本文講解的英語短語均來自中考英語真題，希望大家充分理解，完全記住，精準提分。
第1課
1. Sb happen to do something : 碰巧發生某事
A policeman happened to pass.
一個警察碰巧路過。
2. Sth happen to somebody : (不好的事情)某事發生在某人身上
A car accident happened to him this morning.
今天早上他出了車禍。
3. Force somebody to do something : 強迫某人做某事
His parents always forced him to do lots of homework.
他的父母總是強迫他做很多家庭作業。
4. Be forced to do something: 被強迫做某事
He was forced to do lots of homework by his parents
他被他父母強迫做很多作業。
第2課
1. Encourage somebody to do something : 鼓勵某人做某事
My father always encouraged me to face difficulty .
我父親總是鼓勵我面對困難。
2. Provide somebody with something : 向某人提供某物
My classmates always provide me with help.
我的同學總是幫助我。
3. Provide something for somebody: 向某人提供某物
Government has provided food and water for the poor.
政府為窮人提供了食物和水。
第3課
1. Refuse to do something： 拒絕做某事
He refused to keep his son at home.
他拒絕把兒子留在家裡。
2. Set off : (1)動身，啟程，出發；(2)引爆，點燃，觸發
He set off for the first time.
他第一次出發（旅遊）
He set off for Shanghai .
他出發去上海了。
people like to set off firecrackers and fireworks .
人們喜歡放鞭炮和煙火。
第5課
1. Be willing to do something：樂意做某事
He is willing to face hardship.
他願意面對困難。
2. At a cost : 付出代價
This victory came at a cost.
這一勝利是由代價的。
3. A huge amount of + 不可數名詞（謂語動詞用單數）: 大量
A huge amount of water is needed for those trees.
這些樹需要大量的水。
4. Amounts of + 不可數名詞(謂語動詞用複數)：大量的
Large amounts of money were spent on the school．
在學校上花了大量的錢。
第4課
1. Use something to do something: 用某物來做某物
Use wood to make paper
使用木頭製作紙張。
2. be used to do something : 被用來做某事
Wood was used to make paper
木頭被用來製作紙張。
3. Used to : 過去常常做某事
He used to play basketball in the morning .
他過去常常在早上打籃球。
4. be /get used to doing something： 習慣於做某事
The boy was used to swimming;
這個男孩習慣了遊泳。
5. be/get used to something ： 習慣了某事
The boy was used to the water;
這個男孩習慣了這些水。