1. be busy with sth. be busy doing sth.

He pretended to be busy with some work.

She was busy doing her housework when I went to see her.

2. the weather report

wet ; dry ; cloudy ; rainy ; snowy ; sunny ; fine ; mild ; …

3. sow – sowed – sown

sow seed ; sow cabbage seed ; sow wheat ; sow grass ; …

As a man sows, he shall reap.

4. research n. v.

research center ; research workers ;

spend time on research into agriculture

do research on this subject

carry out a research into the causes of the disease

The scientists researched ( into ) the causes of the disease.

He is researching into the reading problems of young school children.

researcher

5. Then he said that they should be hung up to dry.

hang --- hung --- hung

( vt. ) She hung a picture on the wall.

Hang your raincoat in the hall.

( vi. )

Pictures are hanging on every wall.

About it hung an oil painting by Picasso.

I asked the boy if he had been to school; he hung his head and didn’t answer.

hang --- hanged --- hanged

He hanged himself.

He was hanged for murder.

The murderer was hanged this morning.

6. knock … out of …

knock at the door ; knock down this old house

knock into sth. / sb. ; knock sb. on the head

…

7. point out one’s mistakes

He pointed out that there are some grammar mistakes in the article.

point to the building

It’s rude to point at people.

8. turn over

vt. A big wave turned over the fishing boat.

vi. The glass on the table turned over.

turn to sb. ( for advice ) ; turn to a dictionary ; turn to P. 88

If he doesn’t turn up (= arrive )soon, we shall have to go without him.

9. include ; included ; including

The price of the book includes postage.

There are 52 people in the classroom, including the teacher.

… , the teacher included.

10. go against nature ;

go against one’s will

11. A works as hard as B.

A works harder than B.

A works less hard than B.

12. deep ; deeply

The well is 10 metres deep.

I was deeply moved by his deed.