What’s the chance of there being a general election this year? (05, 61)
It is not uncommon for there to be problems of communication between the old and the young. (07, 63)
There being nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end…(00, 45)
For there to be:
British National Corpus: for there to be, 106 hits, for there being 5 hits ( but all informal, conversational, or unscripted lectures and some native speakers may find both awkward. They’d sooner use “that” clause) . So the correct answer should be“for there to be”:
Eg.:
They concluded that is was necessary for there to be an effect upon trade in the market where the restrictions occurred.
it is necessary for there to be some check on the activities of Government
It is simply undesirable for there to be a direct transfer of research findings into the curriculum ...
House/household:
Bring misfortune to the person…or to the whole house. (06,41)
House: the family
Eg. Be careful, or you will wake up the whole house.
A full house/ all the drinks are on the house免费的饮料
Household:家庭、家产(作家庭讲时,偏向统计性或一般性)
Eg. The whole household was / were up early. The head of the household
Almost every household in America owns a car.
Household names/appliances
Instrument/ tool:
Teachers in this school were encouraged to use drama as an instrument of learning. (08, 73)
分析:
Drama is both a creative art form in its own right and an instrument of learning.
而tool 和learning 的搭配的确是for:
F9T 557 Poetry, Sedgwick says, is a valuable tool for learning of all sorts.
F9T 935 Most of us insufficiently understand the power of poetry as a tool for learning for humans of all abilities.
HHY 7275 And to do both we need to have a better and clearer idea of what an educational tool for learning looks like.
JXK 1322 --; variously described as" empty-shell" and content free and as a labour-saving device and tool for learning.
A tool of:
似乎比较常见的是a tool of management/analysis/research/policy/thought/control/education/ training/communication
All the way/through/ throughout:
But Dr. Offutt supported me all the way/throughout. (07, 42)
All the way 可以放句末,相比而言all the way 可能比throughout更常用一些。
1.I kept the boys in sight intermittently all the way.
2.But this time the door had been closed all the way, and she couldn't make out what was being said.
all the way through
Yeah, there there are lots or mistakes, there are lots of mistakes all the way through
It whistled virtually all the way through, it went don't you know it
Throughout adverb in every part: rotten throughout.
In or through all parts; everywhere: The material is flawed throughout.
at every moment or point: following the text closely throughout
During the entire time or extent: Though unsure how her speech would be received, she remained calm and professional throughout
In the situation that/ where:
Have you ever been in a situation where you know the other person is right… (02, 44)
In the situation后面表示该情形的内容时只用where/ in which,用that是situation做后面从句的主语或宾语。
B2F 274 Identify precisely when you indulge in the habit and what ingredients are present in the situation that triggers it.
EFA 424 Alternatively, Ho may simply have been waiting for something to turn up, something that would tip the scales one way or the other in the situation that was neither peace nor war.
kind/type/sort of:
直接加名词,前面无冠词
we will have to install some type of solar heating device in our home. (05, 56)
I’ve never seen that kind of tree before. (05, 66)
There is no such thing as private ownership of land. (06, 60)
too much/little/ more/less + of a…
He is too much of a coward to tell the truth (01, 48)
He is more of a sportsman than Tim. (05, 59)
It was as much of a success as we had hoped. (06, )
She managed to save what little money she could out of her wages…(02, 47)
it’s the first time/ it’s time
That was not the first time he had betrayed us. I think it’s high time we took strong actions against him.(05, 60)
It’s high time we stopped cutting down the rainforests. (06, 54) (02, 51)
代词:
-“Who told the news to the teacher?”
- Jim did this/so/it. (08, 61)
Children who stay away from school do it for different reasons. (05, 65)
其它常考词汇:
1.Exclusive (07, 68)/ to the exclusion of (04,62)
2.Drip: Eg. The tap in the bathroom was dripping. (04, 58)
After the rain, a builder was called to repair the roof which was leaking. (06, 76)
3.Shiver/tremble/shake/: (04, 60)
4.Distinction/distinctive/distinct (00, 58)(01, 56)
5.Proportion/ ratio/ rate (01,62)
6.Suppose/ supposing/ assuming (00, 35)
7.Slide/slip/skid (00, 55)
8.Still: 常考用法是“仍然”而非转折
9.Sign/signal/mark: mark a cross, make a sign, see a sign (03, 61)
10.Vacant/empty/deserted (02, 63)
11.While (01, 46)
12.In that (01, 49)
13.Looked at in this way (00,51) (07,)
常考动词短语:
1.Get
a.get over
b.get along/by
c.get through
d.get about
2.Go
a.go about
b.go in for
c.go through
d.go over
3.Call
a.call in:
1)call sb. In
2)call in on sb.
b.call at
c.call on/upon:
1)call upon sb./sp.: make a visit
2)call on sb. to do sth.
4.Pull
a.pull out
b.pull through
c.pull in
5.Turn
a. turn out into the streets (05, 71)
6. break
a. break up
b. break off
c. break down
d. break in/into
7. put
a. put off
b. put up
c. put by
Idioms:
see light at the end of the tunnel
blow one’s own trumpet/ horn
to be close on one’s heels
to be at sea/ at home
come in handy
come to one’s rescue
turn one’s back on sb.