give，offer，provide 与 supply 均有"供给,供应"之意，它们之间的主要区别在结构上：
1、give 常见结构有：give sb. sth. = give sth. to sb. 给某人某物。 如：
The trip in the U. S.gave me great pleasure. 美国之行 使我非常快乐.
2、provide 常见结构有：provide sb. with sth. = providesb sth. for sth. 为某人提供某物。如：
The school provides the children with breakfast. = The school provides the children breakfast. = The school provides breakfast for the children. 学校向孩子们提供 早餐.
3、offer 强调"主动提供"。常见结构有：offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb. 主动提供某物给某人。如：
He offered me his help. = He offered his help to me. = He offered to help me. = He made an offer to help me. = He made an offer of help to me. 他主动提出要帮我.
4、supply 常见结构有：supply sb. with sth. = supply sth. to sb. 给某人提供某物。如：
The government supplied money and clothes to the pep— pie in the flooded area free of charge. 政府向灾区人民 免费提供钱款和衣物.
5、当牵涉到金钱时，provide 往往意味着"免费供给/供应"，而 supply 则不明确，一般说来"给某人 提供某物"时须给钱.
【考例 】"The villagers provided the soldiers ____ food." means "The villagers provided food ____ the soldiers." A. with; with C. with; for B. for; for D. for; with
[考查目标] 考查动词固定短语的搭配。
[答案与解析]C provide sb with sth = provide sth
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