词义区别练与析
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. high; highly
⑴ The kite is flying ______ and ______. It appears smaller and smaller.
⑵ They thought ______ of him for saving a child from water.
    ⑴ higher, higher ⑵ highly。两词均可作副词，有“高”之意。表示“具有可测量的实际高度”时用high，表示抽象意义的“高度”时常用highly。
2. announce; declare 
⑴ The Chinese Government ______ that China will never be a superpower.
⑵ It is ______ that there will be a meeting tonight.
⑴ declares ⑵ announced。两词均有“宣布”之意，declare意为“宣布、声明”，用于公开、正式而又郑重的场合；announce意为“宣布、通知”，用于宣布一件众所期待或与众有关的事情。