications / communicator

The two friends haven't___with each other for years.
A. associa ted B. communicatedC. assistedD. compacted
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: These two friends have not been in touch for many years. Communicatewith means "communication, contact"; associate with love is "communication with..., think of..."; assist means "help..."; compact means "make compact, compress".

communist communist ccd. j Communist

politics politics/communism communism/Marxism Marxism/imperialism imperialism
comrades/fellow partner/partner partner/fellow companion/colleague colleague/schoolmate classmate/classmate classmate/fellow countrvman compatriot/fellow traveler fellow traveler/roommate roommate, roommate

company contact, accompany; company, business name

acompanyof-team, a group/incompany piece, - together

compare with is compared with ...; comparable to/compare. ,. to compare...to.../beyond(without) compare incomparable, unique

All the preparations for the task____, and we're ready to start.
A. completed B. complete
C. had been completed D. have been completed
The analytical answer is that there should be a passive relationship between Do All the preparations and complete, so A and B are excluded.According to we're ready to start, C is excluded.
computer; electronic computer

robot/software/hardware/memory/clock/channel/pointer/mainframe/chip/monitor/keyboard/mouse/program
comrade comrade
fellow/partner/fellow/colleague/school-mate/classmate/roommate
condition

condition that only under the condition; if

conditional / conditional. . nditional conditional/term condition/factor factor/situation situation/state status

Conduct leads, guides; (band, chorus) conductor; (heat, electricity) conduction
Con (strengthen meaning) + duct (guidance) guide, lead

You must be___by your sense of what is right and just.
A. guided B. direct C. conducted D. lead
Parse answer C.Sentence meaning: You must be guided by a sense of justice. The four words conduct, direct, lead, and guide all have the meaning of "leadership" and "guidance". Conduct means "guidance", "command", and "guidance", which includes the meaning of guidance (direct) and domination (control), and the meaning of "personally leading", so it requires knowledge (knowledge), technology (skill) and Experience (experience) and other conditions. guide means "guidance", "guidance", and "leadership", which refers to acting as a leader and taking the lead; when indicating the direction, the person who issued the action of gUide should be with those who need help. Lead means "leadership" and "guidance", which means leading the way and keeping followers in order; in addition, the word can also mean "demonstration" and "guidance"; when used as a derogatory term, it can mean "seduction" and "misleading" .According to the context, answer C should be selected.

conductor (on steam, tram) conductor; (on train) conductor; (band, chorus) conductor; conductor
Conduct (guidance, leadership) + or (noun suffix indicates person) conductor, conductor

conduction transmission/conductor command/guide lead/lead jaw/show guide, instruction/behave performance/express expression/guitarist guitarist/violinist violinist/trumpeter small trumpeter/drummer drummer/pianist pianist/composer composer/song- writer/lyricist/musician/tuner

conference meeting, seminar
Con (common, together) +fer (take) +ence (noun suffix) meeting, talk
They will hold a____regarding some European economic problems.
A. conversion B. conference C. reference D. cooperation
Parsing the answer to the sentence meaning: They will meet to discuss issues related to the European economy. conference means "meeting, seminar"; conversion means "transformation, conversion"; reference means "reference, consultation"; cooperation means "cooperation, collaboration".

congratulation congratulations; congratulations

congratulation on sb.congratulate someone

Greeting/praise/commendation/celebration/happy/joyful/favour; love/happy/luck

connect is continuous, connects, communicates.connect

connect with connect.../connect to connect, connect

connected /join connection, joint /link connection, connection /combine make joint, make combination /unite unity, make joint, make combination /mix mix; stir/chain chain/rope rope/lock lock/pin pin; pin/ needle needle/cord rope, thick wire; wire/rope rope/string wire; wire rope; belt/thread wire/wire wire; wire/hook hook, hook/key key
She____the factory.
A. didn't connect with B. is connect with
C. is connected for D. is connected with
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: She has connection with this factory. Be connected with has connection with..., connected is an adjective, connect is a transitive verb, so you should choose D.

consider consider; think carefully; regard... as; think
be considered as (to someone) as..., (to be) considered

considering taking into account, as far as...
It is said that they are considering___to Canada.
A. to go B. to have gone
C. having gone D. going
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: It is said that they are considering going to Canada. Consider is a transitive verb, it is not directly connected to the infinitive, but it can be connected to the ing form of the verb. According to the meaning of the question, the perfect tense cannot be used, so only D is the correct option.

Consider is followed by an infinitive as an object complement. The infinitive is mainly be, and most other verbs are perfect forms of infinitives.Example: Charles Babbage is generally considered to have in-vented the first computer.It is widely believed that Charles Babbage invented the first computer.

constant, constant, stable, unchanging; faithful, firm

constantly faithfully, constantly / non-stop continuous / continuous / unchangeable - consistent, constant / forever forever, for good forever

She became a___customer of the bookshop.
A.continuousB.constantC.contentD. consent
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: She became a frequent visitor to this bookstore. Constant means "often, constantly", constant customer means "frequent customer"; continuous means "continuous, continuous, cannot modify guests"; content means "satisfaction, willingness", semantics are unreasonable; consent means "agree ,promise".

constructionconstruction, building, building, construction; building, structure
con (= together - from) + struct (construction) + ion (noun suffix) construction, construction
under construction (under construction)
reconstruct rebuild/build build/found, build/brick brick/mixer mud mixer/catch door handle/blind shutter/window window

The new railway is still under___.
A. constitutio B. consumption C. continent D. construction
Analyzing answer D, sentence meaning: This new railway is still under construction. Under construction means "(is) building"; constitution means "composition, structure, composition"; consumption means "consumption, consumption, consumption amount"; continent means "continent, continent".

contain contain; accommodate

con (common) +tain (hold, hold) contain, contain
Except except.../but in addition to.../include includes/content contained things; content/container container/box box, box, scorpion/chest box, box/case box, box/basin basin, washbasin /basket basket/cage cage, bird cage/vase vase, bottle/bottle bottle/bucket bucket; hanging bucket/thermos thermos bottle/Jar jar, big mouth bottle/pot jar, jug/pot-tery pottery/Iid cover/bag school bag; bag ; Pocket/baggage luggage/pack bag; bundle

The whole book____12 units,____two main revlsions.
A. contains; includingB. includes; containlng
D. includes; including
Parse answer A.Sentence meaning: There are 12 units in this book, including two main revisions.This question is intended to investigate the discrimination of synonyms. Both contain and include mean "include, include", but con-tain means "contain all", and include means "all content".

con (common) + ten (t) (hold) content, capacity
be content with satisfied with.../be content to do sth.willing to do something
Both content and satisfy are available.Satisfy.The meaning of satisfy means to make people's requirements and hopes fully satisfied. If it only means to make people feel satisfied to a certain extent, use content.In addition, content and contented also have the meaning of "satisfaction". content is only used as a predicative, not an attributive; while contented can be used as a predicative or an attributive.

continue to continue; continuous

connect connection; interlink; connection/join connection.Combine/link connect, contact/combine make unite, unite/unite unite, unite, unite/mix; stir/constant often, continuous/apart separate, leave/divide, separate, split/separate separate, separate , independent/break rest time; pause, interrupt/pause pause, abort/interrupt interrupt, interrupt/stop stop; block

control domination; restraint; restraint
out of control out of control / under control under control
convenient convenient, suitable, convenient
conversation

get(enter)into conversation with...and...talk up/in con-versationwith(in)talk with...

We had a long telephone___.
A.dialogueB.conversa tionC.talkD.speech
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: We talked for a long time on the phone. conversation refers to a formal conversation, during which people exchange ideas, feelings, etc.; dialogue - generally refers to a dialogue between characters in dramas and novels, or an open and honest negotiation or exchange of opinions between two or more characters, obviously the meaning of telephone dialogue Inappropriate, talk means talk, (informal) speech; speech means speech, speech.

Note that many verbs add er to become nouns, referring to a person who engages in an activity.Such as: singer, player, traveller, writer -, but sometimes refers to a tool to complete a certain action. Cook is used as a noun, meaning a person who cooks, especially "cooker" and "cook"; cooker (in British English) is a cooking utensil, especially "pot" and "stove".Example: She is a good cook.She is a good cook.

Cool is cool, sloppy: calm: show i, cold, make cold, cool, calm
cool down, cool down, cool down, cool off, cool off, cool down, cool down, cool down
cord/rope/string, string/thread/needle/pin
corner angle; corner; corner

corn (corner, ancient Yi Jie as a number) +er (indicates small name) trumpet, cornet, corner
There is a shop___the corner of the street.
A. at B. inc. to D. on
Analytic answer Ao sentence meaning: There is a shop at the corner of the street. The three phrases at the corner, in the corner, and on the corner are all related to "corner", and are often followed by the phrase of. At the corner means "in the corner", this corner is formed by the outside of the object; in the corner means "in the corner", this corner is formed by the inside of the whole thing; The corner is the same, but it emphasizes a face or a line; there is no to the corner of structure.

correct correct; appropriate, correct; calibration

cor (strengthening meaning) + rect (positive, straight) correction, correction
Correction/bad bad/worse worse, worse/worst worst, worst/ruln destroyed; destroyed/damage damaged, destroyed/destroy destroyed, destroyed/good good/well good; Satisfied/better (of)/best (of); the best person (or thing)/excellent excellent, excellent/perfect perfect, excellent/real/true really, True; loyal/honest honest; upright; just/sincerely sincere/serious serious;
serious/false wrong; fake/pretend pretend/lie lie/cheat liar; deceive/fool fool; fool, deceive/trick trick, scam/correct correct, appropriate/right correct/proper appropriate, correct /exact exact, accurate/strict severe, strict/wrong wrong, incorrect/fault shortcoming, fault; evil/mistake error/misunderstanding misunderstanding, misunderstanding

What is the___meaning of the word?

A. correctB. rightC. exactD. true
Parse answer C.Sentence meaning: What is the exact meaning of this word?Examining word analysis, the above options A, B, and C all have the meaning of "accurate", but the degree of exact is stronger than correct and right, especially referring to "precise" and "(very) accurate". C should be the correct answer.

at a cost(of) at the cost of…/at allcosts( any cost) at any cost, no matter what/at half cost(no cost) at half price(no cost)/at the cost of at… ...at the price of /know to one's cost in exchange for ... through one's own painful experience to realize and personally experience
My parents spend too much money____clothes. that is clothes——them a lot of money.
A. in; cost B. buying; cost C. on; costs D. at; takes
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: My parents spend a lot of money on clothes, which means that clothes cost them a lot of money. spendmoney/time (in) doing sth.and spend one. on sth.To expend... on..., the subject is a person; on the contrary, when cost is used as a predicate, the subject is a thing; in addition, clothes is a plural noun, and the plural form of the predicate verb should be used.Items A, C, and D should be excluded, and only B is correct.

Weigh, measure, cost and total can be used as linking verbs, generally interchangeable with be, and cannot be used in passive voice.Example: The box is(=weights) twenty pounds.This case weighs 20 lbs.It means spending money to do something. The common sentence pattern of cost is "something+cost+someone+how much money".Note: the subject of cost cannot be a person at this time.Example: This watch costs 10 pounds.The watch costs £10.

count number; count; calculation

Count on hope; rely on /count out to point...the number/count up to add...

country country; countryside, countryside
all over the country / in the country in the countryside

The United States is a___of diverse peoples.
A.countryB.nationC.stateD. country
Analyzing the answer to the sentence meaning: The United States is a country composed of different nationalities. country means "territory"; na tion means "nation"; state means "regime" and "regime"; Count nouns have no plural form and cannot be used with indefinite articles.

countryside village; countryside

country (country) + side (side, side) a country outside a country, the countryside

course process; through; road; direction; route; subject; course; a dish
in the course of / as a matter of course naturally / of course
education education; training/kindergarten kindergarten/school school ii college college/mstitute palm meeting; association; college, research institute/unlversity (comprehensive) university/junior primary, low grade/senior (secondary school) high grade/primary primary Of, low grade/class (school) class, lesson/lesson class, homework; lesson/lecture speech, lecture/grade grade; grade/graduate graduation/teach teaching, teaching/professor (university) professor/student student/ pupil elementary school student/monitor monitor-
Do you mind my taking this seat?

one___.
A. Yes, sit down please B. No, of course not
C. Yes, take it please D. No, you can't take it
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning:—do you mind if I take your seat? ——No, of course I don't mind. Item B is the omitted form of "No, of course I don't mind your taking this seat."

cover cover, cover up, cover up, cover up
cover up cover up/be covered with covered by...
coverage cover/covering covered/coverlet sheet/discover found/hardcover hardcover written/recover restore/uncover uncover/undercover secret

Cousin cousin (o kl sister), cousin (sister)
Kate and her sister went on holiday with a cousin of___.
A. theirs B. theirs C. hers D. hers
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: Kate went on vacation with her sister and one of their cousins.Examine the double possessive case: if it is a personal pronoun after of, use its nominal possessive pronoun. In this sentence, theirs (= their cousins).

crazy crazy, stupid

like crazy desperately

creature (human or animal)
crop crops.crops; harvest
Crop can refer to general agricultural products and crops; harvest is limited to grains.

cross cross, cruciform 'z,.pass through, cross over, pass through
cross one's mind think/cross out cross out
Look around when____the street.
A. across B. crossed
C. to be crossing D. crossing
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: When crossing the road, look around.Examine the use of words with the same root as cross.Distinguish across (prep.) and cross (mouth.). when, while, as, etc. can be directly connected to V-ing to indicate time.For option A, across is a preposition without crossing form. For option B, it can mean passive, which is not suitable for the question. For option C, it means "future" and does not meet the "when crossing the road" here. Therefore, only option D is the correct answer.

crossing (point); crossroads; pedestrian crossing

cross (cross, cross) + ing (noun suffix) intersection, intersection

crowd crowd, masses. t,.crowd, gather; crowded

a crowd of many (people or things)/crowd out(of) (too crowded) so that it cannot be accommodated (adopted)

Soon the rush-hour____began to notice.
A. streets B. crowds C. passengers D. city
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: Soon the rush-hour crowds started to take notice.The purpose of this question is to examine the meaning analysis of nouns. rush-hour is used to modify the crowd, A, C, and D are inconsistent with the meaning of the sentence, only crowds has the meaning of "crowd" and "people", so choose B.

cry cry cry cry
Though he had often made his little brother___, today he was made___by him.
A. cry; tocryB. crying; cryingC. cry; cryD. to cry; cry
Analysis answer A sentence meaning: Although he used to abandon his younger brother and cry, today he was made to cry by his younger brother. see, watch, make, notice, hear, let. have and other verbs are followed by the infinitive of the object complement, without to, but must be with to in its passive voice.

cure cure, cure; correct, rectify, improve, cure, cure; cure
patient patient; patient/disease disease/ill disease, unhealthy; bad/sick disease; nausea/trouble disease/cold cold; cold/(a) fever fever/ache pain/cough cough/pain pain ;Pain/harm injury, damage/hurt injury, make injury/injure damage, hurt/wound make injury; injury, wound/heal heal, heal

If I take this medicine twice a day, it should___my cold.
A. recover B. heal C. restore D. cure
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: If this medicine is taken twice a day, it can cure my cold. cure means treatment, especially medicine to cure a disease; restore means (make) restore health or make normal. heal focuses on healing the affected part after trauma or burn, so that the wound heals, and is not used to treat diseases such as colds; recover is intended to rehabilitate, which does not fit the meaning of the title.

cure (cure) usually does not take double objects, and means to cure someone's disease. You can use "disease" as the object directly, or you can use cure sb of sth.such a structure.

curious, inquisitive; strange, inexplicable
famous / well-known famous, well-known / extra special; extra / extremely extremely; very; extremely / special special, special / particular special / strange strange; strange / familiar familiar

If you are____about Australian cities, just read the book written by Dr.John-son.

A.interestedB.anxiousC.upsetD.curious
The analytical answer is D.This question is to test the candidates' understanding of the meaning of adjectives. Curious means "curious". According to the meaning of the question, D should be chosen. be curious about "curious about...".

Curtain curtains, curtains (often used in conjunction with shooting)

curtain call curtain call/curtain off separated by a curtain
She drew the___before switching on the light.
A. shadesB. masksC. coveringsD. curtains
Parse answer D.Sentence meaning: She drew the curtains before turning on the light. Curtam means curtains; shade mainly refers to shading objects and covers; mask means masks, masks, before turning on the lights, pulling the mask does not make sense; covering refers to coverings, sets, etc.

cut cut cut

cut at to... cut off/cut away, cut off/cut back(on) reduce/cutinto insert, participate in (conversation), interrupt (other people's words)/cut out delete, quit/cut short hit Break (conversation), interrupt (action) / cut through pass through, penetrate / cut up broken, chopped / a cut above high chip, clever, beyond (ability, etc.) / cut down cut off / cut sb. short express off, interrupt

The piece of cloth will be cut___several suits.
A. upB. up intoC. offD. off into
Parse answer B.Sentence meaning: This piece of cloth will be cut into several sets of clothes.Among the above options, be cut up into is divided into...; cut off is cut off, severed, interrupted; cut up is chopped...; cut off into has no such verb phrase.According to the meaning of the question B should be the correct answer.

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