雅思听力无论是选择题还是填空题很重要的一个考点就是同意替换，顾名思义同意替换就是用意思相近的词来替代题干中的关键词，考察的就是学生对于常见近义词和反义词的积累，在此武汉新航道就给大家列举雅思听力中的常见的同意替换词。
read: have a look/look through
such as: like
over: more than
due: deadline
attractive: appealing
cold: chilled/iced
food: snack
understaffed: staff shortage
mounting pressure: increasing pressure
rely on: depend on
method: way
theft: steal
unimportant: insignificant
important: significant/essential/crucial/vital
large: massive
single person: living alone/living by themselves
go back: return
reserve: book
reservation: booking
in advance: ahead of time/beforehand/a few days ahead
about: approximately
dangerous: risky/hazardous/threatening/jeopardous
boring: tame
elementary: babyish
abandon: give up
basic: beginner/introductory
type: category/classification
sort(v): categorize/classify
advantage: merit/virtue/edge/excellence/ positive side/benefit/good point/predominance
disadvantage:weakness/drawback/shortcoming/flaw/vulnerability/demerit/problem/negative side
free: free of charge/no extra charge/no extra cost
expensive: costly/cost you
disturbing: annoying
spouse: couple
overheads: expense
vocabulary: word
limited: demand exceeds supply/a few/restricted
allocation: distribution
lack of: not enough/fewer
first event: begin with
private: individual
change: alter
close: shut down
overcome its problems: recover
reduce: phase out/decrease/decline/shrink/cut down
cheap: little extra cost
assess: evaluate
separate: different/independent/respectively
double: twice
inform: notice
eligible: qualified
prosperous: flourish
inhabitant: resident
people: population
entrance: entry/access
add: a few more
dated after: later than
start: embark upon
remove: take away
cross: walk through/go over
go up to: climb up to
investigate: look at
pull: draw
viewed: regarded as
typical: traditional/representative
above a certain level: exceed
up to: maximum
start at: minimum
when water is short: in times of drought
taxi: cab
single: one way （transportation）
most: the majority of
(free) gift: (thank you) present
discount: % off
develop: help encouraging
early on: right at the beginning
cope with: deal with
positioned: location: where we are
the purpose of: aims to
extremely beautiful: awesome beauty
was part of: away from the rest of
impressive size: sheer volume
aiding: helping
tactics: strategies
larger relevant field of: bigger area of
no military: peace
next to: beside
midday: noon
look at the audience: keep eye contact with the audience
know each other well: familiar with each other
many different: great range of
especially: particularly
update: be more current
divide up: break into
one: single
除了同意替换之外，另外一个容易被我们忽视的知识点就是常考地名，我们主要可以从英国，澳大利亚，美国，加拿大这几个国家入手，下面就为大家列举一些常考地名：
1．UK/the United Kingdom/Great Britain
London
England
Liverpool
Manchester
Sheffield
Birmingham
Coventry
Leeds
Scotland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Wales
Cardiff
North Ireland
Belfast
2. Ireland
Dublin
3. Australia
Canberra
Queensland
Brisbane
New South Wales
Sydney
South Australia
Adelaide
Victoria
Melbourne
Perth
4. New Zealand
Wellington
5. Canada
Ottawa
British Columbia
Victoria
Vancouver
Alberta
Edmonton
Ontario
Toronto
Quebec
Montreal
6. The United States of America
Washington
New York
Boston
Atlanta
Seattle
Los Angeles
Chicago
