英语小测验
小测验 — 英语常见易混词（一）
英语中有一些词语虽然意思相近，但用法却完全不同。比如，动词 “earn、gain、get” 和 “have” 都有 “拿到、得到一样东西” 的意思，但它们当中只有一个词可以与名词 “living” 搭配使用，表示 “谋生”。再如，动词 “speak、say、tell” 和 “talk” 都有 “说” 的意思，但只有一个词可以与 “lies” 搭配使用，表示 “说谎”。考一考你是否已经掌握了下列题目中易混词的用法，做小测验。
1. My boss promised he would give me a bonus for all the hard work I’ve done. I hope he _______ his word.
a) does
b) keeps
c) holds
d) takes
2. It really annoys me when I see someone behind me _______ the queue to get served first.
a) jumping over
b) missing
c) overtaking
d) jumping
3. The best way to _______ a living is to do something you love.
a) earn
b) gain
c) get
d) have
4. The first scene from the play was easy to understand – but the rest of the scenes I didn’t _______ a clue what was happening!
a) get
b) see
c) have
d) know
5. The meeting was boring, so I _______ an excuse to leave early.
a) put
b) made
c) said
d) did
6. My friend Samir has a fantastic apartment where he _______ the best parties!
a) throws
b) does
c) makes
d) realises
7. When you write a story, the most important thing to do is to _______ the scene straight away.
a) show
b) lay
c) put
d) set
8. One of my friends is always _______ lies. I can never trust her.
a) saying
b) telling
c) speaking
d) talking
答案
1) b, 2) d, 3) a, 4) c, 5) b, 6) a, 7) d, 8) b.
