12. stand, tolerate, bear

         stand 持久, 经受 (to put up with)

         tolerate忍受, 容忍, 允许（to permit）

         bear 负担, 忍受 (to be able to tolerate something or handle something, usually something that is difficult)

They ______ the test of time, but they didn’t ______ the test of money.

The ice is too thin to _______ your weight.

We can’t ______ his rudeness.

11. stay, remain, continue,

         stay 暂住, 维持, 

         remain保持, 逗留, 剩余, 残存

         continue继续, 连续, 延伸

I went to the city, but my brother ________ at home.

According to the weather report, the weather will ________ fine till this weekend.

How can you _______ so cool, calm and collected after such a hot argument?

Can you _______ behind to give me a hand?

They are divorced and they ________ friends.

10. hope, wish, expect,

         hope希望, 盼望, 期待, 信赖 hope to do / that

         wish希望, 想要, 但愿, 祝贺 wish (sb) to do that (虚拟)

         expect期待, 预期, 盼望, 指望, <口>(料)想, 认为 expect (sb) to do / that

My mother _________ me home at midnight every day.

I ________ I were 30 years younger.

I _______ you'll be better soon.

9. make, do

         make做；制造；创造(to produce sth or to cause sth to appear); make it = be successful

         do 做，干，进行；忙(to perform an action)

         perform 做(比do正式)，履行, 执行, 表演, 演出

Can you _____　me a cup of tea, please?

It’s silly for me to ______ the same mistake again.

The doctor is busy _______ an operation on a patient. 

She’ll never ________ it as an actress.

8. solve, settle,

         solve解决, 解答(to find an answer or solution to)

         settle 解决(to reach an agreement about sth, to end an argument), 决定, 整理, 支付, 使平静, 安放, 使定居, 安排,

They _______ the dispute without going to court.

The police are trying to _______ the crime.

7. bury, hide

         bury  埋葬, 掩埋, 隐藏(cover something up, to put something on top of)

         hide  隐藏, 掩藏, 隐瞒, 掩饰(putting something somewhere so you can not find it)

He could not ________ his embarrassment.

She ______ her feelings.

Many men were ________ underground when there was an accident at the mine.

The students are ________ themselves in their studies.

6. buy, take, get, offer

buy买  buy sb sth 给某人买某物； buy sth for (具体钱数)花……钱买东西；sth for buy off行贿；用钱疏通 (= buy over); buy out买下所有权; buy up全部买进

         take所需，必备，花费：It takes sb st to do sth.

         get买；购买

        offer出价, 出售

         spend花（时间, 钱） sb spends time / money on sth / (in) doing sth

Just a minute, it won't ________ me long to change.

It _________ money to live in that town. 

He _________ me 300 dollars for that television.

How long do you ______ doing your homework every day?

5. wear, put on, pull on, have on,

         wear （表状态）穿着；佩戴；留蓄; wear out用坏，用破; 疲乏，疲倦

         put on （表动作）穿上, 把...放在上, 装出, 假装, 增加, 欺骗, 添上, 使靠...维持生命

         pull on（表动作）穿, 戴, 继续拉

         have on (表状态)穿着, 戴着, 在手头, 使上钩

Those who ______ long hair are studying art.

4. look, see, watch, observe, glance, stare, glare,

         look vi.看, 注意, 朝着, 好象, 显得vt. 打量, 注视, 用眼神(或脸色)表示, 期待

         see 看, 看见, 了解, 领会, 注意, 留心, 经历, 阅历

         watch 看, 注视, 照顾, 监视, 警戒, 守护, 看守,等待

         observe观察, 观测, 遵守, 评述, 说

         glance扫视, 匆匆一看glance at

         stare 凝视, 盯着看stare at

         glare怒目而视；瞪眼 glare at

He _________ at the word trying to remember what it meant.

They were ___________ entering the bank.

When and how do you ________ Martin Luther King Jr Day?

She _________ her moment to cross the road.

3. listen, hear, sound,

         listen 听，listen to

         hear 听到, 听说, 听取, 

         sound 发出声音, 回响, 测深, 听起来; 使发声, 宣告, 听诊;

His explanation ________ all right.

You should ____________ the teacher if you want to learn.