gaze, glare& stare
gaze饶有兴趣地凝视，褒义词。 glare怒目而视。 stare有时表不礼貌地盯着。
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Susan was just_____ at those pigeons at the time, so I don’ t think she saw me.
答案： staring
gift& present
gift比 present更正式，可指价值较小的礼物,也可指价值相当大的礼物；而 present则通常指花费不大的礼物。
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Until I failed in English a third time, I had no doubt about my______ for foreign languages.
答案： gift
gone, lost& missing
gone表示“丢了，没了”，含有一去不复返的意味，不能做定语。
lost表示“丢失”，含有失去后难以回归的意味。
missing表示“失踪了，不见了”，强调某人或某物不在原处或相对于整体来说残缺不全。
【牛刀小试】（请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白）
After an absence of ten days， the______ boy returned home， tired but sound.
答案： missing
We_______ the last bus and didn’ t have any money for taxi, so we had to walk home.
答案： missed
holiday, vacation& leave
法定“假日”都用 holiday。大学的假期，都用 vacation。某种理由而获准的休假用 leave，另外 leave还通常指军队、政府、机关等的休假。
【拓展】
sick leave病假 on leave休假 leave of absence请假
ask for leave请假 take four months’ leave请 4个月的假
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He ask for______ of absence to visit his mother in hospital.
答案： leave
hope& wish
hope不能接不定式作补语，后面不能用虚拟语气形式， hope在下列口语说法中不能用 wish代替： I hope, I hope so, I hope not等。
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I______ you’ d do a bit less talking and some more work. Thus things will become better.
答案： wish
how long, how often& how soon
1. how long“多久”，常与完成时连用，答语为一段时间。
2. how often“多久一次”常与一般时连用，答语为与频率有关的词。
3. how soon“多久就”与将来时连用答语为 in+一段时间。
【牛刀小试】（请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白）
—______ will you send the book to me?
— It will be two days before you receive my book.
答案： How soon
hurt, injure& wound
hurt指身体上的或精神感情上的受伤，可轻可重，常带有较强的疼痛感。意外伤用 injure，创伤用 wound。
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—— Are you still mad at her?
—— Not really, but I can’ t deny that her remarks______ me.
答案： hurt
ill& sick
作定语时通常用 sick；作表语两可。如： a sick man病人 be ill[ sick]生病
表示“病人”，通常用 the sick(相当于名词，具有复数意义)，而不用 the ill。
【实例辨析】
sick pay病假津贴 sick leave病假
speak ill of说某人的坏话 think ill of认为……不好
【牛刀小试】（请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白）
When studying abroad I was often______ for my home.
答案： sick
include& contain
include意为“包括在内”； contain意为“里面含有”表示“包含”。
【牛刀小试】（请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白）
The statement said five people died at the scene in this accident, while 15 others, their teacher______ were confirmed dead by the afternoon．
答案： included
