在托福阅读当中最重要的就是学员自身的词汇量，词汇题是有难度容易出现错误的题型，如何做好词汇题呢？解题小编为大家整理了一些资料，希望对大家有所帮助。
rather than,instead,unlike,contrast,on the contrary等等。
实例：The main conflict in the novel is between a mother who places a high value on hard work and honor and a son who repudiates his mother’s values instead preferring the easier path to fortune and celebrity
问题：the word repudiates in the passage in closest in meaning to __
A.refuses to accept B.lives up to C.tries to understand D.makes the best of
假如repudiates这个词大家不认识，那么完全可以从后面的小词instead这个词判定儿子和妈妈的价值观念是相反的，根据这一判断再看四个选项，你会发现只有A选项带有否定的意味，这道词汇题就轻松做出来了。
and,not only...but also,as…as,both,either...or...,neither...nor...等等。
实例：She embarked on her career by working as a newspaper reporter in Wisconsin and soon began writing novels.
问题:The phrase embarked on in this sentence is closest in meaning to
A.took a trip to B.started out on C.improved upon D.had a opinion about
我们可以从前后关系判定,首先我们看到一个词career职业生涯。我们在这句中看到关健词and其后出现soon began告诉我们前后方向是一致的，前面也必然和began有关，所以本题目的正确答案是B。
contribute to,be responsible for,account for,since,therefore,because,in which
实例：His big break came with the novel So big(1924),which was awarded the Pulitzer in literature.
问题：the word break in this sentence could best be replaced by ___
A.rupture B.revelation C.opportunity D.rest
which was awarded the Pulitzer in Literature告诉我们一定考查的是正态度，所以答案不可能是A或D，应该选C Opportunity，代表一种有利的状态或合适的时机。
实例：The oxidation of exhaust gases is one of primary sources of the world’s pollutions.The brown haze that is poised over some of the world’s largest cities is properly called photochemical smog.
The word poised in this sentence is closest in meaning to__
A.interacting B.sitting C.blowing D.poisoning
首先从搭配关系上可以排除interacting,因为interact的搭配是with。然后可以从上下文关系排除blowing，因为blow over就吹走了不会有smog。同时D选项的poisoning在作为及物动词的时候才有pollute的含义，替换到本句中式不及物的用法只有一种含义表示投毒也不符合，所以选B。
