1 alone=by oneself
We finished the work alone./by ourselves.
2 actually=in fact
Actually, this question is very easy./ In fact, this question is very easy.
3 also=too=as well
He’s also a member of us./He’s a member of us, too./He’s a member of us as well.
4 another=one more
I’m afraid you have to wait for another ten minutes./I’m afraid you have to wait ten more minutes.
5 arrive in(at)/=get to=reach
When she arrived in/got to/reached America, she suddenly felt lonely.
6 at once=right now
Run home at once=Run home right now.
7 continue/go on
Let’s continue/go on reading the passage.
8 cost=spend=take=pay
(1) I spent ten yuan of/(in) buying this book../This book cost me ten yuan./I paid ten yuan for this book.
(2) It took us three days to fulfill this task./We spent three days on this task/in fulfilling this task.
9 cross=go across
Before crossing/going across the road, please look both sides.
10 sometimes/=t times
He is a good man, but he can be really bad-tempered sometimes./at times.
11 die/=ose one’s life
Those people died/lost their lives during the earthquake.
12 now/at the moment
She is talking about the problem with her classmates now./at the moment
13 else=other
What else/other things can you see in the picture?
14 then=t that moment/at that time
She was shopping then/at that moment/at that time, so she knew nothing about it.
15 like/love/enjoy/be fond of/be interested in/care for
She likes/enjoys/loves/is fond of/is interested in/cares for collecting stamps very much.
16 will/be going to/be about to
The teachers will/are going to/are about to have a meeting tomorrow afternoon.
17 want/would like
Do you want to go abroad to study further?/Would you like to go abroad to study further/
18 can/be able to/have the ability to do
Can you tell me the way to the library?/Are you able to tell me the way to the library?/Do you have the ability to tell me the way to the library?
19 visit/call on
Lin Tao visited/called on his grandparents last week.
20 favorite/like best
What’s your favorite sport?/What sport do you like best?
21 happen/take place
What happened?/What took place?
22 decide/make a decision/make up one’s mind
She can’t decide/make a decision/make up her mind where to go.
23 found/establish/set up
The students founded/established/set up a group to protect the environment.
24 finally/at last/in the end
Finally/At last/In the end, she won the race.
25 leave/be away
He left yesterday./He has been away for a day.
26 return/give back
He hasn’t returned the book to me./He hasn’t given the book back to me.
return/go back
He will go back/return in a month.
27 why/what for/how come
-She cried so badly. –How come?
What did she cry so sadly for?/Why did she cry so badly?
28 over/more than
Over/More than a hundred people tried this new kind of food.
29 whatever/no matter what
Whatever/No matter what you find in the box, they belong to Amy.
30 whenever/no matter when
Whenever/No matter when you come to see me, I will treat you as my relative.
31 walk/ go…on foot
Do you walk to school every day?/Do you go to school on foot every day?
32 should/ought to/be supposed to
We should/ought to/are supposed to use both sides of the paper to reduce wastes.
33 population/people
What is the population of China?/How many people are there in China?
34 quit/stop/drop/give up
My father quitted/stopped/dropped/gave up smoking.
35 maybe/perhaps/may be
Maybe/Perhaps it is not my pen./ The pen may not be mine.
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