Ⅱ Cloze test: Analogies.
Using analogies requires you to identify relations between words. The relations can be synonyms, antonyms, etc.
e.g. Q: What is the relation between these two words? Sparrow and bird.
A: A sparrow is a kind of bird.
Now look at the complete analogy and notice how the second set of words reflect the relations.
The chart below shows some other kinds of relations.
| Analogy | Example |
| item (项目；物品) : category (类别) | chair: furniture |
| item (项目；物品) : purpose (用途) | ruler: measure |
| worker (工人) : tool (工具) | writer: pencil |
| worker (工人) : product (产品) | baker: bread |
| part (部分) : whole (整体) | finger: hand |

Consider the relation between the first two words. Then choose the correct answer.
() 1. add: subtract; come:
A. sum B. go C. travel D. divide
() 2. hour: day; second:
A. week B. clock C. time D. minute
() 3. apple: fruit; broccoli (西兰花) :
A. green B. sour C. vegetable D. dinner
() 4. oven: cook; pencil:
A. hot B. write C. pen D. paper
() 5. tighten: loosen; empty:
A. build B. end C. fill D. nail

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1. "add"（加）和"subtract"（减）是反义词，"come"（来）的反义词是"go"（去），选B。
2. "hour"（小时）是"day"（天）的组成部分，"second"（秒）是"minute"（分钟）的组成部分，选D。
3. "apple"（苹果）属于"fruit"（水果）类别，"broccoli"（西兰花）属于"vegetable"（蔬菜）类别，选C。
4. "oven"（烤箱）的用途是"cook"（烹饪），"pencil"（铅笔）的用途是"write"（书写），选B。
5. "tighten"（拧紧）和"loosen"（松开）是反义词，"empty"（空的）的反义词是"fill"（填满），选C。