Question

同义句转换, 每空一词。

1.The boy could play the violin at the age of 8.

The boy ____  ____  to play the violin at the age of 8.

2.My elder brother looked after his pet well.

My elder brother took ____  ____ of his pet.

3.How heavy is the Eiffel Tower?

How ____  does the Eiffel Tower ____?

4.Lucy likes to spend time shopping alone.

Lucy likes to spend time shopping ____ her ____.

5.Alice was so tall that she couldn’t go through the hole.

Alice was not ____ ____ to go through the hole.

Answer

1. was able

2. good care

3. much weigh

4. on own

5. short enough

【解析】

1.句意：这个男孩在八岁时就会弹小提琴。

保持句意和时态不变。could能、会，近义词was/were able to do，能、会，结合主语the boy，故答案为(1). was (2). able。

2.句意：我哥哥很好地照顾他的宠物。

保持句意不变。look after…well照顾得好，近义短语为take good care of…，故答案为(1). good (2). care 。

3.句意：埃菲尔铁塔多重？

保持句意不变。“埃菲尔铁塔多重？”也可以用“埃菲尔铁塔重多少”来表达。用“动词weigh称……重量；how much多少”来完成句子，故答案为(1). much (2). weigh。

4.句意：Lucy喜欢独自一人花时间购物。

保持句意不变。alone独自、单独，近义词组是on one’s own，独自地，故答案为(1). on (2). own

5.句意：Alice是那么的高以至于她不能通过这个洞。

保持句意不变。“Alice是那么的高以至于她不能通过这个洞”也可以用“Alice不够矮来通过这个洞”来表达。足够地enough，修饰形容词short 后置，故答案为(1). short (2). enough。