初中近义词辨析

1. too much / much too1.The computer is ____ expensive.2.Stop, Peter. You talked ____.3.I’ve got ____ work to do.4.Father, have a rest. You’ve ____ tired today.5.Hurry up! You have wasted ___ time.2. holiday/ vacation/ leave/ off1.Christmas is a ____ for everybody.2.The children will take their summer __ in half a month.3.My father is on _____.4.The manager gave the worker a day _____.5.I have to ask you for half a day’s _____.3. close/ shut off/ turn off1.You’d better ____the motor. It is making too much noise.2.All the shops are ____ now.3.She didn’t __ the door and entered the house.4.He ____ the lights before he left the lab.5._____ the television, please.4. instead/ instead of/ without1.I don’t like this one; please give me that____.2.He stayed at home studying English ___ going to the cinema.3.Tom passed by me ___ saying hello to me.4.He went to school by bike ____ by car.5.If Harry is not well enough to go with you, take me _____.5. mail/ post1.There is a heavy ____ today.2.I received much ___ yesterday.3.The _____ from Beijing have arrived.4.Is there any ____ for me?5.The ___ post office is beyond the department store.6. many/ much / lots of / a lot ( of )1.____ of the visitors are workers.2.Has Jack ____ money?3.During those three weeks, he ate ____ meat.4.I did not understand why you had so _____ strange questions.5.Although he is a boy, he reads _____.7. during / in / within1.My uncle lives _____ ten minutes’ walk.2.The president will arrive ____ ten minutes.3.We’ll be on holiday ___ July.4.He was killed ____ the war.5.We made a lot of friends ___ our stay in Beijing.8. above all / after all / first of all / at all1.Never waste anything, but ___ never waste time.2._____, let me introduce myself to you.3.What are you doing here ___ at all?4.He is still a child ____. Don’t blame him.5.I don’t know him _____.9. passed/ past1.They hurried ____ the building.2.Tom _____ by me without greeting just now.3.The train for the small town leaves at ten __ eight.4.Two weeks had ____ since Martin had seen him.5.In the ____ I have had many jobs.10. agree to / agree with / agree on1.I ____ what he said.2.All those who _____ the plan, raise your hands.3.We _____ leaving there the next day.4.Finally he _____ get someone to help me.5.The food doesn’t _____ him.11. build/ found/ set up/ put upst year a cinema was _____ near our school.2.The rich man _____ the hospital and a school in the town where he was born.3.The nursery was _____ in our school.4.The newspaper reporter _____ his camera under a tree.5.They must ____ good relations with the masses.12. as / like1.she is a fine girl, ____ her mother used to be.2.It looks ____ a stone.3.____ you know, he got into lots of bad habits.4.You are just ____ what I expected.5.He ought to do ____ I tell him.13. a number of / the number of1.There were _____ people out this afternoon.2.Do you write down _____ my telephone?3._____ of trees planted is never under 200 in our village every year.4.We have lived here _____ years.5._____ of jobless people grow in the country at present.14. get( be ) ready / prepare / prepare for1.Mother is busy _____ us lunch in the kitchen.2.The doctor told the nurses to ____ the operation at once.3.We all ____ to do anything for the people.4.Will you help me ____ the party?5.Please _____ by seven tomorrow morning.15. ever before/ ever since/ ever after1.The flowers grew more beautiful than_____2.I haven’t written home_____ Christmas.3.i have known here _____ she was a baby.4. They lived happily _____.5. I lost my money and I have been worried ____.16. information/ news/ message1. I have a ____ for you from my teacher.2.There is much new ____ in this book.3.They were listening to the ____ over the radio4.Will you take this ____ to your brother ?.5.They have no _____ about where she has gone.17. complete/ finish / end1.The term will _____ in July2.When can you _____ reading this novel?3.They haven’t ____ the house yet.4.They ____ the evening with a few songs..We started off immediately after we had __ our lunch.18. the same… as / the same… that1.The girl has ___ hair ___ her mother had.2.He was about ___ age ____ Tom.3.China is not ____ the country ____ she was.4.The computer costs ______ mine.5.He teaches English in the ____ school _____ my brother does19. learn/ study1.She is ____ to drive a car.2.The subject he ____ was chemistry.3.Why don’t you _____ from my mistakes?4.- What is he ___here? – Law. He is a law student.5.The old and the young should __from each other.20. but/ however/ while1.I like the film, _____ I have no time to see it.2. It’s raining hard. ____ , I think we should go out.3. He said that it was so; he was mistaken _____.4. ____ I’m not going to argue with you tonight.5. She listened to me closely ____ he read something.21. remaining / left1.There’re no books ____ in the room.2. You may have the ____ ones.3. There is but one chance _____.4. He used his _____ one dollar and twenty cents to buy hera comb.5. It’s about the only thing ____ for me to do.22. center/ middle1. Point O is the _____ of the circle.2. There is a double writing table in the ____ of the room.3. She likes to be ____ of attention all the time.4. Chile lies in the ___ America and Iraq is in the ___ East.5. After that I walked around the ___ of the town.6. It is now the ____ of summer.23. for example/ such as1. He, ____ , is a good teacher.2. I know many students of your school, Wang Hong, ____.3. He can speak five foreign languages, _____ German and French.4. He knows several languages, _____ , he knows English and Japanese.5. Boys ____ John and James are very friendly.24. bright/ clever/ wise/ smart1. People love to see the ____ monkey.2. Americans consider Lincoln a ___ , warm-hearted and honest leader.3. She is a ____ little girl.4. Nana was _ with her hands when she only seven.5. A ___ person is one who has much knowledge and the ability to use it well.25. more than/ no more than/ not more than1. Mr. Li is ____ a professor; he is also a famous scientist.2. As I had ____ five dollars with me, I couldn’t afford the new jacket then.3. He had to work at the age of ____ twelve.4. There were ____ ten chairs in the room. However the number of the children is twelve.5. If you tell your father what you’ve done, he’ll be were _____ a little angry.26. answer/ reply1. She failed to ____ reply to my question.2. _____ my question in English, please.3. We haven’t ____ to his letter yet.4. None of us knew the ____ to the problem.5. What did you say in ___ to his suggestion?27. master/ owner/ host1. Have you found the __ of the wallet?2. Under our socialist system, the people are ____ of the country.3. Last night we were ___ to a few friends.4. He tried to order me about, but I told him he was not my ____.5. The girl who serves in the shop is the ____ of the shop.28. That is( was ) because../ That is ( was ) why…1. It was a long way and we wanted to come back on the same day. _____ we started to so early.2. You have failed again this time. _____ you are proud.3. Tom is ill. ____ he hasn’t come today.4. Tom is ill. _____ he wore too little yesterday.5. He was late. ____ his teacher got angry.29. not a little/ not a bit1. _ Are you tired after so long a walk?_ Yes, ____.2. Although he worked so long, he was ___ tired.3. He does ___ like the book ___.4.It is ____ of use.5. He was ____ hurt when he fell from the tree.30. near/ close1. The school is ____ to my house.2. the post office is quite ____.3. Children’s Day is quite ____.4. He stood on the ____ bank of the river.5. He is one of my ___ friends.31. on fire/ on the fire1. The house is ___. Please call the firefighters.2. In the ancient time, people used to cook whole animals _____.3. Don’t put your clothes ____. It’s dangerous.4. I don’t know who set the house ______.5. Look out! The pan is ____ .32. alive/ living/ live1. Who is the greatest man ____?2. My brother bought a ___ fish?3. The ____ people are more important than the dead.4. The badly wounded soldier was unconscious but still _____.。