1、 借助词典，查出未知词、词组的意思。

2、 注意一词多义。

3、注意词性变化。 2. We wanted to get home before dark, but

it didn't quite ______as planned.

C. make up D. come up

3. In order to keep healthy, you should try to avoid foods that _______a lot of fat.

4. -I'm very ______ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.

--Mm, it does have a ______smell.

A. pleasant, pleased B. pleased, pleased C. pleasant, pleasant D. pleased, pleasant

5. It is these poisonous products _______ can cause the symptom of the flu, such as headache and aching muscles.

A. who B. that C. how D. what

6. The football game ______which they will compete has been put off.

A. in B. with C. for D. against

7. We can't __________that the trains can arrive on time in foggy weather.

A. make B. prepare C. guarantee D. arrange

8. These plants should be watered ________.

A. each other day B. every other day C. every of two days D. every of two days

9. Shortly after the accident, _______policemen were sent to the spot to keep order.

A. score of B. two scores C. score D. scores of

10. Your tie looks smart. It ________with your shirt perfectly .

A. matches B. meets C. agrees D. goes

11. The teacher, together with 20 students of her class, ______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.

A. was B. were C. had been D. would be

12. -I think we have met the word before.

--Yes. It is in the reading material ____we _____reading yesterday.

A. that, did B. which, were C. when, were D. when, did

13. ______I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.