1 alone=by oneself We finished the work alone./by ourselves. 2 actually=in fact Actually, this question is very easy./ In fact, this question is very easy. 3 also=too=as well He’s also a member of us./He’s a member of us, too./He’s a member of us as well. 4 another=one more I’m afraid you have to wait for another ten minutes./I’m afraid you have to wait ten more minutes. 5 arrive in(at)/=get to=reach When she arrived in/got to/reached America, she suddenly felt lonely. 6 iat once=right now Run home at once=Run home right now. 7 continue/go on Let’s continue/go on reading the passage. 8 cost=spend=take=pay (1) I spent ten yuan of/(in) buying this book../This book cost me ten yuan./I paid ten yuan for this book. (2) It took us three days to fulfill this task./We spent three days on this task/in fulfilling this task. 9 cross=go across Before crossing/going across the road, please look both sides. 10 sometimes/=t times He is a good man, but he can be really bad-tempered sometimes./at times. 11 die/=lose one’s life Those people died/lost their lives during the earthquake. 12 now/at the moment She is talking about the problem with her classmates now./at the moment 13 else=other What else/other things can you see in the picture? 14 then=at that moment/at that time She was shopping then/at that moment/at that time, so she knew nothing about it. 15 like/love/enjoy/be fond of/be interested in/care for She likes/enjoys/loves/is fond of/is interested in/cares for collecting stamps very much. 16 will/be going to/be about to The teachers will/are going to/are about to have a meeting tomorrow afternoon. 17 want/would like Do you want to go abroad to study further?/Would you like to go abroad to study further/ 18 can/be able to/have the ability to do Can you tell me the way to the library?/Are you able to tell me the way to the library?/Do you have the ability to tell me the way to the library? 19 visit/call on Lin Tao visited/called on his grandparents last week. 20 favorite/like best What’s your favorite sport?/What sport do you like best? 21 happen/take place What happened?/What took place? 22 decide/make a decision/make up one’s mind She can’t decide/make a decision/make up her mind where to go. 23 found/establish/set up The students founded/established/set up a group to protect the environment. 24 finally/at last/in the end Finally/At last/In the end, she won the race. 25 leave/be away He left yesterday./He has been away for a day. 26 return/give back He hasn’t returned the book to me./He hasn’t given the book back to me. return/go back He will go back/return in a month. 27 why/what for/how come -She cried so badly. –How come? What did she cry so sadly for?/Why did she cry so badly? 28 over/more than Over/More than a hundred people tried this new kind of food. 29 whatever/no matter what Whatever/No matter what you find in the box, they belong to Amy. 30 whenever/no matter when Whenever/No matter when you come to see me, I will treat you as my relative. 31 walk/ go…on foot Do you walk to school every day?/Do you go to school on foot every day? 32 should/ought to/be supposed to We should/ought to/are supposed to use both sides of the paper to reduce wastes. 33 population/people What is the population of China?/How many people are there in China? 34 quit/stop/drop/give up My father quitted/stopped/dropped/gave up smoking. 35 maybe/perhaps/may be Maybe/Perhaps it is not my pen./ The pen may not be mine. |
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