( )②My mother came up with a good idea which we all agreed to.

A. thought about B. thought up C. thought hard

【2013黑龙江绥化】19. - It is too noisy here. I can't stand it.

- Me, too. We have to________ new ways to solve the problem.

A. catch up with B. keep up with C. come up with

5. Oh , what did they ask you to help out with? 哦，他们让你帮助做些什么？

【解析】help out 帮助； 帮助......出来

help sb. out 使某人脱离困境

【2013山东青岛】24. He ______ plenty of money to the people in the earthquake

area ______.

　A. put out, to work out well B. handed out, help them out

　C gave out, work out well D. gave away; to help them out

6. They told me stories about the past and how things used to be.

他们给我讲过去的故事，并告诉我过去事情是什么样子的。

【解析1】 (1) use v.使用→useful adj. 有用的 use up 用完

　　　Studying English is__________(use).

(2) use sth to do sth 用某物做某事

We use Internet __________(find) information.

(3) used to do sth 过去常常做某事，表示过去做过的事现在已经不做，只用于过去时态。

①My mother used_________（tell）us story when we were young.

( ) ②He used to ____short and ____ short hair when he was young.

A. have; be B. be; have C. be; be D. have; have

　　(4) be /get used to doing sth 习惯于做某事

My grandpa is used ___________(live) in country.

　　(5) be used to do sth 被用来做某事=be used for doing sth

①Stamps is used ____________(post) letters.

( ) ②My brother used to _____ up late, but now he is used to ___ up early.

A. get ;get B. getting; get C. get; getting D. getting; getting

( ) ③ Keys are used ___ the door.

A. to open B. to opening C. open D. opening

【记】 He used to wear glasses . But now he is used to wearing contact lenses.

他以前常戴（框架）眼镜，但现在习惯戴隐形眼镜。

7. That sounds interesting. 那听起来挺有趣。

【解析】sound (1)n声音 We heard a strange sound.

【辨析】Sound/noise/voice

⑴sound(n.)指自然界中所有的声音，可指悦耳的声音也可指噪音。

⑵noise一般指很响的，刺耳的声音，即喧闹，嘈杂声等。

③voice指人通过发音器官发出的声音（包括说话，唱歌等）。