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音樂會賀聖誕 4 5
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·Ronald Chiu:
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Dear Students,
The importance of vocabulary can- hot be over-emphasized as reflected by
the types of questions in comprehension nd usage in Papers II and III. Yet many
Students do not pay sufficient attention
fo improving their vocabulary or the hethod of learning it. To them, learning.
Everybody was excited with joy at
the victory.
This is an exciting film.
4.excuse, reason
A reason is the cause of an event or an explanation for an action. If someone
thinks the reason given is untrue or unsatisfactory, he may call it an 'excuse”,
I cannot accept this excise
Is there any reason why he cannot come:
5. exhausted, exhausting:
'Exhausted' refers to the person who has used up. his energy complctely. Exhausting' refers to the thing which makes a person ‘exhausted".
I felt quite exhausted when I reached the top of the hill.
The job of a roadman is very
6. expenditure, expense
exhausting.
His expenditure is not in propor.. tion to his income.
p English word is finding out its Chinese | Expenditure's the amount spent, jmeaning, "and that's all. It is appalling Expense" is the cost which is spent.
o find cach page of their textbooks. baded with Chinese characters. The bilowing: points are often overlooked: L. The exact meaning or meanings of most English: words can only be gbtained from an English dictionary. 2. The part of speech of a word hc. whether it be a noun or adjective. 臺tc.) must be learned. The reading
comprehension passages in. Paper IH
the filling in of the blanks with multiple choice answers) often test the candidate's knowledge of the part of speech.
6.3. The spelling and pronunciation. of a word must also be learned. 19
4. Learn how a word is used in a sentence, as illustrated in the dictionary;
not learn it in isolation.
Today 1 continue with the list of words commonly asked in English faminations selected from my books Thrce Hundred Problems in English” Fad "Common Mistakes in English Com-
sition".
d every thing, every thing: Everything' is used for collective sense. bile every thing" for individual one. Everything is ready now for the
ty
His father complains about every thing he does
exceedingly, excessively “Exceedingly” means to an uiusual degree".
Excessively means "too much".
He runs exceedingly fast.
Don't eat excessively, otherwise,
you may have stomach ache.
1 excited, exciting
Most children in Hong Kong. are. educated at the public oxpense. 7. extended, extensive “Extended' is the past participle of the verb extend which means 'make longer or greater'.
*Extensive means 'covering a large sur face or large in amount.
As the lunch break is too short, we
all want it to be extended.
He is a man of extensive knowledge. He has an extensive (large) garden. He has his garden extended. (made
larger) 8.. failing, failure
Failing means 'weakness' or 'fault" and is a countable noun. ‘Failure' means lack of success' and is an uncountable noun.
We all have our failings..
9.
His plans ended in failure. fairly, rather
(i)
Both words can mean noderately? but fairly is mainly used for favourable or pleasant ideas, while ‘rather is mainly used for words which have an unpleasant or un- favourable meaning..
(ii) Only rather" can be used before
comparative.adjectives. Robert is fairly clever. Mary is rather stupid. Peter is fairly rich bul Jack.is. rather. poor.
Paul is rather (not fairly) poorer than Peter...
Excited is used to describe a person 10. fare, fee
ho, is in a state of excitement
''Exciting is used to describe' a thing. id person who excites or stirs the
ftelings.
(i)“Faureis 'the money charged for a journey as by bus, train, taxi, ship,
acroplane, etc.
(ii) ‘Fee''is the payment for profes-
sionat: advice or services to
a dpctor,
lawyer, private tutor, school, etc.
It may also mean entrance money. for an examination, a club, sub- scription library, etc;
Taxi faures are always increasing in Hong Kong.
That doctor's fees are very high. 11、farther, further
(i) Farther means more distant and
is mainly used for distance.
(ii) "Further" means "more", "additional" or “in addition" and may be used for
iany purposes.
The distance was farther than I had though of.
He went abroad to pursue further education.
I'm too tired to walk any farther. They went farther into the forest. I want to get further information from you.net"
The swimming pool will be closed until further notice.. 12. fast, fastly
"Fast" can be either an adjective or an adverb. There is no such word as fastly?
He runs very fast.
That us a fast train, (adjective) He was fast asleep. (adverb)
13. favourable, favourite
(ii) 'Look for reters to
the action
while find refers to the result.
I cannot find my book.
I am looking for my lost pen every
where
As I was looking for my book, found a coin.
18. floor, ground
'Floor is indoor whereas "ground" is outdoor,
When I entered the room, I saw a man lying on the floor,
An old woman was knocked down by a car and Jaid on the ground.
19. flowed, flown
“Flowed" is the past tense and past. participle of flow.
Flown is the past participle of fly',
The river has flowed over its banks. The bird has flown away.
20. for, since
‘For is used for a period of time.. "Since is used for a definite point of time in the past.
I have lived in Hong Kong for
twenty years...
I have lived in Hong Kong since 1962.
21.forever, for ever
Favourable' means “suitable"; advan- tageous' or 'showing approval. ‘Favourite’means preferred or liked Always.write as two words (ine. Tar above all others'.
We shall go for a picnic if the weather is favourable.
What is your favourite TV pro- gramme?
14. fee, charge.
Fee* is the money paid to a professionał | man (eg. a doctor, lawyer, an account. ant; etc.) for services.
*Charge" is the money paid for goods and services.
That lawyer's fees seem too high. That hairdresser's charges are very. high.
15. few, a few
Few" ımeans not many' and stresses the smallness of the number.
*A fen" means. at least some and is more positive in meaning than few, Although this question is easy, few
·students can answer it.
Although this question is difficult, a few students can answer it. 16. few, little
Few is used for plural countable nouns whereas little' for uncountable nouns.
I have few books.
I have little money.
17. find, look for.
(0) *Find means get back somebody or something that has been lost. "Look for means 'search for or
ever"), The one word spelling. is to be discouraged. In American English, how. ever, the single word is acceptable.
I love her for ever,
22. forgetful, forgettable “Forgetful" means having the habit of forgetting th “Forgettable” means can be forgotten' and is often: used in the negative (ic.
unforgettable').
me.
Old people are very often forgetful. She is an unforgettable person to
23.formäl, former
Formal' means "according to accepted rules, customs and conventions. ‘Former" means of an earlier period.
wore a formal dress to attend his wedding feast. ⠀
Mr Hon was my former teacher. 24. found, founded:
(i) The verb found' may either be the past tense and past participle of the verb find or be a present tense itself.
(ii) If it is to mean get back a lost.
person or thing' we use: the verb 'found". Its present tense is “find”. (iii) If it is to 'mean "establish”, we use
the verb founded". Its present tense. is 'found".
I found my lost pen.yesterday.
That school was founed by Mr Chan
25. gold, golden
(i) We use gold" when the meaning is:
'made of gold.
(ii) Golden" is mainly used for colour.
It is also used in figurative sense. John gave a 24K.gold ring to his fiances.
Lily has a head of golden Chiar. That singer has a golden voice. This is a golden opportunity for me to make a great fortune. 26. hanged, hung
(i) Hang has two different forms of
wo past tense as well as perfect tense. (ii) If hang means kill a person by hanging, its principal. parts are hang, hanged, hanged... (ii) In all other cases, its principal
parts. are "hang, hung, hung
·The murderer was hanged to death; I hung a picture on the waB 27. hand, hardly
(1) As an adverb, 'hard' means 'dili- gently", ‘severely", heavily or “withy great effort, t. normally comes "after the verb (ii)‘Hardly is an adverb, meaning searcely", "only just' or almost not". It is placed before the verb, or, in the case of compound tenses, between the first word of the auxiliary and the rest of the verb. He has worked hard this term...
walk
teme vw
It. rained very hard.yesterday. He hit her hard on the face. He tried hard to win the race.
I hardly know him.
He was hardly hurt at all.
Twas. so. tired that I could hardly.
28. hear, listen
Hear? means perceive sound or noise with the ears".
"Listen" means hear with attention*. We Tisten to a person, sound, story
or radio.
Deaf people cannot hear,
I like to listen to the radio.
29, hardworking, hard work Hardworking' is an adjective." 'Hard work' is composed of an adjec tive + a moun, separated by a space. Success is the fruits of hard work.
30. high, highly
(i) As an adverb, high" is mainly used for · altitude," "position or status, It is often used in such expressions as: aim high, climb high, fix one's" hopes high fly high, hold, one's head high, play high, run high.. search high and low, etc.
(ii) Highly" is
an adverb, meaning " to
a high degree" or 'with high appre- ciation'. It is used to modify verbs, ""adjectives or participless used as "
adjectives.
He kicked the ball high.
He speaks highly of his teacher.
It is difficult to find a highly. satisfactory job.
John is a highly educated man. This is a highly amusing film.
31. high, tall
(1)
(u)
High refers to the distance above the ground or the floor, It is partic cularly used for mountains, hills,: shelves, windows, roofs, etc..
“Tall” refers to the height of a person or thing, measured from the top to the bottom. It is particularly used for people, trees, buildings, etc. The shelf was too high for me to reach:
Tom is six feet tall.
How high is Mount Everest? Lion Rock is not very high.
The roof of this house is very high. He is a tall man.
This is a tall tree.
That is the tallest building I have ever seen. 1.
32. hinder, prevent
Hinder' means make it difficult for someone to continue an activity. "Prevent" means stop someone from carrying on with an activity,
The traffic congestion hindered my progress but I finally arrived there. The traffic accident prevented me. from arriving there.
33. home; house:
(1) A 'home' is a place where one lives with one's family. A house" is z building made for people to live in. (ii)‘Home’may also mean one's own
country.
I have a happy home.
I have bought a house in Shatin, He was homin China, but he now looks upon Hong Kong as his home. 34. ill, sick
To be fill means to be 'in bad health'. "To be sick* means to be temporarily 'anwell and usually implies the inclina-
tion to vomit).
sick.
He has been il for a month、 This obnoxious smell makes me
35. imaginary, imaginative Imaginary" means "existing only in the. mind'.
Imaginative means 'full'of imagination.” "The Equator is an imaginary line drawn across the earth to divide it into two hemispheres.
Shakespeare, are an imaginative
writer.
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