英语常见词汇和词组辨析练习.doc

英语常见词汇和词组辨析练习
高二专项作业二（2月15号完成）
1. Mr. Smith is still _____ the new book he planned to finish.
A. working for B. working at C. working on D. working out
2. He is _____ a teacher to us. He takes good care of us like our brother after school.
A. more than B. no more than C. not more than D. no more
3. Lao Wang _____ the suggestion that the road should be repaired at once.
A. put up B. put down C. put forward D. put out
4. The _____ result of the experiment made the instructor _____.
A. disappointing, disappointing B. disappointing, disappointed
C. disappointed, disappointed D. disappointed, disappointing
5. The composition _____ to be hard to write than we had expected.
A. turned up B. turned off C. turned out D. turned away
6. The local government _____ finding solutions to the water pollution.
A. set out B. set about C. set up D. set down
7. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Great Wall of China _____ a new look.
A. takes on B. relies on C. put on D. have on
8. The wallet isn’t lost and it still ______ in the place where you _____ it yesterday.
A. lies, lay B. lay, lied C. lies, laid D. lays, lay
9. Sea water, as we all know, can _____ solids and gases.
A. break out B. break down C. break off D. break into
10. She was seriously ill and someone must be sent to _____ a doctor.
A. call on B. call in C. call out D. call off
11. He followed me all the way _____ the hotel I stayed at.
A. so far as B. as far as C. so long as D. as long as
12. Mary’s father allows her to go out at night. She is twenty years old _____.
A. above all B. in all C. after all D. first of all
13. --What do you think of the book you are reading?
--Wonderful. It _____ many problems we meet in our English study.
A. talks B. says C. refers D. covers
14. Our school has a long history and it _____ the 1920s.
A. dates from B. comes from C. dates back D. comes back
15. His father left the factory _____ the car accident ____ his carelessness.
A. as a result, result from B. as result of, result in
C. as a result of, resulting from D. as a result of, resulting in
16. There is something wrong with my watch and I’m going to get _____ repaired.
A. that B. it C. this D. one
17. _____ learning English, you should memorize a lot of words and sentence structures.
A. As well as B. As far as C. As long as D. As with
18. The bus _____ the children at the gate of the swimming-pool.
A. set down B. set back C. set up D. set off
19. The school _____ villagers for their houses were damaged in the flood.
A. was lined with B. was equipped with C. was packed with D. was covered with
20. _____ Li Ping, there were five other students taking part in the activity.
A. Except for B. Apart from C. As well D. In addition
21. The researchers _____ thousands of chemicals before they decided on the right one for the product they were developing.
A. found out B. tried out C. worked out D. turned out
22. --Is it going to rain?
--_ It looks fairly clear.
A.I think so B. I’m afraid so C. I don’t hope so D. I suppose not
23. When they got there, they found the people suffering from the flood were ________food and water supplies .
A. in want of B. in praise of C. in honour of D. in place of
24. Will you please _________my luggage while I am away from here?
A. have an eye for B. keep your eyes off
C. keep an eye on D. turn a blind eye to
25. _________we expected, the business _________several thousand yuan for us.
A. That , brought out. B. Which, brought out
C. As, brought in D. It, brought up
26. You should ______those children ______about their bad table manners.
A. pull, back B. pull, down C. pull, off D. pull, up
27. I ______what he said, but I don’t ______him.
A. believe, believe in B. believe, believe
C. believe in, believe D. believe in , believe in
28. We will _____ repairing the road damaged by the flood last month at the end of this month.
A. finish B. accomplish C. complete D. end
29. Working in this school, we have only one day off in a month, so we had better _____ it.
A. make use of B. be made up of C. make up for D. make the most of
30. They are considering _____ the association for it has cost them enough.
A. pulling on B. pulling out of C. pulling off D pulling down
31. With the pressure ________, she was off work for weeks because she couldn’t stand it any more.
A. picking up B. making up C. building up D. putting up
32. The fat woman was _______ by the businessman’s offer of marriage and stupidly gave him most of her money.
A. taken on B. taken in C. taken off D. taken out
33. Though we take a great risk of investing in the project, yet it will ________ in the long run.
A. go off B. turn off C. pay off D. come off
34. We can no longer ________ to consider water an almost free resource that we can use as much as we like.
A. permit B. afford C. expect D. offer
35. According to a UN report, one third of the world population have no ________ to clean drinking water.
A. means B. approach C. channel D. access
36. The program must ________ school children for it is so popular among them.
A. agree to B. appeal to C. apply to D. attend to
37. I’ve never heard you reading ________. You’re always reading silently.
A. loud B. aloud C. loudly D. louder
38. ----Didn’t they come to the party last night?
----Yes. They didn’t want to come with us at first., but then we _______ persuade them.
A. would B. could C. were able to D. had to
39. The manager lost his _______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A. mood B. temper C. mind D. passion
40. Which sport has the highest expenses _______ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?
A. in place of B. in terms of C. by means of D. by way of
41. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally ________.
A. called off B. worn off C. broken off D. set off
42. Living in the central Australian desert has its problem, ________ obtaining water is not the least.
A. for which B. to which C. in which D. of which
43. _______, we felt the man’s office and had to turn to Mr. Li for help.
A. Sad and embarrassed B. Sadly and embarrassedly
C. Sadly and embarrassingly C. Sad and embarrassing
44. Even though he has lived in America for 30 years, Mr. Wang still can not _______ himself to the American customs.
A. adopt B. account C. adapt D. accept
45. ----Why did the police ________ the crowd?
----Because the president’s car ________ in the street.
A. break down, broke down B. break up, broke up
C. break up, broke down D. break down, broke up
46. After a joyful dance, the schoolmaster _________ the school art festival open.
A. permitted B. informed C. declared D. admitted
47. ----What do you enjoy most ________ in the summer holidays?
----Playing table tennis.
A. killing time B. spending the time C. to kill time D. to spend the time
48. It is known to all that the Great Wall was built in ancient times to _______ enemies.
A. hold out B. keep out C. bring out D. get out
49. The news from the front _______ that the situation was worse than expected.
A. led us to belief B. led us to believing C. led to us believing D. led us to believe
50. Haven’t I repeated that you _______ have the book as soon as I finish it?
A. should B. shall C. must D. have to
51 ________ when the results of the competition were announced by the teacher did the girl who took the first place feel relaxed.
A. Merely B. Only C. Finally D. Simply
52. ________, the strongest team was defeated by the weakest this morning.
A. Believe it or not B. Believing it or not
C. To believe it or not D. Believed it or not
53. ----Sorry to have hurt you.
----________. You did not mean to, did you?
A. No problem B. Forget it C. All right D. Don’t say so
54. The problem is not _______ so easy as you think. It’s far from being settled.
A. scarcely B. hardly C. almost D. nearly
55. There are other problems which I don’t propose to ________ at the moment.
A. go around B. go into C. go for D. go up
56. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the _______ you will make.
A. strength B. effort C. attempt D. force
57. There was ________ a farmhouse at the foot of the mountain we they got there at midnight.
A. anything but B. nothing but C. something but D. everything but
58. ________ the warning message, more deaths would have been caused in the village in the earthquake.
A. Regardless of B. Instead of C. But for D. Except for
59. The headmaster has decided to put _______ he thinks is energetic, clever and has good qualities in the position of the leadership of the school.
A. who B. whom C. whoever D. whose
60. ----What do you think of the newly-designed mobile phone?
----It _______ well _______ its high price.
A. sells, except for B. sells, but C. is sold, except for D. is sold, besides
61. Our opinion on the subject couldn’t have ________ her, for she kept asking why.
A. got across to B. got up to C. got over to D. got down to
62. Leaves are to the plant _______ lungs are to the human.
A. that B. what C. where D. why
63. Having been ________, the bottle is the heaviest of all.
A. filled out B. filled up C. filled in D. filled with
64. She never dreamed of _______ such a chance, which was really a surprise to her.
A. There’s being B. there being C. there be D. there to be

65. Teachers are not happy when they find in class their students sending _______ to their friends by mobile phone.
A. messages B. letters C. notes D. informations
66. ----Do young people in that country like to be engaged in teaching?
----Not really, for teachers strongly feel that school systems ________ them _______.
A. let, down B. let, off C. let, go D. let, alone
67. In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ________ a meal, but the traditional British breakfast is a full meal.
A. more than B. rather than C. other than D. less than
68. ----Shall I stay here or wait there?
----_________.
A. It makes no difference B. It’s OK
C. It is no problem D. It depends
69. Finding such a good job has always been _______ his wildest dreams
A. above B. over C. beyond D. past
70. Two minutes of silence were observed ________those who died in the war.
A. in praise of B. in hope of C. in honor of D. in favor of
71. My cousin likes eating very much, but he isn’t very ________ about the food he eats.
A. especial B. peculiar C. particular D. special
72. When I caught him _______ in the national exam, I reported it to the headmaster.
A. cheat B. cheating C. to cheat D. cheats
73. It is not easy to learn English well, but if you ____ , you will succeed in the end.
A. hang up B. hang about C. hang on D. hang onto
74. They have _______ most carefully the time and money needed to complete the project.
A. picked out B. taken out C. made out D. figured out
75. Can you _______ some students smoke in bedrooms.
A. see to it which B. see to it that C. see it which D. see it that
76. As I grew up, I came to know that there was ________ as love.
A. not a thing B. no such a thing C. not such thing D. no such thing
77. The warm weather will continue for some time and it is believed to _______ the crops.
A. bring in B. bring on C. bring down D. bring up
78. It was after he got _______ he had wanted ________ he got to know it was not so important.
A. what, what B. what, that C. that, that D. that, what
79. These athletes from Nantong will probably win the gold medals, _______ we will hold a party to celebrate it.
A. in that case B. in the case C. in this case D. in which case
80. I always have so many things to ____ when I come back home after a trip abroad.
A. add to B. contribute to C. attend to D. appeal to
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解析：
1. work on sth的意思是做什么，work on a book为写一本书的意思
2. more than有很多意思，在这里是不仅仅的意思
3. put forward是提出的意思，符合句意
4. disappointing一般用来说明事物，令人失望的意思。disappointed一般用来说明人，失望的意思
5. turn out to be的意思是结果证明是的意思，符合句意
6. set out出发，set about开始着手做，set up建立、树起，set down写下；显然，答案为set about
7. take on为呈现的意思，符合句意
8. lie（躺、位于）和lay（放）的区别是正确选项的依据
9. break out（战争、瘟疫的）发生，break down溶解、吸收，break off打脱掉，break into闯入
10. call in为叫进来、叫过来的意思
11. as far as一直到、远及，符合句意
12. above all尤其，in all 总共，after all毕竟，first of all首先；after all为正确选项
13. cover意思为包括、论述，能和句子搭配
14. dates from追溯到，可以和dates back to互换
15. as a result of由于，result from…由于…导致，result in导致
16. it代指前文的watch
17. As well as和、以及，As far as和……一样远、远及，As long as只要，As with关于
18. set down the children让孩子们下车，set back阻止，set up建立，set off出发
19. was packed with指有序地挤满
20. Apart from除了，符合句意
21. tried out试验，符合句意
22. A语法正确，逻辑矛盾；B和C结构错误；D为正确答案
23. in want of意为需要，意义能和句子搭配
24. hav