易混词辨析
　　1. If you want to know the train schedule, please ______ at the booking office.
　　A. acquire B. inquire C. request D. require
　　2. The coming of the railways in the 1830s ______ our society and economic life.
　　A. transformed B. transported C. transferred D. transmitted
　　3. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ______ spring.
　　A. later B. last C. latter D. late
　　4. A completely new situation will ______ when the examination system comes into existence.
　　A. arise B. rise C. raise D. arouse
　　5. It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and ______ knowledge.
　　A. extensive B. expansive C. intensive D. expensive
　　6. Last year the advertising rate ______ by 20 percent.
　　A. raised B. aroused C. arose D. rose
　　7. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of the total ______ for living expenses.
　　A. acceptable B. available C. advisable D. applicable
　　8. I hate people who ______ the end of film that you haven’t seen before.
　　A. reveal B. rewrite C. revise D. reverse
　　9. Some diseases are ______ by certain water animals.
　　A. transplanted B. transformed C. transported D. transmitted
　　10. It is our ______ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.
　　A. consistent B. continuous C. considerate D. continual
　　11. I’m sorry I can’t see you immediately; but if you’d like to take a seat, I’ll be with you ______.
　　A. for a moment B. in a moment C. for the moment D. at the moment
　　12. Our hopes ______ and fell in the same instant.
　　A. arose B. raised C. rose D. aroused
　　13. The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and      cultural ______ .
　　A. tradition B. transportation
　　C. transmission D. transformation
　　14. The football game comes to you ______ from New York.
　　A. lively   B. alive        C. live   D. living

　　15. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have _____      supplies of petroleum.
　　A. proficient      B. efficient
　　C. potential      D. sufficient
　　16. Britain has the highest _____ of road traffic in the world-over 60 cars for every mile of road.
　　A. popularity      B. density
　　C. intensity      D. prosperity
　　17. They are trying to _____ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
　　A. expose    B. exhaust   C. exhibit   D. exploit
　　18. All their attempts to  _____ the child from the burning building were in vain.
　　A. regain   B. recover  C. rescue   D. reserve
　　19. Some plants are very   _____ to light; they prefer the shade.
　　A. sensible    B. flexible  C. objective   D. sensitive
　　20. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.
　　A. convention   B. confinement C. principle   D. discipline
　　21. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.
　　A. presentation   B. precaution  C. preparation   D. prediction
　　22. ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.
　　A. Perceiving   B. Penetrating  C. Puzzling   D. Preserving
　　23. You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.
　　A. reserve   B. restrain  C. retain   D. replace
　　24. He never arrives on time and my _______ is that he feels the meetings are useless.
　　A. preference B. conference C. inference D. reference
　　25. As one of the world's highest paid models, she had her face_______. for five million dollars
　　A. deposited B. assured C. measured D. insured
　　26. Because of his excellent administration , people lived in peace and _____ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .
　　A. conviction B. contest   C. consent D. content
　　27. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some stressful situation .
　　A. effective B. efficient C. favorable D. favorite
　　28.The mayor ______ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.
　　A. rewarded B. awarded C. credited D. prized

　　短语搭配及习惯用语
　　1. I have had great deal of trouble ______ the rest of the class.
　　A. coming up against B. making up for
　　C. keeping up with D. living up to
　　2. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not ______ going to the doctor.
　　A. put off B. hold back C. put aside D. hold up
　　3. When a fire ______ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
　　A. broke off B. broke out C. broke down D. broke up
　　4. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could ______.
　　A. stand up to B. make up for C. come up with D. put up with
　　5. Then the speaker ______ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
　　A. went after B. went for C. went into D. went on
　　6. The student was just about to ______ the question, when suddenly he found the answer.
　　A. arrive at B. submit to C. work out D. give up
　　7. The manager needs an assistant that he can ______ to take care of problems in his absence.
　　A. count on B. count in C. count up D. count out
　　8. There are other problems which I don’t propose to ______ at the moment.
　　A. go into B. go around C. go for D. go up
　　9. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
　　A. take over B. result in C. hold on D. keep to
　　10.The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally ______ because of the bad weather.
　　A. set off B. broken off C. worn off D. called off
　　11. In Britain today women ______ 44% of the workhorse, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
　　A. build up B. stand for C. make up D. conform to
　　12. A well-written composition ______ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
　　A. calls on B. calls for C. calls up D. calls off
　　13. The store had to ______ a number of clerks because sales were down.
　　A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down
　　14. The new appointment of our president ______ from the very beginning of next semester.
　　A. takes effect B. takes part C. takes place D. takes turns
　　15. 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
　　16. Mr. Morgan can be very sad ______, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
　　A. by himself B. in person C. in private D. as individual
　　17. Because Edgar was convinced of this fact, he ______ his opinion.
　　A. struck at B. strove for C. stuck to D. stood for
　　18. The car ______ halfway for no reason.
　　A. broke off B. broke down C. broke up D. broke out
　　19. Having decided to rent a flat, we ______ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
　　A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set up
　　20. One day I ______ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.
　　A. came across B. came about C. came after D. came at
　　21. Frequently single-parent children ______ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.
　　A. take off B. take after C. take in D. take on
　　22. We had to ______ a lot of noise when the children were at home.
　　A. go in for B. hold on to
　　C. put up with D. keep pace with
　　23. Generous public funding of basic science would ______ considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.
　　A. lead to B. result from C. lie in D. settle down
　　24. The thief tried to open the locked door but ______.
　　A. in no way B. in vain C. without effect D. at a loss
　　25. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ______ the exit as quickly as possible.
　　A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up
　　26. Our son doesn’t know what to ______ at the university; he can’t make up his mind about his future.
　　A. take in B. take up C. take over D. take after
　　27. A lorry ______ Jane’s cat and sped away.
　　A. ran over B. ran into C. ran through D. ran down
　　28. I’d ______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then made a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
　　A. take into account  B. account for
　　C. make up for  D. make out
　　29. The early pioneers had to ______ many hardships to settle on the new land.
　　A. go along with B. go back on C. go through D. go into
　　30. I didn’t know the word. I had to ______ a dictionary.
　　A. look out B. make out C. refer to D. go over