关于used to的意义和用法
used to （只有过去时形式，没有现在时形式）表示过去习惯动作或状态，这种情况现已不复存在。例如：
He used to smoke a lot， but he has long given up smoking.
在否定陈述句或否定疑问句中，用didn‘t use to或usedn’t to均可：
He didn‘t use to smoke cigarettes.
He usedn‘t to smoke cigarettes.
Didn‘t Maria use to be interested in the theatre？
Usedn‘t Maria to be interested in the theatre？
在肯定疑问句中也可有两种形式：
Used you to go to the same school as Edward？
Did you use to go to the same school as Edward？
近义词辨析
use， apply， avail， employ， utilize
这组词均含有“使用”或“利用”之意。
use强调利用人或物作为工具。
He used up all his resources in experimenting with the new paint.他为实验新的涂料，花光了一切钱财。
Apply 指把某物或某种方法、原理等加以应用。
We should not only know the theory but also know how to apply it to practice.我们不仅要知道理论，还要知道怎样把理论应用于实践。
avail指使用就近的或他人给予的东西，或使别人为自己提供服务。
I don‘t think complaints will avail you much.我觉得抱怨对你没多大用处。
We avail ourselves of every opportunity to speak English.我们利用一切机会讲英语。
employ指使用未被利用的东西；用于人时表示雇用。
He doesn‘t know how to employ his energy and time.他不知道该怎么利用他的精力和时间。
utilize指充分发挥某物的作用，使无用的东西变有用，或使人或物有新用途。
She hopes to utilize her artistic talents in the job.她希望在工作中发挥她的艺术才能。
全真模拟试题
1. My pain ______ apparent the moment I walked into the room， for the first man I met asked sympathetically： “Are you feeling all right？”A. must be B. must have been C. had been D. had to be
2. It is only when you nearly lose someone ______ fully conscious of how much you value him.
A. do you become B. then you become
C. that you become D. have you become
3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth， ______ the
atmosphere.
A. as it is B. so is C. the same as D. and so is
4. While driving along the treacherous road， ______。
A. my right rear tyre blew out
B. my right rear tyre had a blowout
C. I had a blownout on my right rear tyre
D. I had my right rear tyre blowout
5. Jean Wagner‘s most enduring contribution to the study of AfroAmerican poetry
is his insistence that it ______ in a religious， as well as worldly， frame of reference.
A. is to be analysed B. has been analysed
C. be analysed D. should have been analysed
6.______ there is little we can do to modify the weather， we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.
A. Since B. When C. While D. Unless
7. This organization brought Western artists together in the hope of ma
king more of an impact on the art community ______ any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women.
A. rather than B. rather C. than D. other than
8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought
them ______ suffering and poverty.
A. anything but B. nothing but
C. none other than D. no more than
9. After ______ seemed an endless wait， it was her turn to step into the doctor‘s office.
A. it B. that C. what D. which
10. The board deemed it‘s urgent that these files ______
right away.
A. had to be printed B. should have been printed
C. must be printed D. should be printed
11. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ______
of it at all.
A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. interpretation
12. You should have your eyes tested every year in case the ______
of your spectacles need changing.
A. lenses B. glasses C. sights D. crystals
13. The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be ______ with the students and their parents.
A. recognized B. popular C. favorable D. fascinated
14. By cutting down trees we ______ the natural home of birds and animals.
A. harm B. hurt C. injure D. damage
15. Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a ______ if approached with enthusiasm.
A. prize B. reward C. refund D. bonus
16. The trade unions in this industry are ______ any reduction in wages.
A. objecting against B. opposed to
C. reacted to D. resisting against
17. She was teaching me ______ you would teach a younger child to speak the language.
A. the way B.in the way C. a way D. to the way
18. The Brownings have not ______ yet and I doubt whether they will come.
A turned in B. turned out C.turned up D. turned to
19. We went on a（n） ______ to the mountain yesterday.
A.excursion B. trip C. tour D. travel
20. When Sarah and I ______ on an article for the school newspaper， we found it difficult to work together.
