英语小测验小测验 — 包含 stand 和 give 的动词短语                  动词短语（phrasal verbs）在日常英语会话中使用的频率非常高。掌握一定数量的动词短语不仅能使你的英语口语听起来更自然、地道，也能帮助你更准确地理解他人的话语。这类短语通常由 “动词 + 副词/介词” 构成。比如，动词 “stand” 和 “give” 都可以与不同的介词或副词搭配，组成意思不同的动词短语，如：stand up 站起来；give up 放弃。做小测验，选出最恰当的动词短语来完成下列的八个句子。1. If you _______ bullies, they will never leave you alone.a) give intob) stand up forc) give upd) stand up to2. Never let anyone _______ when you’re trying to be successful.a) give wayb) stand byc) give upd) stand in your way3. However bad a situation may be, you must never _______ hope.a) give in tob) give upc) stand up tod) stand by4. I will _______ you until the day I die. You can trust in me.a) stand in the way ofb) give upc) stand byd) give in to5. _______ people who can’t fight for themselves and are in vulnerable situations is a human obligation.a) Giving way tob) Giving in toc) Giving upd) Standing up for6. If someone tries to intimidate you during an argument, you should _______a) stand your ground.b) give up.c) give way.d) stand down.7. The management eventually _______ and increased staff salaries by five percent.a) stood their groundb) gave wayc) stood in the wayd) stood by8. He refused to _______ to the challenges of becoming a writer, and eventually became very successful.a) stand byb) give upc) stand upd) give in答案1) a, 2) d, 3) b, 4) c, 5) d, 6) a, 7) b, 8) d.

2020年04月03日 15:33

英语小测验小测验 — 包含 look、sound、feel 的英语表达                  习语表达是英语语言的重要组成部分。单独来看，像 “look（看）”、“sound（听）”、 “feel（感觉）” 这类词语的本义很容易理解，但当它们与不同的单词组合在一起形成习语或成语时，意思就会变得非常不同。包含 “look”、“sound”、“feel” 这三个词语的习语表达有很多。你知道几个？来试试下面这个测验！1. I love _______ movies. They make me feel so relaxed about life after watching them.a) feel-niceb) feel-wellc) feel-happyd) feel-good2. When I walked in the room, she stared at me for a while, then gave me a really _______a) mean look.b) rain look.c) cloudy look.d) muddy look.3. He was always _______ about the lack of funding for the school drama project. Eventually they gave him the money.a) sounding outb) sounding upc) sounding ond) sounding off4. Some people are confused by _______ because they think they really are the famous person they resemble.a) lookoutsb) lookalikesc) lookersd) onlookers5. I’m not sure whether I’m going to take that job offer. I have _______ about my future there.a) fixed feelingsb) assorted feelingsc) combined feelingsd) mixed feelings6. I don’t believe much this new CEO says. She uses repetitive _______ to gain people’s confidence.a) soundbitesb) soundclipsc) soundgrabsd) soundtracks7. I love listening to film _______ because they remind me of my favourite parts of films.a) soundgrabsb) soundtracksc) soundplaysd) soundstudios8. I really _______ my mother. She helps anyone whenever she can.a) look intob) look out forc) look up tod) look up答案1) d, 2) a, 3) d, 4) b, 5) d, 6) a, 7) b, 8) c.

2020年03月24日 15:20

英语小测验小测验 — 包含 earth、world、ground、floor 的习语表达               习语表达是英语语言的重要组成部分。单独来说，像 “earth（土地）”、“world（世界）”、  “ground（地面）”、“floor（地板）” 这类单词本义很容易理解，但当它们与不同的单词组合在一起形成习语或成语时，它们的意思就会变得非常不同。包含 “earth”、“world”、“ground” 和 “floor” 这几个词的习语表达有很多。你知道几个？来试试下面这个测验！1. The horse wasn’t favoured to win the race, but in the end _______ the other horses and won!a) wiped the earth withb) wiped the world withc) wiped the ground withd) wiped the floor with2. I didn’t study much at all for my exams, so now I’ve got a lot of _______ to make up.a) floorb) groundc) earthd) world3. My mum’s new business has really _______ and is making a lot of money.a) got off the groundb) got off the floorc) got off the earthd) got off the world4. My sister has just had a beautiful baby boy, and of course, she _______a) thinks the ground of him.b) thinks the world of him.c) thinks the earth of him.d) thinks the floor of him.5. The company directors each _______ to give their financial forecasts for the year ahead.a) took the floorb) took the groundc) took the earthd) took the world6. I’d love to buy a great work of art, but they _______. I’ll never have that kind of money.a) cost the worldb) cost the floorc) cost the groundd) cost the earth7. She can’t be serious about marrying him. _______ does she think she is doing?a) What on groundb) What on floorc) What on earthd) What on world8. The food in that Korean restaurant is delicious. It’s_______a) out of this earth.b) out of this floor.c) out of this ground.d) out of this world.答案1) d, 2) b, 3) a, 4) b, 5) a, 6) d, 7) c, 8) d. 

2020年03月24日 15:18

英语小测验小测验 — 英语常见易混词（二）               英语中有一些单词虽然词根相同，但在加上了词缀后，词义和词性将会发生改变。比如，虽然 “sensible、sensitive、sensing” 和 “sensibly” 的词根都是 “sense（感觉，感受）” ，但它们的词义和词性与 “sense” 完全不同。请根据下列八道题的题意，选择正确的一项来完成句子。来测一测自己辨别易混词语的能力！1. My sister loves her job caring for old people. She’s really _______ their needs.a) sensitive tob) sensible toc) sensing tod) sensibly to2. My new car is really _______. It doesn’t cost much to run it for the whole week.a) economyb) economicc) economicald) economically3. My manager is the best! She is the most _______ respected member of the team.a) highb) heightc) heightenedd) highly4. Nowadays, it is more common for organisations to have an _______ policy.a) equal fortunesb) equal opportunitiesc) equal chancesd) equal possibilities5. Dishonest people will take advantage of you if you are too _______.a) trustingb) trustlessc) trustworthyd) untrustworthy6. The government is trying to persuade companies to become more _______ friendly by recycling their plastic.a) environmentb) environmentalc) environmentallyd) environs7. The world needs to find new ways of creating _______ energy sources to stop global warming.a) alternationb) alternativelyc) alernated) alternative8. My father always says that _______ will get you further than lying in life.a) honestb) dishonestyc) honestyd) honestly答案1) a, 2) c, 3) d, 4) b, 5) a, 6) c, 7) d, 8) c.

2020年03月09日 17:35

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) doesb) keepsc) holdsd) takes2. It really annoys me when I see someone behind me _______ the queue to get served first.a) jumping overb) missingc) overtakingd) jumping3. The best way to _______ a living is to do something you love.a) earnb) gainc) getd) have4. 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) getb) seec) haved) know5. The meeting was boring, so I _______ an excuse to leave early.a) putb) madec) saidd) did6. My friend Samir has a fantastic apartment where he _______ the best parties!a) throwsb) doesc) makesd) realises7. When you write a story, the most important thing to do is to _______ the scene straight away.a) showb) layc) putd) set8. One of my friends is always _______ lies. I can never trust her.a) sayingb) tellingc) speakingd) talking答案1) b, 2) d, 3) a, 4) c, 5) b, 6) a, 7) d, 8) b. 

2020年03月09日 17:33

英语小测验小测验 — 易混词 speak 和 talk                  英语单词 “speak” 和 “talk” 作动词使用时都有 “说话，谈论” 的意思。在交流中，你能准确地使用 “speak” 和 “talk” 吗？“脱口秀” 的英语说法是 “speak shows” 还是 “talk shows”？形容一个人 “光说不做” 的正确表达是 “be all speak” 还是 “be all talk”？做下面的八道题，测试你是否掌握了单词 “speak” 和 “talk” 之间的用法区别。1. Regina says what she honestly thinks about things. She _______a) is talking her mind.b) talks her mind.c) speaks her mind.d) is speaking her mind.2. They haven’t been _______ since that big argument they had at university.a) on talking termsb) on talk termsc) on speak termsd) on speaking terms3. I saw your manager the other day, and he _______a) spoken very highly of you.b) spoke very highly of you.c) talked very highly of you.d) talk very highly of you.4. I find _______ really stupid! The weather really isn’t that interesting!a) small talkingb) small speakingc) small speakd) small talk5. My favourite type of TV programs are _______, where the guests are famous people.a) talk showsb) speaking showsc) talking showsd) spoken shows6. The latest celebrity scandal is a real _______a) speaking point.b) spoken point.c) talk point.d) talking point.7. The fact that she got such a high exam mark _______ about the commitment she has shown during studying.a) speaks volumesb) speaking volumesc) talks volumesd) talking volumes8. I wouldn’t listen to them, nothing they say is true – they’re _______a) all speakb) all speakingc) all talkd) all talking答案1) c, 2) d, 3) b, 4) d, 5) a, 6) d, 7) a, 8) c.

2020年03月09日 17:22

英语小测验小测验 — 包含动词 “take” 的常用短语                动词 “take” 是不规则动词，它的过去式和过去分词分别是 “took” 和 “taken”。“Take” 的含义和用法丰富，除了搭配名词以外，还能与介词及副词组合成为 “phrasal verbs” 动词短语。“Take” 搭配哪个名词，就可以表示 “参加一项活动”？“Take” 与哪个介词搭配可以表示 “某事突然成功？下列八道题测试你是否已掌握含动词 “take” 的常用短语的用法。1. There’s a new manager _______ from the old one next week. She seems really nice.a) taking overb) taking upc) taking afterd) taking part2. It’s only the first month, and my business is going well. It’s really starting to _______.a) take partb) take awayc) take offd) take place3. Yuchen wants to become a singer, so she has _______ singing lessons.a) taken overb) taken offc) taken ind) taken up4. Christmas Day _______ each year on the 25th December.a) takes offb) takes placec) takes overd) takes after5. A lot of people say I _______ my mother, but I think I’m more like my grandfather.a) take onb) take offc) take afterd) take up6. We’re a bit short-staffed for the summer period, so we need to _______ some temporary workers.a) take onb) take overc) take upd) take after7. Yes, I’d be very happy to _______ your kind job offer.a) take offb) take upc) take overd) take in8. Last week, hundreds of thousands of people _______ in the year’s biggest marathon.a) took partb) took offc) took upd) took over答案1) a, 2) c, 3) d, 4) b, 5) c, 6) a, 7) b, 8) a.

2020年03月09日 17:20

英语小测验小测验 — 社交媒体用语              社交媒体上的内容五花八门，新功能层出不穷，这给不熟悉这类平台常用语的人们在谈论相关话题时带来了一定的困难。在英语中，哪一个动词专门用来表示 “更新个人信息”？哪个词既可以作动词表示 “点赞”，也可以作名词表示 “赞”？如果想在照片里 “标注” 好友，用哪个词最地道？做八道习题，测一测你是不是 “社交媒体用语” 达人。1. I _______ my social media profile every month.a) chatb) hidec) updated) like2. I love _______ my favourite songs on Weibo.a) hidingb) chattingc) trollingd) sharing3. My new profile photo got 56 _______. That’s more than I expected!a) likesb) trollsc) memesd) trends4. It was so cool _______ on WeChat with an old friend from school last night.a) uploadingb) chattingc) memeingd) hearing5. I don’t really like being _______ in other people’s photos.a) taggedb) uploadedc) updatedd) blocked6. I often _______ on my friends’ timelines.a) unfriendb) trollc) commentd) hide7. My sister was so upset when one of her friends _______ her for no apparent reason.a) updatedb) unfriendedc) commentedd) trended8. That video is hilarious! It’s going to _______a) go viral!b) viral!c) have viral!d) get viral!答案1) c, 2) d, 3) a, 4) b, 5) a, 6) c, 7) b, 8) a.

2020年03月09日 17:18

英语小测验小测验 — 易混动词 “make” 和 “do”                  很多人在初学英语时就接触到了动词 “make” 和 “do”。虽然它们都可以表示 “做……” 的意思，但如果不了解其具体用法或不掌握与其搭配使用的固定短语，则很容易混淆、用错这两个词。在通常情况下，动词 “make” 用来描述 “制作，制造” 事物；它也可以表示人 “做出……举动”。比如：make a phone call 打电话。动词 “do” 多指 “做” 一件事情，“完成、履行” 责任或 “做” 重复性的工作。比如：do your homework 做你的家庭作业。以下八道题考查你对 “make” 和 “do” 的掌握。1. She is going to _______ an attempt to compete in the next Olympics.a) makingb) doc) maked) doing2. I think he’s _______ the right decision to not spend all his savings on that motorbike.a) doneb) madec) doingd) make3. Thank you very much, Ms. Liu. It was a pleasure _______ business with you.a) doneb) madec) makingd) doing4. Wait! Wait! I haven’t _______ my hair yet!a) dob) makec) doned) made5. For the company to _______ progress, we need to innovate.a) doingb) doc) maded) make6. Can you _______ me a favour, and take the rubbish out?a) makeb) doc) doingd) made7. The community have been fantastic in _______ contributions to the disaster fund.a) makingb) doingc) dod) made8. Dr. Mwamba has been _______ excellent research on brain function for the past five years.a) madeb) makingc) doned) doing答案1) c, 2) b, 3) d, 4) c, 5) d, 6) b, 7) a, 8) d.

2020年03月09日 17:16

英语小测验小测验 — 表示对照关系的从句     在英语中，如果想对两个形成鲜明反差的陈述句进行对比，则应使用表示对照关系的从句。比如，在这类句子的句首和句中可以使用词组 “although” 或 “even though”。在突出强调两件事情的差别非常大时，词组 “even though” 的语气要比 “although” 更强。近义词 “though” 可用于句首、句中或句尾，与其它的连接词相比，它的正式程度较低。另外，也可以用词组 “despite” 和 “in spite of” 做对比，两者意思相同，都表示 “尽管、不论……”，后通常接名词、动名词或 “the fact that…”。做八道题，巩固对照关系的从句中连接词的用法。1. I really enjoyed playing that game, _______ it lasted for four hours!a) even thoughb) the fact thatc) in spite of d) despite2. _______ the watch only having a two-year guarantee, I’ve had no problems with it for eight years.a) Thoughb) Althoughc) Even thoughd) Despite3. We’ve downloaded the instruction manual, _______ we still don't know what to do!a) even thoughb) despitec) thoughd) in spite of4. _______ the food taking an hour to arrive, it was absolutely delicious!a) In spite ofb) Even thoughc) Thoughd) Although5. _______ the company is successful, it isn’t very well known.a) In spite ofb) Despitec) Althoughd) Notwithstanding6. _______ that the team had four injured players, they won the match.a) Despiteb) Notwithstandingc) Thoughd) Even though7. _______ her Spanish was really bad, she managed to convince the waiter to change the order!a) Even thoughb) Despitec) In spite ofd) Notwithstanding8. The characters in the book were memorable, _______ the plot wasn’t very strong.a) the fact thatb) despitec) in spite ofd) though答案1) a, 2) d, 3) c, 4) a, 5) c, 6) b, 7) a, 8) d.

2020年03月09日 17:14

英语小测验小测验 — 表视觉、触觉、气味、听觉及味觉的感官动词                  英语中有许多用来描述人或事物的外观、触感、气味、声音及味道的形容词。将下列感官动词与形容词搭配，可以说明一个人通过视觉、触觉、嗅觉、听觉和味觉所体会到的感受：look 看起来、feel 摸起来，感觉、smell 闻起来、sound 听起来、taste 尝起来。比如：You look cold. 你看起来很冷。做测验题，考考你对这个知识点的掌握程度。从选项中选出符合句意的八个感官动词或搭配。1. Your eyes are red. You _______ tired.a) soundb) feelc) lookd) taste2. This cake _______ so sweet, and leaves a nice texture on your tongue.a) tastesb) soundsc) feelsd) smells3. I’m going to throw out the bread. It’s making the kitchen _______ bad.a) feelb) soundc) tasted) smell4. It _______ the bus is due. There is a long queue at the bus stop.a) feels likeb) sounds likec) tastes liked) looks like5. This suede jacket _______ really soft.a) feelsb) soundsc) tastesd) smells6. Can you open the window please? It _______ someone has been smoking in here.a) sounds as ifb) smells as ifc) feels as ifd) tastes as if7. The sun is so bright and the sky so blue today, it _______ summer.a) tastes likeb) sounds likec) feels liked) smells like8. Your boyfriend _______ a dancer. His body is very agile.a) smells likeb) tastes likec) feels liked) looks like答案1) c, 2) a, 3) d, 4) d, 5) a, 6) b, 7) c, 8) d.

2020年03月09日 17:12

英语小测验小测验 — 易混搭配 “used to、be used to” 和 “get used to”                 虽然搭配 “used to、be used to” 和 “get used to” 都包含 “used to”，但它们的意思和用法却完全不同。“Used to” 用来谈论过去而非现在的动作、习惯或发生过的事情；“be used to (doing) something” 表示 “已经习惯做某事”，也就是说这件事情对你来说是稀松平常的；“get used to (doing) something” 则表示 “变得逐渐习惯做某事”，强调虽然你还没有适应一件事情，但正在努力去适应。参考讲解，做八道测验题，看看你是否掌握了这三个易混搭配之间的区别。1. If I want to win the race, I’ll have to _______ training every day.a) used tob) get used toc) used to bed) be used to2. My girlfriend is British, so she isn’t _______ speaking French all day, every day.a) used tob) getting used toc) being used tod) be used to3. I _______ go skateboarding with friends, but now I prefer watching it on TV.a) didn’t used tob) be used toc) get used tod) used to4. I can’t see myself _______ starting work every day at 6am. It’s far too early!a) being used tob) be used toc) getting used tod) used to5. Selim has been a doctor for twenty years, so he’s _______ working late at night.a) used tob) use toc) getting used tod) not used to6. I didn’t recognise my auntie when I saw her. She didn’t _______ have long curly hair.a) used tob) use toc) be used tod) get used to7. Gabrielle _______ studying early in the morning, so she could work in a café in the afternoon.a) used to beb) used toc) was used tod) got used to8. He _______ quite rude when he was a boy, but he’s turned into a polite young man.a) didn’t used to beb) got used to beingc) used to bed) use to be答案1) b, 2) a, 3) d, 4) c, 5) a, 6) b, 7) d, 8) c.

2020年03月09日 17:10

英语小测验小测验 — 不定式和动名词的区别              英语中的不定式（to + 动词原形）和动名词（动词 -ing）是一对容易被混淆的结构。它们与特定的动词搭配可分别组成 “动词 + to do” 以及 “动词 + doing” 的形式。如果将动词后的不定式换成动名词，句子的意思通常会随之发生改变，反之亦然。在不确定应使用哪一个结构来表达你想说的话时，不妨试试这个判断方法：在表示不真实、抽象或未来发生的动作时，多用不定式。比如：She wants to eat. 她想吃东西。但也不排除在一些固定搭配中，尽管动作未发生，但仍应使用动名词而非不定式，比如 “fancy doing something” 想要做某事。在表示真实或已完成的动作时，多用动名词。比如：He enjoys playing computer games. 他很喜欢玩电脑游戏。同理，有一些已完成的动作，则需要使用不定式而非动名词，比如 “manage to do something” 成功做成某事。做八道题，测一测你是否掌握了这两个常见动词结构的用法。1. Even though it was raining heavily, we managed _______ dry under the umbrella.a) stayb) stayingc) to stayingd) to stay2. Do you fancy _______ a film tonight?a) to watchb) watchingc) watchd) to watching3. I sometimes enjoy _______ late because I can concentrate better when there’s no one in the office.a) workingb) to workc) workd) having worked4. My parents used to make me _______ my homework as soon as I came home from school.a) be doingb) doingc) to dod) do5. He sent me a message on Facebook, but I forgot _______ him my reply.a) to sendb) to be sendingc) sendd) sending6. It’s Chen’s birthday next week. How about _______ a table at her favourite restaurant?a) to bookb) bookc) bookingd) having to book7. I enjoy _______ to just lie on my sofa reading a good book after a long, hard day at work.a) ableb) to be ablec) to abled) being able8. If you need to get up early tomorrow, I suggest you _______ the alarm clock.a) fixb) to fixc) fixingd) to be fixing答案1) d, 2) b, 3) a, 4) d, 5) a, 6) c, 7) d, 8) a.

2020年03月09日 17:07

英语小测验小测验 — “副词＋形容词” 习惯搭配        在英语中，副词可以修饰动词、形容词、其它副词或整个句子。副词用在形容词前的作用是增加形容词的语气。比如：I am terribly tired. 我累极了。这里，副词 “terribly” 修饰形容词 “tired”，强调说话人极其劳累。你能根据下列句子的含义，选出用来加强形容词语气的副词吗？做下面有关 “副词＋形容词” 习惯搭配的八道题。1. The temperatures for the next week will be _______ cold, so make sure you put on some warm clothes.a) entirelyb) highlyc) bitterlyd) heavily2. The plan to replace the local library with a pizza restaurant was _______ controversial.a) entirelyb) bitterlyc) perfectlyd) highly3. The rivers in the area are _______ polluted, and are causing environmental destruction.a) heavilyb) perfectlyc) bitterlyd) painfully4. She’s been running a successful business for the last ten years, so I think she’s _______ capable of starting a new one.a) heavilyb) bitterlyc) painfullyd) perfectly5. He loved the job, so it’s not _______ obvious why he decided to resign from the chairperson’s position.a) painfullyb) entirelyc) heavilyd) deeply6. The discussions we’re having today about technology were _______ incomprehensible thirty years ago.a) heavilyb) painfullyc) completelyd) perfectly7. Her recovery has been _______ slow, but she’s much better now.a) painfullyb) completelyc) heavilyd) deeply8. The director was _______ hurt by the nasty comments received in the staff feedback survey.a) highlyb) deeplyc) heavilyd) perfectly答案1) c, 2) d, 3) a, 4) d, 5) b, 6) c, 7) a, 8) b.

2019年12月31日 17:43

英语小测验小测验 — 连接词的用法（二）                  不论是在口语交流时，还是在书面写作中，连接词 “linkers” 无处不在。掌握连接词的用法可以帮你在写作和交流时更好地组织语言，并使行文或表达更流畅、逻辑联系更紧密。常见的连接词有 “simultaneously、similarly、meanwhile、essentially、as a matter of fact”。在这些词语中，哪些可以用来说明事情发生的时间和持续的时长相同？哪些可以在句子中起到强调特定信息的作用？哪个词可用来比较不同事物之间的共同点？做八道题，测一测你对英语中连接词的理解程度。1. _______ he wasn’t interested in computer science, but then changed his mind when he studied it at school.a) Simultaneouslyb) Similarlyc) Initiallyd) Inevitably2. The two football matches were shown _______ on two screens.a) simultaneouslyb) essentiallyc) similarlyd) meanwhile3. Although she played a few live shows, _______ she was a film music composer.a) similarlyb) meanwhilec) inevitablyd) essentially4. Some say when a country’s economy is failing, this _______ leads to a rise in crime rates.a) simultaneouslyb) inevitablyc) meanwhiled) initially5. The cost of living in a small town is much cheaper than a big city, but wages are _______ lower.a) initiallyb) meanwhilec) afterwardsd) correspondingly6. The high school students were _______ dressed in their uniforms.a) similarlyb) meanwhilec) initiallyd) afterwards7. A: Have you seen Carlos lately?                    B: _______ I had lunch with him yesterday.a) Correspondinglyb) As a matter of factc) Simultaneouslyd) Inevitably8. Bo is starting a new job with an accountancy firm next month. _______ she is having a holiday in Dubai.a) As a matter of factb) Essentiallyc) Correspondinglyd) Meanwhile答案1) c, 2) a, 3) d, 4) b, 5) d, 6) a, 7) b, 8) d.

2019年12月31日 17:41