Homonyms练习003

下列每题有两至三个选择词，他们读音(美音)相同但词义不同。选择准确次序的填入空内:

41. At the ____ of this introductory chapter, there is a short ____ that motivates readers to study the material covered in the next chapter.
          a. tail               b. tale

42. Now _______ all _____, waiting in line for _____ turn to perform.
          a. they're          b. there          c. their

43. After being _______ so much together, they made a bad decision to give up and threw their chance all-together.
          a. through          b. threw

44. In that deep valley, those geologists set up a weather ____ to indicate the direction of wind before they started to further explore the mineral ____ they found last time. The bad weather made their effort of exploration in ____ two months ago.
          a. vain               b. vane          c. vein

45. He_____ed a lot of money on "junk food" and now you look at the pounds he gained on his _____.  
          a. waste             b. waist

46. That winning ______-lifter has many fans who all ____ to see him.
          a. wait                b. weight

47. You will not be surprised by how much he _____s if you know the ___ he eats.
          a. way                b. weigh

48. Last ____ she lost three games already because of the ____ knee of her right leg.
          a. weak               b. week

49. The ____ was really an efficient worker and ____ breakfast ready in just 10 minutes.
          a. made              b. maid

50. He thought he ____ the ____ president of that company, but he didn't.
          a. new                 b. knew

51. She stayed ___ that small ___ for three days.
          a. in                    b. inn

52. He is ____ in the marriage ____ yet.
          a. knot                 b. not

53. Tell him that ____ friends will be here within an ____
          a. hour                 b. our

54. Did you ___ that the island is surrounded by the ___?
          a. see                  b. sea

55. Did the dog ____ the bone in the ____ field?
          a. berry                b. bury

56. He and his ____ friends often fish on this ____.
          a. pier                   b. peer

57. Almost every club member at the party drank too much mountain ____ and forgot to pay his or her ____.
          a. due                   b. dew

58. He planted three ____ of various ____ flowers in his garden.
          a. rose                  b. rows

59. His voice sounded ______ when he yelled on his _____.
          a. horse                 b. hoarse

60. They are going to ____ that small car into the ____ of their building.
          a. hall                     b. haul

Now, have you guys had enough homonyms? 如果够了，两天后我就只给出答案，我们的homonyms学习就告一段落。如果要继续，那我就答案与《Homonyms练习004》同时给出。

下面的句子用的pun比较容易看出来，能说出pun在哪儿吗?

What makes that movie star look so cool? Because she has so many fans around her.