1. burn down/burn out/burn upburn down (火势)减弱，(被)焚毁；burn out烧尽，熄灭；burn up 被烧掉(毁)，烧得更旺。
2. how often/how long/how far/how soonhow often有"多久一次"的意思，是对做某事的频率提问。
对how often 的回答一般是：twice a year/three times a week。
how long表示 "时间多久或物体多长"，表示时间时侧重指 "一段时间"。
对how long的回答一般是时间段，如for three days。
how far 是提问"路程有多远"，询问距离的，还可以表示程度。
how soon表示 "多久 之后"，主要用来对表示将来的一段时间提问。
对how soon的回答一般是：in + 时间段，如in two days/in five years。
转载请注明出处：天星教育试题调研《考前抢分必备》【真题回放】Students are always interested in findingout______they can go with a new teacher。
(2008·安徽卷)A. how farB. how soon C how often D how long答案： A3. call at/call back/call for/call in/call on/call upcall at (a place) 访问(某地);call back 回电话; call for (公开)要求，需要; call in 要求退回，召来;call on 邀请，请求; call up 使回忆起，使想起。
4. come about/come across/come off/come out/come true/come upcome about 发生;come across(偶然)遇见;come off 能被去掉(或除去)；come out出版，发行; come true变为现实，实现;come up 长出地面，升起。
【真题回放】—Have you______some new ideas?—Yeah. I’ll tell you later. (2007·江苏卷)A. come aboutB. come intoC. come up withD. come out with答案： C5. cut down/cut off/cut through/cut up/cut incut down砍倒，削减；cut off打断，中断(供给)；cut through开辟(出路或通道)；cut up(严重地)割伤，打伤，切碎；cut in插嘴。
6. break out/break down/break away from/break into/break off/break through/break upbreak out爆发；break down出故障，坏掉；break away from突然挣脱，逃脱；break into强行闯入；break off中断，断开；break through克服，战胜;break up拆开，打散。
7. bring in/bring up/bring aboutbring in引入，赚得；bring up抚养，养育；bring about导致，引起。
8. run out/go out/give out/leave outrun out用完，耗尽；go out外出交际，送出，发出；give out用完，耗尽，停止运转; leave out省去，遗漏，不包括。
转载请注明出处：天星教育试题调研《考前抢分必备》【真题回放】—I’m still working on my project.—Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is______. (2008·江苏卷)A. running outB. going outC. giving outD. losing out答案： A9. get along with/get back/get close to/get down to/get in touch with/get off/get throughget along with与……相处；get back回去，返回；get close to接近；get down to开始做…… get in touch with与……联系(接触)；get off 脱下；get through顺利通过(考试等)，拨通(电话)。
【真题回放】It’s going to rain. Xiao Feng, will you please help me ______ the clothes on the line? (2008·陕西卷)A. get offB. get backC. get inD. get on答案： C10. go away/go against/go ahead/go bad/go off/go on doing/go on with/go upgo away 走开，离家外出，消失；go against 违反，与……不符(或相反)；go ahead 走在前面，先走；go bad (食物)变坏，坏掉；go off 离开(尤指去做某事); go on doing sth. 继续干某事，不停地干某事; go on with sth。
(尤指停顿或中断之后)继续做某事; go up (价格，温度等)上涨，上升。
11.keep back/keep fit/keep in touch with/keep on/keep up with/keep outkeep back 保留; keep fit 保持健康; keep in touch with 与…… 保持联系; keep on 继续;keep up with跟上，并驾齐驱；keep out 不进入，留在外面。
12. take after/take apart/take away/take down/take on/take off/take up/take over/take in动词take的相关短语也是高频短语，常见的有：take after (外貌或行为)像(父或母)；take apart 拆卸，拆开(机器等);take away 解除，消除(感情、痛苦等);take down 拆掉，拆卸，误认为;take on 呈现，雇佣，承担(责任);take off 取消，脱下(衣帽等);take up 占用(时间)，占据(空间)，开始从事；take over 接管，接手;take in 留宿，收留，吸入。
【真题回放】 After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside(2008·全国卷Ⅰ)A. set outB. took overC. took upD. set up答案： C13. turn down/turn... into.../turn off/turn out/turn up/turn overturn down 关小，把……调低；turn ... into ... 把……变成…… turn off 关掉(水、电、收音机等)；turn out 证明是，结果是；turn up 到达，偶然出现；turn over 转动，翻身。
【真题回放】— What are you reading, Tom?—I’m not really reading, just ______ the pages。
(2008·全国卷Ⅱ)A. turning offB. turning aroundC. turning overD. turning up答案： C14. die of/die from/die down/die outdie of死于(内在原因，如疾病等)；die from死于(外在原因，如事故等)；die down 逐渐变弱，逐渐平息；die out灭绝。
15.give away/give off/give out/give in to/give backgive away 捐赠，分发，泄露；give off 发出，放出(气味、热、光等)；give out发出，用完；give in to 向…… 投降，让步； give back 使恢复，归还。
16. hold on/hold out/hold back/hold uphold on(电话用语)等一下，别挂断；hold out坚持，抵抗，提供机会；hold back隐瞒；hold up推迟，耽搁。
【真题回放】— If Peter there?—______ , please. I’ll see if I can find him for you.(2008·江苏卷)A. Hold up B Hold on C Hold out D Hold off答案： B17. look into/look through/look on/look out/look down onlook into调查；look through快速查看；look on旁观；look out当心；look down on轻视，瞧不起。
18.make up/make out/make no sense/make up for/make the most ofmake up构成，化妆；make out理解，明白(事理)；make no sense没有意义；make up for弥补； make the most of充分利用。
19.pay back/pay off/pay forpay back(向某人)还钱；pay off付清；pay for 为……付费。
20.pick up/pick outpick up 拿起，(为某人)收拾，(开车)接人，接收(信号、声音、图像等)，(偶然)学会；pick out 精心挑选，辨别出。
21. since then / from then on / ever since / ever beforesince then意为 "从那时以来"，通常与动词的现在完成时连用，指从过去某一时刻起到现在为止的一段时间。