used to He isget used to getting up

used to He is/get used to getting up early. He used to go to work on foot. He didn't use to go to work on foot. He used his knife to cut off his arm. = His knife was used for cutting off his arm.

There used to be a bus stop here, ____ didn't there?

humorous Guo Degang is a humorous actor. His humor has influenced lots of young people.

take up 从事；占去 Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby. take up 意为“从事”，后面跟动名词 take up doing sth. The table takes up too much room.

dare How did you dare to tell her about that? I daren't tell him the truth.

fight fought The two boys are fighting. I had a fight with my friend. = I fought with my friend. They fought for freedom. We fought on until the next group came. They fought against the Italians in the last war.

require These pets require a lot of care and attention. They required me to keep silent.

number A number of people have left early. The number of the books in the library reaches 3000.

seldom does _____? he Mr. Brown seldom goes out, ____

influence My parents have influenced me a lot. Those friends have a bad influence on her. influential 有影响力的

absent Jim was absent from the meeting yesterday. The manager is very angry with John's absence.

fail He failed his driving test. He failed in business. He failed to climb up the tall tree. Failure is the mother of success.

take pride in As a Chinese, I take pride in the Great Wall. As a Chinese, I am proud of the Great Wall.

Great changes have taken place in our city in the last few years.