【解释】

award用作名词时，意为"奖品"、"奖金"、"奖";

reward作名词时，作"报酬"、"奖励"、"报答"讲。

【练习】用上面所提供的辨析词的适当形式填空

1). The film ________ are presented annually．

2). A __________ was offered for the return of the passport．

Keys: 1). awards 2). reward 3. accept / receive 【解释】

accept (接受)表示主观上乐意接受。还表示"答应"、"同意"、"认同"

receive (收到,得到), 表示客观收到, 还不能断定是否接受。还表示"接待"、"接收"、"欢迎" 【练习】用上面所提供的辨析词的适当形式填空

I ________ his letter of invitation, but I didn't ________ it.

Keys: received...accept 4. since / because / as / for 【解释】

since =now that 意为"由于,既然",常表示已知的或大家都清楚的原因。

because表语气最强, 经常表听者不知的原因,它能回答why的提问。

as 可和because互换,但语气不够它强,也不能回答why的提问。

for 是并列连词,与后面的分句对前一句话起到补充说明的作用,其前常有逗号隔开。 【练习】用上面所提供的辨析词的适当形式填空

1). I can't go _________ I'm ill.

2). ________ the rain has stopped, let's go out for a walk.

3). ________ I'm leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a gift.

4). It must have rained last night, ________ the ground is wet.

Keys: 1). because 2). Since 3). As 4). for II词性变化 （旨在提供语法填空所需材料）

1. cruel adj. 残暴的, 残忍的 cruelty n. 残暴, 残忍 2. hope n. v.希望; 期望 hopeful adj. 有希望的, 顺利的, 有前途的 hopeless adj. 没有希望的; 令人绝望的 3. educate vt. 教育 education n. 教育; 教育体制 educated adj. 受过教育的; 受过训练的 【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空

1) She is a highly ________ woman (educate)

2) Parents should _________ their children to behave well. (educate)

3） A child receives its early _________ at home. (educate)

4） Many a young _________ went to Hollywood. (hope)

5） Our ________ for fine weather were not disappointed. (hope)

6） Most of the students are making good progress but Jeremy seems a ________ case. (hope)

7) Don't be ________ to animals. (cruel)

8) He saw a lot of _________ in the prison camp. (cruel)

Keys: 1) educated 2) educate 3) education 4) hopeful

5) hopes 6) hopeless 7) cruel 8) cruelty