1. genius / gift / talent

　　精讲： genius 指在某方面有突出的创造性才能或很高的学识; gift在人群中是不多见的与生具有的天赋,可用复数； talent所表示的天赋与才能强而有力，一般无复数；可总称"人才",与复数动词连用。

　　精练：

　　① She is a woman with a rare ________ .

　　② ________ shows are for show-offs!

　　③ He is a ________ at writing poems.

　　④ The local ________ in our town takes part to see who is best.

　　2. be on fire / catch fire / set fire to

　　精讲： be on fire强调状态； catch fire烧着，不及物动词词组，强调动作； set fire to即 set sth. on fire点燃，使燃烧。

　　精练：

　　① We must find out who ________ the old house.

　　② First the paper ________ and then the sticks.

　　③ Send for the firefighters! The forest ________ still ________ .

　　④ Cotton ________ fire easily.

　　3. be similar to / be familiar to / be familiar with

　　精讲： be similar to与……类似/相似; sth. /sb. be familiar to sb.某事/某人对某人熟悉； sb. be familiar with sth.某人对某事熟悉。

　　精练：

　　① I ________ not very ________ botanical (植物学的)names yet.

　　② There are many facts that ________ every schoolboy.

　　③ Mary's watch ________ Lily's.

　　④ Don't be too ________ him; he's a dishonest man.

　　4 . give up / give in / give out / give off / give away

　　精讲: give up放弃； give in屈服，投降；give out耗尽，用完； give off发出(蒸汽等)；give away赠送，泄露。

　　精练:

　　① Cheap coal ________ a lot of smoke.

　　② ________ , they decided to get someone else to continue it.

　　③ He ________ to his daughter in the end.

　　④ She decided to ________ these old clothes ________ .

　　⑤ I can do nothing; I ________ .

　　⑥ Our food supplies began to ________ .

　　5. match / fit / suit

　　精讲: match表品质、颜色、设计等方面匹配，即：与……相配； fit作及物动词：适合，配上，合身，使人适应；作不及物动词，表吻合，合身； suit表适合，常强调颜色、式样等适合某人，而fit则强调大小合身。

　　精练:

　　① It doesn't ________ you to have your hair cut short.

　　② Carpets should ________ the curtains.

　　③ Does the coat ________ you?

　　④ Military training ________ men for long marches.

　　6. compare...with / compare...to

　　精讲: compare...with 将……与……比较; compare...to ...把……比作……,将……与……比较。

　　精练:

　　① I ________ my answers ________ the teacher's and found I had made a mistake.

　　② Poets have compared sleep ________ death.

　　7. injure / hurt / wound / harm

　　精讲: injure广义的伤害，损害，着重指偶然事故对人的容貌、内部器官生理机能的损害； hurt造成人体部位或情感上的痛苦； harm对自己或他人造成痛苦，引起疼痛或不再完整等； wound特指刀、枪、剑等锐器所致或所伤。

　　精练:

　　① I didn't want to ________ her feelings.

　　② The bullet ________ him in the leg in the battle.

　　③ The ________ in the accident were taken to the hospital immediately.

　　④ I ________ my eyes by reading in dim ( 暗淡的) light.

　　⑤ These shoes are tight and ________ my feet.

　　8. in order to / in order that / so as to / so...as to

　　精讲: in order to引起的动词不定式，其逻辑主语应当与句子的主语相一致，如不一致则须用for引出动词不定式的逻辑主语，可放置句子后部或句首； in order that后接从句，从句中常用"can(could)或may(might) +动词原形"； so as to位于句子后部引起目的状语，也可放于句首；so...as to如此……以致于。

　　精练:

　　① They left the door open ________ for me ________ hear the baby.

　　② We work hard day and night so ________ finish the task ahead of time.

　　③ I lent her $3,000 ________ she might buy the car.

　　④ Will you be ________ good ________ help me out of the trouble?

　　9. agree to / agree with / agree on

　　精讲: agree to同意/答应/接受某人的建议/安排/计划等，to可以是介词也可是动词不定式的小品词，如agree to a project /a proposal /an arrangement等； agree with与某人有相同的看法或对某种意见/看法/解释等表示同意、赞成，如agree with sb./sb.'s idea/what sb. said等； agree on(双方)对……取得一致意见。

　　精练:

　　① Whether or not they ________ Darwin's views, many of them thought deeply.

　　② After much argument, this project ________ finally ________ .

　　③ Tom and Mike came to an arrangement ________ a price for the used car.

　　④ Do you ________ him ________ that matter?

　　10. adapt / adopt

　　精讲: adapt适应，常用adapt oneself to 修改(为……之用),常做adapt +n.+ for use; adopt采纳意见/计划/方法，采用，收养等，如adopted son/ daughter养子/养女。

　　精练:

　　① Our school ________ a new teaching method lately.

　　② Difficult books ________ sometimes ________ for use in schools.

　　③They are not my real parents; I am ________ .

　　Key:

　　1. ① gift ② Talent ③ genius ④ talent

　　2. ①set fire to ②caught fire ③is ; on fire ④ catches

　　3. ①am; familiar with ②are familiar to ③ is similar to ④ familiar with

　　4. ①gives off ② Giving up ③gave in ④ give; away ⑤ give up ⑥give out

　　5. ① suit ② match ③ fit ④ fits

　　6.① compared; with / to ② to

　　7.① hurt ② wounded / injured ③ injured / wounded ④ harmed / hurt ⑤ hurt / harm

　　8. ① in order; to ② as to ③ in order that ④ so; as to

　　9. ① agreed with ② was; agreed to ③ agreed on ④ agree with; on / about

　　10.① has adopted / adopted ② are... adapted ③ adopted

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