1)energy; power; force; strength

　　1. Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of________.

　　2. It's been ten years now since the Labour Party came to________in that country.

　　3. I didn't know where I had lost my key, so I had to open the door by________.

　　4. She doesn't have enough________to walk upstairs.

　　Key:1.energy 2.power 3.force 4.strength

　　解析:energy 指"精力,活力,能源";power 指"动力,权力";strength 指"力气,力量";force 指"力,暴力,武力"。

　　2)fit; suit

　　5.─This coat doesn't________me. Do you have a larger size?

　　─Yes, but the colour is different. Does it ________ you.

　　Key:5.fit;suit

　　解析:fit 指事物特别是衣物的大小、形状、位置等的"合身"或"合体",也可指某人"适合"某个岗位;suit 指颜色、式样或款式的合适,多用于服装、时间、天气、口味、价格、环境、交通、性格或地位等方面的情况。

　　3)recognize; know

　　6. When she saw me at the airport, she could hardly________me at once.

　　7. I have________her for six years.

　　Key:6.recognize 7.known

　　解析:recognize 指"认出或辨认"出原来熟悉或听说过的人或事物,为瞬间动词,不可与时间段连用;know指"认识或熟悉"某人或某物,为延续性动词,可与时间段连用。

　　4)call on; call at

　　8. He had come half a dozen times to________ his sister.

　　9. She asked him to________Brown's Hotel to see her daughter.

　　Key:8. call on 9.call at

　　解析:call on/upon sb. 拜访或看望某人;call at somewhere 拜访某地。

　　5)climate; weather

　　10. For the sake of her daughter's health, she decided to move to warm________.

　　11. ________permitting, we will go to see the film.

　　Key:10.climate 11.Weather

　　解析:climate"气候",指某一地区长期的气象状态,包括气温、降雨量、湿度等;weather"天气,气候,气象",通常是指某地一天之内的天气情况,如晴、雨、寒、暖等的变化。

　　6) bear; stand

　　12. I can't________this hot weather.

　　13. I can't________him to marry her.

　　14. He couldn't________that other people should be unhappy.

　　Key:12.stand/bear 13.bear 14.bear

　　解析:bear 与 stand 均可表示"忍受,容忍",后面可接名词、代词、不定式及动名词作宾语,常用于否定句和疑问句中并常用于 can 之后;两者常可换用,但后接带不定式的复合结构及从句时,一般用 bear。

　　7)act for; act as; act out

　　15. The students tried to________the story they had read.

　　16. Some ants________guards in time of trouble.

　　17. He________Smith while he was ill.

　　Key:15.act out 16.act as 17.acted for

　　解析:act as 的意思是"充当或代理(某个职务),起到……作用",后面常接表示职务的名词,不接表示某人的词;act for 的意思是"代理或代表(某人)做事",后面常接表示某个人的名词或代词,不接表示职务的名词;act out 的意思"将……演出来或付诸行动"。

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