Confusing Words (1) - Pre-SUEC (2)

CONFUSING
WORDS (1)

Multiple Choice

1.    Despite all his friends’ __________, he bought that twenty-year-old used car.

• advice

• advising

• advices

• advises

Despite all his friends’ advice, he bought that twenty-year-old used car.

​ADVICE: 劝告 (uncountable noun) 名词

ADVISE: 劝告 (verb) 动词 - 可以 +s / +ed / +ing

Multiple Choice

2.    I prefer the second option - ________ advantages are simplicity and cheapness.

• it

• it's

• its

• their

I prefer the second option - its advantages are simplicity (简单) and cheapness.

ITS: 它的

IT'S: it is / it was / it has
e.g. It's been raining for two hours.

Multiple Choice

3.    There were ___________ people here this time than there were at the last concert.

• few

• less

• fewer

• a few

There were fewer people here this time than there were at the last concert.

less: 比较少 = only for uncountable nouns
(water / money / information...)
e.g. I have less information than Jane.

FEWER: 比较少 = only for countable nouns
(students / friends / complaints...)
e.g. I have fewer books than Jane.

Multiple Choice

4.     4. A great ___________ of students participated in the charity run last week.  

• amount

• number

• amounts

• numbers

A great number of students participated in the charity run last week.

a ___ AMOUNT OF: 一些 = only for uncountable nouns
(water / money / information...)
e.g. There is a small amount of money.

A ___ NUMBER OF: 一些 = only for countable nouns
(students / friends / complaints...)
e.g. There are a small number of books.

Multiple Choice

4. 5.    If you really work hard, I’m confident you will __________.

• successful

• success

• successed

• succeed

If you really work hard, I'm confident you will succeed.

success: noun 名词 e.g. His success is due to his hard work.

succeed: = verb 动词 (可以 +s / +ed / +ing) e.g. He finally succeeded last year.


successful: = adjective 形容词 e.g. He was finally successful last year.