(1) She sat and stared at the letter in front of her.
(2) May I sit here?
(3) Just sit still!

(1) crowded streets
(2) a crowded bar
(3) In the spring the place is crowded with skiers.

(1) Stop talking and listen!
(2) He was too distressed to talk...
(3) A teacher reprimanded a girl for talking in class...

(1) Clint is awful smart.
(2) the awful horrors of war
(3) [不可数名词]the sheer awfulness of the situation

(1) a chain/range of mountains
(2) to climb a mountain
(3) We spent a week walking in the mountains .

(1) a talk-show host
(2) Television talk show host Oprah Winfrey is third with 8 %.
(3) The TV channel was broadcasting a boring talk show.

(1) Let's return to camp.
(2) to pitch/make camp (= put up tents)
(3) to break camp (= to take down tents)

(1) the four corners of a square
(2) Write your address in the top right-hand corner of the letter.
(3) I hit my knee on the corner of the table.

(1) I've spent all my money already.
(2) She spent £100 on a new dress.
(3) The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.

(1) They arrived yesterday.
(2) I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday.
(3) Where were you yesterday morning?

(1) The streets of new york city are numbered in consecutive order.
(2) He worked mainly in new york city where living space is notoriously at a premium.
(3) He traded a job in new york city for the life of a cowboy.

(1) ...Harlem Park middle school...
(2) They recall the good buddies they used to have in middle school.
(3) He used to be a middle school teacher and official of autonomy state government.

(1) the central area of the brain
(2) The flat is very central─just five minutes from Princes Street.
(3) a central location

(1) He has brought much of the present crisis on himself...
(2) ...the government's present economic difficulties...
(3) ...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.

(1) Try to support each other when one of you is feeling down...
(2) I have been down since the injury happened...
(3) That's down to pure hard work.

(1) I remarked that I would go shopping that afternoon.
(2) All you ever want to do is go shopping!
(3) She could go shopping, and wax her legs.

(1) regular breathing
(2) a regular pulse/heartbeat
(3) A light flashed at regular intervals .

(1) to stay in bed
(2) ‘Do you want a drink? ’ ‘No, thanks, I can't stay. ’
(3) stay there and don't move!

(1) human/physical/economic/social geography
(2) a geography lesson/department/teacher/textbook
(3) a degree in geography

(1) a lake with an island in the middle
(2) He was standing in the middle of the room.
(3) The phone rang in the middle of the night.

(1) I recall: Which classmate have these initial consonant following in being surnamed?
(2) He made a profession of friendship to his classmate Mary.
(3) The boy standing there a classmate of mine.

(1) She went to visit relatives in Wales.
(2) The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment.
(3) You should visit your dentist at least twice a year.

(1) It was decided (that) the school should purchase new software.
(2) The case will be decided by a jury.
(3) The Appeal Court decided in their favour .

(1) Stop messing about , boys ! I'm trying to do some reading.
(2) I would rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them.
(3) Dont idle away your time; do some reading or something.

(1) an IQ/intelligence/aptitude test
(2) to take a test
(3) (British English)to do a test

(1) Can I make a suggestion ?
(2) Do you have any suggestions ?
(3) I'd like to hear your suggestions for ways of raising money.

(1) Two boys were in the street, tossing a baseball back and forth.
(2) I'm a few miles back from the border...
(3) Her hair was tied back...

(1) Who do you think will get (the) most votes?
(2) She had the most money of all of them.
(3) I spent most time on the first question.

(1) the theory and practice of teaching
(2) She's determined to put her new ideas into practice .
(3) common/current/standard practice

(1) cheap perfume/jewellery/shoes
(2) I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense.
(3) He's just a cheap crook.

(1) Who cooked this? It's delicious.
(2) the delicious coolness of the breeze
(3) deliciously creamy soup

(1) There is a toilet in the hutong across the road.
(2) Finding the restaurant is easy. It is right outside my hutong.
(3) Please arrive departure point on time and show your hutong ticket.

(1) Would you like to go for a walk with us?
(2) Let's go for a walk and give our minds a rest.
(3) It would be better to go for a walk than stay at home all alone.

(1) Just say yes or no.
(2) ‘Are you ready? ’ ‘no, I'm not. ’
(3) Sorry, the answer's no.

(1) She tried to stop herself from crying out.
(2) to cry out in fear/alarm/pain
(3) She cried out for help.

(1) in past years/centuries/ages
(2) in times past
(3) The time for discussion is past.

(1) You can have my ticket...
(2) When the police came, Larry had him by the ear and was beating his head against the pavement.
(3) The bridge is not as impressive as some guides would have you believe...

(1) a folk/love/pop, etc. song
(2) We sang a song together.
(3) The story is told through song and dance.

(1) irregular teeth
(2) an irregular outline
(3) irregular meals