在口语的评分标准中，7分的词汇是这样的：
1. use vocabulary to discuss a variety of topics flexibly;
2. use some less common words and idiomatic vocabulary.
其中idiomatic vocabulary就是我们所讲的动词短语。其实没必要用得太多，在整个的十几分钟里，我们只需用那么6-7个地方，就基本上达到要求了。下面是我们常见的、也是学过的动词短语，把它们用起来吧！
Look 的常用短语：
look up … in查找
look back to/ upon回顾
look upon…as把… 看作
look forward to期待
look through浏览; 看穿
take on a new look呈现新面貌
Concentrate 的常用短语：
concentrate on 专心…
concentrate one’s mind on 专心于…
类似的短语：
fix one’s mind upon
focus on
put one’s heart into
focus one’s mind on
Surprise常用短语：
in surprise惊讶地
to one’s surprise 使某人惊讶的是
be surprise at/to do/that
常见表“喜欢”的短语和单词：
like
care for
be keen on
be fond of
take delight in…
Trouble的常用短语：
have much trouble / no trouble (in) doing 在…有/没有困难
take great trouble to do不辞辛劳做某事
put sb to the trouble of doing …为难某人做某事
make trouble捣乱
be in (great) trouble惹麻烦；处在困境中
help sb. out of trouble帮某人摆脱困境
End的常用短语：
come to an end……结束
put an end to 结束……
in the end终于; 最后
end up (by) doing…以……结束
make both ends meet收支相抵
表示“导致”、“由…引起”的短语：
1. 导致
result in
lead to
2. 由……引起
be caused by
result from
grow out of
lie in
表“全力以赴”的短语：
do / try one’s best
spare no efforts to do
take great pains to do
go all out to do
do what somebody can (do) to do
do all somebody can (do) to do
Far常用短语：
far from (being)离……要求相差很远
far from +(a place)距离某地很远
far away遥远
so far 到目前为止; 那么远
as far as sb. knows/sees据某人所知
by far
(最高级前,比较级后)起强调作用
Distance常用短语：
in the distance在远处
from/ at a distance从远处
keep sb. at a distance
Use常用短语：
used to do过去曾经、常做
be used to doing …习惯于……
be used to do被用来做……
make good/ full use of充分利用……
come into use开始使用……
it is no use doing …干……没有用
Make常用短语：
be made up of =consist of 由……组成
make up for弥补
be made from/ of由……造成
make up编造;组成;化妆
be made into制成……
make fun of取笑; 嘲弄
make a living 谋生
