【明報專訊】The Smarties are going to have a Halloween party. Pat and MoMo are talking about it when an uninvited guest suddenly appears.

■ English highway﹕-words and collocations

"Like" and "unlike"

As a preposition, "like" means "similar to", "in the same way as", or "typical to". "Unlike" is its opposite, meaning "different from", "in contrast to", or "atypical of". Look at the following examples.

He looks like his brother.

She is unlike any other girl.

Like my mother, I love cooking.

Unlike my father, I don't smoke.

It is so like her to give up easily.

It is unlike him to be on time.

■ Quiz

Rearrange each of the following groups of words or phrases into a correct sentence. (answers on next text)

1. lose weight / because / He / like / now. / a panda / looks / ought to / he

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2. today, / unlike / It / raining / yesterday. / has been

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3. very / a good student / like / is / Failing / Sandy. / an exam / unlike

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■ Glossary

uninvited (adj) 未受邀請的

vampire (n) 吸血鬼

unhygienic (adj) 不衛生的

misunderstand (v) 誤會