一、用a bit, a little bit & a bit of填空
1. You look ____ tired. Why not stop working and take a rest?
2. Paul knows ____ French.
3. Please wait ____.
[Key:1.a bit/a little bit 2.a bit of 3.a little bit/a bit]
【辨析】三者都意為“有點,少許,一點兒”,a bit可用來修飾形容詞或動詞,而a little bit用來修飾形容詞,此時可與a bit互換, a little bit和a bit修飾形容詞原級或比較級,意為“有點兒”。a bit of用來修飾不可數名詞。例:
Your article is a bit long. 你的文章長了一點。
She is a little bit shy. 她有點兒害羞。
He knows a bit of English. 他懂點英語。
二、用say & tell填空
4. Shes ____ a funny story in the classroom.
5. “Hello,” she ____.
6. Peter, ____ your sister to come home early.
7. I want to ____ something about my family.
[Key:4.telling 5.says 6.tell 7.say]
【辨析】◆say后常接所說的內容;不以人作賓語,可說say sth. to sb. 或say sth. about sth./sb.。例:
Shes saying, “Dont draw on the wall.” 她在說:“別在墻上畫。”
Can you say it in English once more? 你能用英語再說一遍嗎?
◆tell常帶兩個賓語,其中一個通常是人;表示“講故事、笑話、事實或說謊話”時,動詞常用tell;發出命令或指示時可用tell,用tell sb. to do sth. 結構。例:
He tells me that he wants to be a teacher. 他告訴我說他想成為一名教師。
David told his son to do the homework. 大衛要他的兒子去做作業。
三、用big, large & great填空
8. A ____ number of old people are walking on the street.
9. The elephants ears are like ____ fans(扇子).
10. Jackie Chan is a ____ actor. I like him a lot.
[Key:8.large 9.big 10.great]
【辨析】◆big意為“大的,巨大的”,常指程度,范圍,規模,容積,重量等,還可表示“偉大,重要”之意,常與large互換,多用于具體的、有形的人或物,其反義詞為little/small。例:
There is a big tree beside the house. 房子旁邊有一棵大樹。
◆large意為“大的,巨大的”,常指面積,范圍,可表示數和量,當它直接用于人時,可表示身體的大,其反義詞為small。例:
They say China is a large and beautiful country. 他們說中國是一個面積大而美麗的國家。
We have a large farm. 我們有一個大農場。
◆great意為“大的,極大的,偉大的,重要的”,常指面積,數量,程度(或指抽象的東西,如知識、能力、人格等),用來指人時,表示“偉大的,杰出的”,其反義詞為little/small。例:
Chairman Mao is a great leader of China. 毛主席是中國的偉大領袖。
值得注意的是big還可以作“長大了”講,great有時可表達說話人的喜悅、贊揚等感情。例:
Lily is big enough to ride a bike. 莉莉長大了,可以騎自行車了。
“How do you like my watch?” “Great!” “你覺得我的這塊表怎么樣?” “好極了!”
四、用also, too & either填空
11. Can you speak French, ____?
12. Sally didnt go and I didnt go, ____.
13. Paul ____ saw that interesting movie.
[Key:11.too 12.either 13.also]
【辨析】這幾個詞都有“也”的意思,但用法各異。
◆also比較正式,一般放在行為動詞之前,系動詞、助動詞、情態動詞之后,不用于句末。……