FOR JUNIOR HIGH

I heared that Michael Jackson died.

John and I catched some fish.

The author writed something about a sunk ship.

We built the house ourself.

They seemed to enjoy theyself.

Peter can’t go and I can’t,

neither.

Peter can’t go and either can I.

either

neither

I have two kids. One is Jenny; another is Tim.

the other

I don’t like this bike. Would you please show me the other.another

Some are Odom’s fans, others are Ariza’s, and even others are Kobe Bryant’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 seems undecided to go or not.

2. There is going to be a change in the .

Ans: whether/ weather

imaginable/imaginary/ imaginative

imaginable: emphasize sth is the best, worst that you can imagine or includes.

imaginary: existing on in one’s mind or imaginationimaginative: having something new and exciting ideas

EX: The writer is trying every means to create the whole characters in his latest fairy tale.

Ans:imaginative/ imaginable/imaginary/

describe/inscribe/prescribe/subscribe

describe: 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. Try to exactly what happened just before the accident.

2. He regularly to Time.

3. The trophy was with his name.

4. Valium is usually to treat anxiety.

Ans: describe/ subscribes/ inscribed/ 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. Yo Yo Ma’s performance is a widely one.

2. The president a state of emergency.

3. She kept her eyes wide open and in delight at the scene.

4. He against the evils of alchol.

Ans: acclaimed/ proclaimed/ exclaimed/ declaimed

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. The fire caused damage.

2. drinking can lead to stomach disorders.

3. Art books are to produce.

Ans: extensive/ excessive/ 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.

2. Trespassers will be .

Ans: persecuted/ prosecuted

aboard/abroad

aboard: on or onto a ship, plane,

bus or train

abroad: in or to a foreign country

1. He was already the plane.

2. She was famous, both at

home and .Ans: aboard/ 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. We’ll have to the meeting until next week.

2. All flights have been as a result of bad weather.

Ans: postpone/ 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.

2. We are a team; we had better each other.

3. They are so noisy; how can you them?

4. Our manager a new idea to promote our sales.

Ans: catch up with/ team up with/ put up with/ has come up with

company/accompany

company: the fact of being with sb else

accompany: to travel or go somewhere with

sb

1. His wife him on the trip.

2. She arrived in with the ship’s captain.

Ans: accompanied/ 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.

2. After a bike along a curved path, you would probably get .

Ans: winding 歪 / winded 伊

arise/arouse

arise: a problem happens or starts to exist

arouse: make sb have a particular feeling or attitude

1. The English teacher has tried anything possible to students’ interest.

2. We should keep people informed of any crises as they .

Ans: arouse/ arise

advise/advice

advise(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. They gave for people with AIDS.

2. I will do as you .

Ans: advice/ advise

affect/effect

affect: to cause some results and change; influence

effect: N of affect

1. We are taught to distinguish between cause

and .

2. She was deeply by the news of his death.

Ans: effect/ affected

result in/ result from

result in: to make something happen

result from: to be caused by sth

1. His illness bad food.

2. Bad food his illness.

Ans: resulted from/ resulted in

portable/potable

portable: that is easy to carry

potable: of water safe to drink

1. Only drink something is good for your health.

2. You may take along my TV wherever you go.

Ans: potable/ portable

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 valid

So, 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. Nothing could her when her husband died.

2. Little Johnny was playing X-Box with a .

Ans: console (v)/console (n)

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 ?

2. The Internet is an effective of communication.

Ans: mean (V)/ 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 .

2. Before you charge it, you had better try on your dress in a .

Ans: fitness center/ 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.

2. His grandfather died in the .

Ans: hospitable/ 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. Whether to build a new nuclear power plant is a highly

topic; some say, “yes” while some say, “no.”

2. She never dresses a mini-skirt; she is kind of in dressing.

Ans: controversial /conventional

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. There is a bathroom and a .

2. Those who are major in physics are doing their

experiments in the .

Ans: lavatory/ laboratory

despite/ despise

despite: to show that sth happened or is true in spite of sth

despise: to have no respect for sth

1. The actress gossip in any form.

2. applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.

Ans: despised/ despite