73 ．take one’s place / take the place of / take place
take one’s place：就座，就位。相当于take one’s seat。
例357：Please take your places; we are ready to begin our class .请坐，我们准备上课了
take sb’s place / take the place of sb：替代 某人 。
例358：The manager is going on business . Who can take his place ?经理要出差，谁可以顶替他？
=Who can take the place of the manager ?谁可以顶替经理？
例359：Nothing can take the place of a wheel. 没有什么能取代轮子。
take place：发生，举行。无被动结构。
例360：Great changes have taken place in my hometown in the past five years .在过去的五年里，我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。
例361：A class meeting is to take place tomorrow afternoon .明天下午要开班会。
74 ．try to do / manage to do
try to do：试图、企图做某事 未必成功 。相当于attempt to do。
例362：They tried to push the door open but failed .他们试图推开门，但失败了
manage to do：成功、设法做某事。相当于succeed in doing。
例363：I just managed to get there in time .我好不容易才及时赶到那里。
例364：In spite of the storm he managed to get here in time .尽管有暴风雨，他还是设法及时赶到了这里。
You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. 你要在必须做的事情上成功。
75 ．visit / call / see / drop in
visit：拜访，访问；参观。可表示正式的访问或朋友间或亲戚间的拜访。
例365：At present they are visiting all parts of the country .目前，他们正在全国各地访问
see 看望，探望。用于非正式的而且是熟人之间的拜访。
例366：“I’ve just arrived by train ” she said “I’m coming to see you ”“我刚坐火车来，”她说，“我来看你。”
call：拜访，走访。call on接某人作宾语，call at接某地作宾语。
例367：I called on him yesterday but he could not help us .我昨天拜访过他，但他帮不了我们，
例368：He called at every house in the street once a month 。他每月到街上的每户人家拜访一次。
drop in：顺便走访。drop in on接某人当宾语，drop in at接某地当宾语。
例369：On our way home we dropped in on the Greens 在回家的路上，我们顺便走访了格林一家。比较：
例370：On our way home we dropped in at the Greens’。在回家的路上，我们顺便走访了格林家。
76 ．wait / expect
wait：等待。指动作上等待。
例371：Wait a moment please! I'll be with you right away. 请等一等，我即刻就来。
例372：I have been waiting for him for half an hour .我等了他半个小时了
expect：等待，期盼。指心理上期盼。
例373：We are expecting a letter from Li Hua .我们正在等李华的来信。
例374：Father has been expecting you .爸爸一直在等你
77 ．win / beat / defeat
win：赢，获得。指赢得比赛或奖项。
例375：Class One won in the match .一班在比赛中获胜
例376：Class One won the match .一班赢了这场比赛
例377：Class One won the first prize .一班得了一等奖
beat：击败，战胜。指战胜对手。
例378：Class One beat Class Two in the match .一班在比赛中打败了二班
defeat：击败，战胜 常指比较激烈场合，如战争 ；使失败 指希望、计划等 。
例379：The North defeated the south in the American Civil war. 在美国内战中，北方打败了南方。
例380：Our hopes were defeated at last .我们的希望终于破灭了
例381：I defeated him in the contest and won the prize .I beat him in the contest and won the prize .我在比赛中打败了他并获得了奖品
78 ．would / used to do / be used to / get used to
would：习惯于。只可表示过去的习惯性动作，不表示过去存在的状态。
例382：I would get up early and go fishing .我会早起去钓鱼
例383：Sometimes we would sit and listen to her play the piano ．有时我们坐下来听她弹钢琴。
used to：过去一向，曾经，在时间上主要是同现在对比，暗含“现在已不这样了”的意思；其后既可接表示动作的动词，也可接表示认知或状态的动词。其后接动词原形。
例384：My elder brother used to be in the army .我哥哥以前在军队里 此处不用would
be used to：习惯于 常表示现在的习惯性动做或状态；其后接动词-ing形式 ；被用于 其后接动词原形 。
例385：I used to live in the country. but now I’m used to living in the city .我以前住在乡村，但现在我习惯了住在城市
例386：The skin of snakes is used to make some kinds of musical instruments .蛇皮被用于制作多种乐器。
get used to: 习惯于。其后接名词或动词-ing形式。
例387：Have you got used to the food ? Have you got used to living here ?你习惯了这些食物吗？你习惯住在这里吗？
1 ．accident / incident / event
accident：事故。通常指意外事件，偶发事件。
例388：Twenty people were killed in the railway accident .二十人在铁路事故中丧生
例389：It was quite an accident 这完全是偶然事件。
incident：事件。尤指与较为重大的事件相比显得不重要的事件；它还用以表示引起国际争端或战争等的历史事件。
例390：This is only a common incident 。这只是一个常见的事件
例391：The Lugouqiao Incident occurred on July seventh nineteen thirty-seven。卢沟桥事件发生在一九三七年七月七日。
event：大事件，大记事；比赛项目。
例392：Another earthquake struck Indonesia . Thousands of journalists were sent to cover the event. 另一场地震袭击了印度尼西亚。数千名记者被派去报道这一事件。
例393：Which events have you entered for 你参加了哪几项比赛？