在四中，詞彙量不足是影響成績的一個重要因素。一個意思往往因爲一個單詞不會而表達不清，一個好的句子也會因爲一個詞彙想不起來而不能完成。如何應付這種情況使作文順利進行下去?下面是三種簡便易行的應急措施可能對你會有所幫助。
英語語言中籠統詞又have, take 等，籠統詞的重要特點在於意義廣泛，搭配性強，構成詞組後可以替代衆多具體動詞。雖然不能精確表達一個動作，卻能大致表達意思。在一些具體動詞寫不出來的時候，用這些籠統詞取代，也能收到異曲同工的`效果。
例如：我經歷了一個極其艱苦的時代。
I experienced a terrible hard time.
這一句中，experience被遺忘時，用have代替，成爲：I had a terrible hard time. 其效果及表達的意義決不亞於第一句。這樣的例子還很多。如：
Do you understand my meaning, sir? = Do you take my meaning, sir?
I will preside over the meeting. = I will take the meeting.
I will subscribe to the local newspaper. = I will take the local newspaper.
They occupied the city. = They took the city.
The boy resembles his father. = The boy takes after his father.
