初中英语动词词义辨析试题

Stephen Hawking has _______great success as a scientist．（　　）

A．

allowed

B．

achieved

C．

practiced

D．

promised

That's all I have to say．Is there anything you'd like to          ？（　　）

A．

talk

B．

require

C．

hold

D．

add

The price of vegetables             so quickly these days．

Oh，no，but I don' t think so．（　　）

A．

afford

B．

rises

C．

improves

D．

raise

I'm afraid I didn't ______ you． Could you repeat your words？（　　）

A．

believe

B．

follow

C．

please

D．

satisfy

I know what you are thinking about． I can ______ your mind from the look on your face．（　　）

A．

stay

B．

spare

C．

read

D．

attend

How about some more ice cream？

No，thanks．It's very good，but I have to _______ my weight，you know．（　　）

A．

prevent

B．

watch

C．

refuse

D．

keep

What did he say in his letter？Is everything OK with his father？

No idea．He didn't ________his parents in the letter．（　　）

A．

admire

B．

notice

C．

mention

D．

miss

Did you watch the football game yesterday？

Yes，I did．John is really a dark horse，Nobody _______him to go so far．（　　）

A．

wanted

B．

encouraged

C．

expected

D．

hoped

This beautiful poem by Li Bai is still popular today．It has        the test of time．（　　）

A．

failed

B．

stood

C．

taken

D．

made

Pay no attention to those who laugh at you． What ______ most is how you see yourself．（　　）

A．

drinks

B．

matters

C．

cares

D．

minds

Look， Cindy． The flowers in our classroom come out in one night．

That's fantastic! They are beautiful and colorful． They ______ nice．（　　）

A．

smells

B．

smell

C．

sounds

D．

sound

I was busy this morning and didn't have time to __________ my email．（　　）

A．

waste

B．

punish

C．

believe

D．

check

In summer vacation， I want to help parents ________ clothes in the square to make some money．

Good idea． It's also a good chance to know about the society．（　　）

A．

lend

B．

give

C．

sell

The performer ______ because there was too much noise coming from the crowd．（　　）

A．

continued

B．

relaxed

C．

stopped

D．

won

Mum likes______soap operas． Let's buy a TV for her．（　　）

A．

becoming

B．

watching

C．

looking

D．

smelling