Debby is used to go to bed before 9p.m.
1.
used to
I weared a overcoat yesterday because it
was cold outside.
2.
wore
It occured to me that I didn’t turn off the
light when I was having dinner outside.
3.
occurred
Andrew buyed his girlfriend a pearl necklace.
4.
bought
I readed the newspaper while having
breakfast this morning.
5.
read
The portrait hanged on the wall is upside down
6.
hung
Jack will not join it and I won’t,
neither.
Jack won’t join it and either will I.
either
neither
I met two friends. One is Jan; another is Tom.
the other
This cap is too big. Could you show me the other please.
another
Some of them are Kobe’s fans, others are Wade’s, and even others are Griffin’s.
still
FOR SENIOR HIGH
weather/whether
Weather : the condition of the atmosphere at a
particular place and time, such as the temperature, and if there is
wind, rain, sun, etc.
Whether : used to express a doubt or choice between two possibilities.
1. He has no idea he should buy the toy or not.
whether
2. We stroll at the park and enjoy the fine .
weather
imaginable/imaginary/ imaginative
imaginable: emphasize sth is the best, worst that you can imagine or include. imaginary: existing on in one’s mind or imagination
imaginative: having something new and exciting ideas
EX: The author is trying every way to create the whole characters in his latest fairy tale.
imaginary
imaginativeimaginab
le
describe/inscribe/prescribe/subscribedescribe: to say what sth/sb is
like
inscribe: to write or cut words, your name on/to sth
prescribe: to tell sb to take a particular medicine
subscribe: to pay money to receive regular copies of newspaper or magazine
1. He tried to exactly what had just happened before the accident.
describe
2. I regularly to Advanced magazines.
subscribe
3. The warning is written by hand, on a lonely-looking sheet of stationery.
inscribed
4. Aspirin is often to treat colds.
prescribed
declaim/exclaim/acclaim/proclaim
declaim: to say sth loudly, especially in public
exclaim: to say sth suddenly because of strong emotion or pain
acclaim: to praise or welcome sb/sth highly
proclaim: to publicly tell people about sth important
1. Cloud Gate’s performances are widely .
acclaimed
2. Oscar Pistorius continued to his innocence on the final day of cross-examination.
proclaim
3. ”How wonderful the sunset is!” we sitting on the beach.
exclaimed
4. The author wrote a book that
against our corruption.
declaims
extensive/expensive/excessive
extensive: covering a large area; great in amount
expensive: costing a lot of money
excessive: greater than what seems reasonable or appropriate
1. reading is key to learning English well.
Extensive
2.He got diarrhea due to
drinking last night.
excessive
3. The villa is too for me to afford.
expensive
persecute/ prosecute
persecute: to treat sb in a cruel or unfair way, especially because of their
race, religion or political beliefs
prosecute: to officially charge sb with a crime
1. A lot of peoples have been
for their religious beliefs.
persecuted
2. The woman will be if she illegally takes drugs while pregnant and the child is harmed.
prosecuted
aboard/abroad
aboard: on or onto a ship,
plane, bus or train
abroad: in or to a foreign country
1. " I needed his help," Mother battling cancer says of her son who was MH370.
aboard
2. The doctor is talking about enjoying local food and health risks of eating while .
abroad
call off, cancel / put off, postpone
call off : to decide that sth will not take place
put off : to arrange for an event at a later time
1. Elizabeth chose the life of her daughter over her own when she cancer treatment to give birth.
postponed
2.A tsunami warning was following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Sunday morning near the Solomon Islands.
cancelled
put up with/ come up with/
team up with/ catch up with
put up with : to bear; to be tolerant
come up with : to find an answer
team up with : to join with another person or group in order to do something
catch up with : to reach somebody who is ahead by going faster
1. After missing a term, he had to work hard to the others.
catch up with
2. Celebrities have ____________ the White House on a powerful public service announcement about sexual assault.
teamed up with
3. They are so noisy; how can you __________ them?put up with
4. Our manager a new idea to promote our sales.
came up with
company/accompany
Company : the fact of being with sb else
Accompany : to travel or go somewhere with sb
1. All of this could be put in jeopardy, though, if we don't get serious about the
risksaccompanying
2. I really appreciate your _________ when feeling lonely and frustrated.
company
wind 伊 / wind 歪wind 伊 : make sb unable to breathe easily for a short time
wind 歪 : to have many bends and twists
1. He rode a bike down a __________road at a high speed. winding 歪
2. After a bike along a curved path, you would probably get .
winding 依
arise/arouse
arise : a problem happens or starts to exist
arouse : make sb have a particular feeling or attitude
1. No British politician has ever admiration and respect like Margaret Thatcher.
aroused
2. Questions as to whether the engineer of the New York train crash will face criminally negligent homicide charges.
arise
advise/adviceadvise(V) : to tell sb what you think they should do in a particular situation
advice(N) : an opinion or suggestion about what sb should do
in a particular situation
1. Successful women from business, media and charity organizations give their for success.
advice
2. I will do as you .
advise
affect/effectaffect : to cause some results and change; influence
effect : N of affect
1. Study finds that air pollution from Asia directly the storm pattern over the Pacific Ocean.
affects
2. The wearable technology movement is in full , and exercise-based activity trackers lead the way.
effect
result in/ result from
result in : to make something happen
result from : to be caused by sth
1. Separatist tensions are on the rise in Ukraine, violent clashes.
resulting in
2. Violent clashes the separatist tensions on the rise in Ukraine
resulted from
portable/potable
Portable : that is easy to carry
Potable : of water safe to drink
1. About 70 percent of people living in the country's far north, do not have access to
water.potable
2. The wearable technology movement is in full , and exercise-based activity trackers lead the way.
effect
expiry date or expiration date?expiration date: the date by which
an item of food should be eaten
expiry date: the date after which an official document, agreement, etc. is no longer validSo, expiration date is the equivalent of expiry date. Their difference is that expiration date is American English while expiry date is British English.
finish line or finishing line?Both refer to “the line across a
sports track, etc. that marks the end of a race.”
Americans use finish line while British people use finishing line.
console (v) VS console (n) console (v) : to give comfort to
sb who is unhappy or disappointed.
console (n) : a flat surface which contains all the controls and switches
for a machine, a piece of electronic
equipment, etc.
1. If Sony is to continue its sales dominance in the new gaming and entertainment market, it may be one of its most popular exclusive titles for the PlayStation 4 that does the trick.
console(n)
2. Nothing could her when her husband died.
console(v)
means (n) VS mean (V)means : an action, a
system by which a result is achieved
mean : to have something as a meaning
1. What does this big sentence ?mean(v)
2. The Internet is an effective ________ of communication.means(n)
fitting room VS fitness center
fitting room : a room or a cubicle in a shop or store where you can put on clothes to see how
they look
fitness center: a place to train one’s state of being physically healthy and strong.
1. Betty has an overweight problem. Maybe she can try to go to a .
fitness center2. Before you charge it,
you had better try on your dress in a .
fitting room
Do people say horrible movies or use other
expressions?horrible: used to describe sth that you do not like
horror: a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust
Generally, when we go to see a movie with horror in it we don’t say horrible movie; we just say horror movie instead.
hospital or hospitable?hospitable : pleased to
welcome guests; generous and
friendly to visitors
hospital : a large building where people who are sick or
injured are given medical
treatment or care
1. The local people are fairly
to strangers.hospitable2.She is recovering well and should be able to go home from the soon, doctors said Monday.
hospital
conventional/ controversial
conventional : tending to follow what is done or considered by society in
general
controversial : causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement.
1. Japan and South Korea are meeting over the issue of “comfort women” during WWII.
controversial
conventional
2. She never dresses a mini-skirt; she is kind of in dressing.
laboratory or lavatory
laboratory : a room or building used for scientific research,
experiments, testing, etc.
lavatory : a toilet, or a room with a toilet in it
1. Airplane are among the few unisex bathrooms most people encounter, but that's about to change for some air travelers.
lavatories
laboratory
2. Look miles into the future and imagine a day, when geneticists can design a flawless set of human genes in .
despite/ despisedespite : to show that sth happened or is true in spite of sth
despise : to have no respect for sth
1. all the national headlines about school shootings and other violence, life has actually gotten a lot safer for American children, according to a new study.
Despite
2. I almost everything I have ever heard him say. I wish that he were no longer on the air.
despise
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