2018中考英語考前錯題本 （B字母篇）
before long long before
before long是"不久"之意，例如：i shall go to america before long. 而long before則是"很久很久"之意，如：we knew this teacher long before w e saw him. (我們在看到這位老師之前很久就知道他了。)
begin
［誤］ the meeting will begin from monday.
［正］ the meeting will begin on monday.
［誤］ the film has begun for ten minutes.
［正］ the film has been on for ten minutes.
［析］ begin是瞬間動詞，所以它的完成時態不能接表示一段時間的狀語，如：the film has begun. 這句話是對的，即"電影已經開始"。但要講已經開始10分鐘了則要用has been on即"上演了10分鐘"。
begin start
begin與start兩詞后面加不定式或動名詞都可以，且意思并無區別，但在表達習慣時接動名詞的用法較多，如：how old wern you when you first started learning english?但這兩個詞的進行時態中則多用不定式，如：i was beginning to get hungry. 但如果句子的主語是物而不是人，則多用不定式，如：the ice began to melt. it started to get dark before we got to school. 當動詞是表達某種心理狀態時，要用不定式，如：the student began to understand his mistakes.
［誤］ they study hard i n the class from the beginning to the end.
［正］ they study hard in the class from beginning to end.
［析］ from beginning to end是習慣用法，即自始至終，不要加冠詞，但如單獨使用則要加冠詞，例如：at the beginning,the teacher gave us an exam.
behind
［誤］ he missed the class because he was behind t he time.
［正］ he missed the class because he was behind time.
［析］ behind time一短語意為"晚了"，而behind the times意為"落后于時代"。behind是介詞同時又是副詞，如come out from behind the door(介詞). he's a long way behind(副詞). he fell behind with his classmates(副詞).
below
［誤］ what's that below the chair.
［正］ what's that under the chair.
［析］ under意為"正下方"，而below意為"比……低"，或指"在下游"。如：there is a fall below the river. (河的下游有一個瀑布。)其反義詞為over，如：there is a big plane flying over the city. 但在"下面的例子"一表達語中則要用the example below, 而不要用under.
beside
［誤］ the students stood besides the teacher.
［正］ the students stood beside the teacher.
［誤］ i study english beside chinese.
［正］ i study english besides chinese.
［析］ beside意為"在……旁邊"，而besides是"除……以外(還如何)"。
beside by near
beside意為"在……旁"，如：there is a tall tree beside the river. by多指"倚、靠"、"沿著"之意，如：she is standing by the window. near多用來表示兩地間距離不遠，如：there is a post office near our school.