作者：吳安運
一、private, personal
1. I won't tell you about it, for it's ________ .
2. He made a ________ appearance at the meeting.
參考答案與簡析：1. private 2. personal
這兩個詞都有"私自的；個人的"之意。區(qū)別在于：private有"私立的；非公開的；秘密的"的意思；而personal沒有。但是，personal有"親自的；本人的"的意思，相當于in person。
二、possible, likely, probable
1. She is ________ to stay here for a few days.
2. It's ________ for me to go home at four.
3. It is ________ that he forgot all about it.
參考答案與簡析：1. likely 2. possible 3. probable / possible / likely
這三個詞都有"可能的"之意，但用法不同。possible 可用于 It is possible (for sb.) to do sth. 或 It is possible that... 句型中，但當其作表語時，通常不用人作主語。 likely 既可用人也可用物作主語，還可用于 It is likely that... 句型中，但通常不能說 It is likely for sb. to do sth.。probable 在作表語時，通常不用人或不定式作主語，只用于It is probable that...句型中。
三、in common, in general, in particular, in short
1. ________ boys like sports more than girls.
2. The man, ________ , is not to be trusted.
3. They have nothing ________ with one another.
4. I noticed his eyes ________ , because they were very big.
參考答案與簡析：1. In general 2. in short 3. in common 4. in particular in common (with)意思是"（與）......有共同之處；(和......)一樣"。 in general意思是"大體上；通常；一般說來"。 in particular = particularly意思是"特別；尤其"。 in short意思是"簡單地說；總之"。
四、store, save, keep
1. He was out of work. He had ________ no money.
2. I have ________ the old letters all the time.
3. We had to ________ all this while we were away. 4. Will you the papers for me?
5. They are ________ for a house.
參考答案與簡析：
1. saved 2. kept 3. store 4. keep 5. saving
三個詞都有"存"的含義。store 是及物動詞，有"儲藏；儲存"的意思，一般強調在一個空間范圍內的保管和收藏。 save 既可以作及物動詞也可以作不及物動詞，多指貨幣的儲蓄。 keep 也有"保存"的意思，與 store 比較，它并不強調特定的地點和場所，是由"保留"的意思引申而來的。