一、damage/harm destroy ruin disturb1.The bright sunlight will ________ your eyesight.2.The whole building was ________ by a fire.3.His disappointing performance __________ yesterday’s party.4.Did the dog’s barks last night ___________ your peace of mind?分析：1. damage/harm 2. destroyed 3. ruined 4. disturb damage/harm强调造成伤害或损害，destroy则是立竿见影、毁灭性的破坏。
上面三个单词都是指具体、有形物的破坏，而ruin还可以表示对抽象事物的如名声、活动的破坏、影响。
disturb是“打断，干扰”的意思，在危害程度上远远比不上前面四个词。
二、dead dying deadly late1.The _______ father wanted to see his son for the last time.2.His grandpa has been ________ for 5 years, but he still remembers him clearly.3.The ________ Chairman Mao is a great figure in Chinese history.4.The ________ bite of a poisonous snake made him die.1. dying2. dead3. late4. deadly同样与死有关，这四个单词用法完全不一样。
dying表示“垂死的，将要死的”；dead是“（已）死的”；late是“已故的”之意，往往指有一定社会地位之人，是死的委婉表达方式；deadly意思是“致命的”，只能修饰物，不能修饰人。
注意它虽然以-ly结尾，但却是一个形容词。
三、distance way length space1.The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a___________ of 60 miles.2.The two rulers have no differences between each other in ____________.3.The box takes up too much ___________. Will you please move it away?4.There is still a long ___________ to go if we want to succeed.1. distance2. lengths3. space4. way distance是空间距离；length则是指一般事物的长度；way虽然也表示路程，但是指抽象的路，没有个体的数量单位；space是抽象名词，意为“空间”，与room是同义词。
四、dress wear put…on have…on1.The teacher came in, ____________ a happy smile.2.__________ in a red suit, the teacher came in.3.___________ the red suit _________, or you will probably catch a cold.4.In fact the foolish emperor ____________ nothing ___________.1. wearing2. dressed3. put… on4. had… on 同样表示“穿”，wear与have… on表示状态，而put… on表示动作。
不过wear除了表示“穿衣服”之外，还可以表示“戴首饰；带着某种表情”等意思。
dress与前面三个单词不同的地方是它后面的宾语不是衣服，而是somebody，由somebody 做主语，构成“be dressed in…”结构。
五、elect select choose sort1.The peasants are busy __________ the seeds now.2.Do you think George W. Bush will be _____________ president again?3.Before recycling the waste must be _____________.4.You can ___________ anything you like from the jewelry.1. selecting2. elected3. sorted4. choose sort不仅是选择，而且分门别类整理，elect是政治上的“选举”；select是根据质量精选；而choose只是根据自己个人爱好进行取舍，相当于pich out。
六、energy power force strength1.After the long and tiring journey, his ____________ completely gave out.2.When Hilter came into ____________ he treated the Jews cruelly.3.The door was pushed open by great ____________.4.Tom is full of ______________ and he doesn’t know what tiredness means.1. strength2. power3. force4. energy strength表示“（人的）体力”；power指“能量；权力”；force指“武力；力量”；energy则表示“精力；能源”。
七、envy admire respect hate1.I __________ it when someone speaks with his mouths full.2.The boy was so happy that I almost _________ him for his pleasure.3.He is _____________ by all of us for his determination.4.At school you must ______________ your teachers.1. hate2. envied3. admired4. respect hate与envy表示反面的情感；hate程度最深，是“憎恨，厌恶”的意思；envy只是“嫉妒”；admire往往是因别人在某一方面很优秀而“敬佩，羡慕”；respect表示对长辈、师者的“尊敬”。
八、even ever even if/ even though even so1.He breaks his promise. _____________, I will still wait for him here.2.I will still wait for him _____________ he breaks his promise.3.Mike is diligent and David is __________more hard-working.4.David is working harder than __________.分析：1. Even so 2. even if/even though 3. even 4. ever even表示“甚至；更加”，为程度副词，常修饰比较级；ever表示“曾经”，构成固定词组than ever（比以往）和ever before（以前）；even if 与even though是连词短语，表示“即使”，后面引导状语从句；even so却本身就是一个句子，是状语从句的省略形式，所以后面不能再跟从句，只能用逗号点开，在后面接主句。
九、every each any either1.---- Which do you prefer, apples or oranges? ---- ________ will do.2.---- Is _________ student here? ---- No, Bob and Tim have asked for leave.3.__________ person with eyes will see that this is a snake.4.__________ of them has different opinions, so they can’t reach an agreement.分析：1. Either 2. every 3. Any 4. Each either表示两者之中的任何一个；every, each, any表示三个或三个中的以上任何一个。
every不能加of构成短语，every还隐含着“所有”的意思，强调全部；而each和any表示“每一个”，强调个体，any的语气比each要强烈一点十、exact particular special practical1. A lot of people were killed in the accident but no one knew the ________ number.2.At the meeting he put forward a ___________ suggestion.3.She is _____________ about the clothes and she never wears unfashionable ones.4.This is a ____________ present for you and I hope you will like it.分析：1. exact 2. practical 3. particular 4. special 这四个形容词意思各有侧重。
exact是“确切的，精确的”；practical“符合实际的”；particular意为“挑剔”；special是“专门的，特别的”。
注意在不同的语境下使用不同的单词。