value
作名词
①意为“价值”，valuable“有价值的”。
（例：You may exchange it for something of similar value.）
②意为“重要性”。（例：A lot of teenagers place a high value on being popular.）
③意为“价值观”。（例：The countries of South Asia also share many common values.）
作动词
①意为“重视；珍视”。（例：She values the time she spends with her family.）
②意为“给……估价；给……定价”。（例：Knowledge can’t be valued with money or gold.）

put effort into付出努力　　extra effort额外努力　　be worth the effort值得努力
without effort毫不费力　　team effort团队努力　　make no effort to不作努力
in an effort to为了　　　　　make/spare every effort to竭尽全力

take after相像　　　　　　　　　take in吸收;吸入　　　　　　　take off起飞;脱掉;离开
take over接收;接管　　　　　　　take out切除;摘除;带走　　　　take up占用,占据;开始从事
take away from从……拿走　　　take part in参加　　　　　　　　take pride in对……感到自豪
take the place of代替　　　　　　take on承担;呈现;接受(尤指艰巨的工作或重大的责任)

辨析
except
表示一种排除关系，except后所跟内容不包括在内。
（例：Our shop will be open daily except Sundays.）
besides
表示一种累加关系，besides后所跟内容包括在内。
（例：What other sports do you play besides football?）
but
常与nobody，nothing，no one等表示否定的不定代词连用，与except同义。
（例：I was anything but tired.我一点都不累。）
except for
说明整体基本情况后，对细节加以纠正，表示“美中不足的是”。
（例：The writing is good except for several grammar mistakes.）

Ⅰ.选择填空。
(　　)1. China is making a great ______ to help more people in remote areas fight against poverty(贫困).
A. manner B. mess C. effort D. mistake
(　　)2. —We need more time to see how things develop before we ______.
—I agree with you.
A. take after B. take action C. take turn D. take away
(　　)3. —The children ______ their father in his way of speaking.
—Yes. They all like smiling while speaking.
A. take after B. take over C. take care of D. take in
(　　)4. —Is Jack good at playing basketball?
—Yes. ______ basketball, he is also good at playing table tennis and soccer.
A. Besides B. Except C. Except for D. But
(　　)5. As we know, schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the ______ of working hard.
A. success B. culture C. value D. love

Ⅰ.1 - 5 C B A A C