复习Unit Festivals a.docVIP

take place / happen / occur / come about / break out 1). Great changes have _________ (发生) in our hometown during the past ten years. 2). _____________________ (我突然想起) I saw him on my way home yesterday. 3). I _________ (碰巧) to see your sister crying on my way to school yesterday. I was in such a hurry that I had no time to ask what had happened ________ (介词) her? 4). When the Second World War _________ (爆发), Tom was only a newborn infant. 5). I’ ll never understand how it _________ (发生) that you were late three times a week. 6). A big earthquake _________ (发生) in the south of China last year. 答案：1). taken place 2). It occurred to me that 3). happened; to 4). broke out 5). came about 6). occurred / happened take place表示“发生、举行、举办”，一般指非偶然性事件的“发生”，即这种事件的发生一定有某种原因或事先的安排。 happen作“发生、碰巧”解，一般用于偶然或突发性事件。 occur作“发生、想到、突然想起”解，其意义相当于happen。 come about表示“发生、产生”，多指事情已经发生了，但还不知道为什么，常用于疑问句和否定句。 break out意思为“发生、爆发”，常指战争、灾难、疾病、火灾或者争吵等事件的发生，也可以表示突然大声叫喊等。 celebrate / congratulate 1). We all ________ Jessica on her winning the first prize in the writing competition. 2). At Christmas the people in the western countries will ________ the birth of Jesus. 3). Let’s hold a party to ________ your birthday and at the same time ________ you _______ your passing the examination. 答案： 1). congratulated 2). celebrate 3). celebrate; congratulate; on celebrate“庆祝”，后面跟某个节日或物。 congratulate“祝贺”，一般搭配为congratulate sb. on (doing)sth.“祝贺某人某事”。 gather / collect 1). The dustmen ________ the rubbish once a week. 2). A group of people were ________ at the accident spot. 3). She ________ up her scattered belongings and left. 4). So when did you start ________ antique glass? 答案： 1). collect 2). gathering/(collecting) 3). gathered/collected 4). Collecting gather 用途较广泛，可用于人、物或无形的抽象事物，如人群的集合，食品、财产、文件、书籍等的收集。强调将分散的东西收集在一起。 collect 强调为了研究目的而做的有鉴别、有计划的收集，并指为了爱好而做的有条理的安排，对某些事物进行逐渐的收集 这两词用不及物动词时用，常可互换，都表 “ 聚集；聚拢 ” award / reward 1). They ________ John the first prize in the contest.