专业四级辅导：关于usedto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didnt use to或usednt to均可： He didnt use to smoke cigarettes. He usednt to smoke cigarettes. Didnt Maria use to be interested in the theatre? Usednt 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 dont 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 doesnt 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。专业四级辅导：关于usedto的意义和用法（模拟题）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 beenC. had been D. had to be2. 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 become3. 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 outB. my right rear tyre had a blowoutC.I had a blownout on my right rear tyreD. I had my right rear tyre blowout5. Jean Wagners 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 analysed6._ 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. Unless7.This organization brought Western artists together in the hope ofmaking more of an impact on the artcommunity _ any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women. A. rather than B.rather C. Than D. other than8. 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 than9. After _ seemed an endless wait,it was her turn to step into the doctors office. A.it B.that C.what D. which10. The board deemed its urgent that these files _right away. A. had to be printed B. should have been printed C. must be printed D. should be printed11. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any _of it at all. A. Explanation B. Meaning C. Sense D. interpretation12. You should have your eyes tested every year in case the _ofyour spectacles need changing. A. Lenses B.glasses C.sights D.crystals13. The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be _ with the students and their parents. A. Recognized B. Popular C. Favorable D. fascinated14. By cutting down trees we _ the natural home of birds and animals. A. Harm B. Hurt C. Injure D. damage15. Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a _ if approached with enthusiasm. A. Prize B. Reward C.refund D. bonus16. The trade unions in this industry are _ any reduction in wages. A. objecting against B. opposed to C. reacted to D.resisting against17. 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 way18. The Brownings have not _ yet and I doubt whether they will come. A turned B. turned out C.turned up D. turned to19.We went on a(n) _ to the mountain yesterday.