Debby is used to go to bed before 9p.m. 1. used to

Debby is used to go to bed before 9p.m.

1.

used to

I weared a overcoat yesterday because it

was cold outside.

2.

wore

It occured to me that I didn’t turn off the

light when I was having dinner outside.

3.

occurred

Andrew buyed his girlfriend a pearl necklace.

4.

bought

I readed the newspaper while having

breakfast this morning.

5.

read

The portrait hanged on the wall is upside down

6.

hung

Jack will not join it and I won’t,

neither.

Jack won’t join it and either will I.

either

neither

I met two friends. One is Jan; another is Tom.

the other

This cap is too big. Could you show me the other please.

another

Some of them are Kobe’s fans, others are Wade’s, and even others are Griffin’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 has no idea he should buy the toy or not.

whether

2. We stroll at the park and enjoy the fine .

weather

imaginable/imaginary/ imaginative

imaginable: emphasize sth is the best, worst that you can imagine or include. imaginary: existing on in one’s mind or imagination

imaginative: having something new and exciting ideas

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

imaginary

imaginativeimaginab

le

describe/inscribe/prescribe/subscribedescribe: 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. He tried to exactly what had just happened before the accident.

describe

2. I regularly to Advanced magazines.

subscribe

3. The warning is written by hand,   on a lonely-looking sheet of stationery.

inscribed

4. Aspirin is often to treat colds.

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. Cloud Gate’s performances are widely .

acclaimed

2. Oscar Pistorius continued to   his innocence on the final day of cross-examination.

proclaim

3. ”How wonderful the sunset is!” we sitting on the beach.

exclaimed

4. The author wrote a book that

against our corruption.

declaims

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. reading is key to learning English well.

Extensive

2.He got diarrhea due to

drinking last night.

excessive

3. The villa is too for me to afford.

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.

persecuted

2. The woman will be   if she illegally takes drugs while pregnant and the child is harmed.

prosecuted

aboard/abroad

aboard: on or onto a ship,

plane, bus or train

abroad: in or to a foreign country

1. " I needed his help," Mother battling cancer says of her son who was   MH370. 

aboard

2. The doctor is talking about enjoying local food and health risks of eating while  .

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. Elizabeth chose the life of her daughter over her own when she   cancer treatment to give birth.

postponed

2.A tsunami warning was   following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Sunday morning near the Solomon Islands.

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.

catch up with

2. Celebrities have ____________ the White House on a powerful public service announcement about sexual assault.

teamed up with

3. They are so noisy; how can you __________ them?put up with

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

came up with

company/accompany

Company : the fact of being with sb else

Accompany : to travel or go somewhere with sb

1. All of this could be put in jeopardy, though, if we don't get serious about the

 risksaccompanying

2. I really appreciate your _________ when feeling lonely and frustrated.

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. winding 歪

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

winding 依

arise/arouse

arise : a problem happens or starts to exist

arouse : make sb have a particular feeling or attitude

1. No British politician has ever  admiration and respect like Margaret Thatcher.

aroused

2. Questions   as to whether the engineer of the New York train crash will face criminally negligent homicide charges.

arise

advise/adviceadvise(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. Successful women from business, media and charity organizations give their   for success.

advice

2. I will do as you .

advise

affect/effectaffect : to cause some results and change; influence

effect : N of affect

1. Study finds that air pollution from Asia directly   the storm pattern over the Pacific Ocean. 

affects

2. The wearable technology movement is in full  , and exercise-based activity trackers lead the way. 

effect

result in/ result from

result in : to make something happen

result from : to be caused by sth

1. Separatist tensions are on the rise in Ukraine,  violent clashes.

resulting in

2. Violent clashes the separatist tensions on the rise in Ukraine

resulted from

portable/potable

Portable : that is easy to carry

Potable : of water safe to drink

1. About 70 percent of people living in the country's far north, do not have access to

water.potable

2. The wearable technology movement is in full  , and exercise-based activity trackers lead the way. 

effect

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 validSo, 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. If Sony is to continue its sales dominance in the new gaming and entertainment   market, it may be one of its most popular exclusive titles for the PlayStation 4 that does the trick.

console(n)

2. Nothing could her when her husband died.

console(v)

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 ?mean(v)

2. The Internet is an effective ________ of communication.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 .

fitness center2. Before you charge it,

you had better try on your dress in a .

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.hospitable2.She is recovering well and should be able to go home from the   soon, doctors said Monday.

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. Japan and South Korea are meeting over the   issue of “comfort women” during WWII.

controversial

conventional

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

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. Airplane   are among the few unisex bathrooms most people encounter, but that's about to change for some air travelers.

lavatories

laboratory

2. Look miles into the future and imagine a day, when geneticists can design a flawless set of human genes in .

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

despise : to have no respect for sth

1.  all the national headlines about school shootings and other violence, life has actually gotten a lot safer for American children, according to a new study.

Despite

2. I   almost everything I have ever heard him say. I wish that he were no longer on the air.

despise