absorb vt.吸收;使专心
　　【搭配】be absorbed in专心于
　　【考题】She was so in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
　　A)attracted B)absorbed C)drawn D)concentrated
　　(1996.1/25/B)
　　【译文】她工作如此专心以致于没听见有人敲门。
　　abuse vt.滥用;虐待n.滥用
　　【考题】It has been revealed that some government leaders their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
　　A)employ B)take C)abuse D)overlook
　　(1996.6/34/C)
　　【译文】据透露，一些政府官员滥用职权为自己谋取非法利益。
　　accomplish v.达到;完成
　　【考题】The project， by the end of 2000，willexpand the city’s telephone network to cover 1，000，000 users.
　　A)accomplished B)being accomplished
　　C)to be accomplished D)having been accomplished
　　(1999.6/68/C)
　　【译文】预计在2000年前完成的这项工程将扩大该市的电话网至 1，000，000用户。
　　account n.账;账户v.说明……原因
　　【搭配】on account of 为了……的缘故，因为
　　take...into account 考虑到
　　【考题】I’d his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
　　A)take into account B)account for
　　C)make up for D)make out
　　(2000.1/63/A)
　　【译文】我得向社区的其他的农户和商人们了解他的信誉，然后再决定是否同意他的贷款请求。
　　approve vt.赞成，称许;批准
　　approval n.
　　【搭配】for sb.’s approval 求某人指正 give one’s approval to 批准
　　【考题】If only the committee the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
　　A)approve B)will approve C)can approve D)would approve
　　(1997.1/47/D)
　　【译文】要是委员会能尽快批准这些规章制度并付诸实施就好了。
　　approximately ad.近似地，大约
　　【考题】They claim that 1，000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.
　　A)sufficiently B)approximately C)considerably D)properly
　　(1993.1/45/B)
　　【译文】他们宣称大约有1000家工厂在经济危机中倒闭了。
　　arise vi.出现;由……引起
　　【考题】Some confusion has about who can join the association.
　　A)retained B)lifted C)raised D)arisen
　　(1992.1/43/D)
　　【译文】关于谁加入协会意见不一。
　　artificial a.人工的;矫揉造作的
　　【考题】There were some flowers on the table.
　　A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal
　　(1991.6/44/A)
　　【译文】桌子上有一些假花。
　　ashamed a.惭愧(的);羞耻(的)
　　【搭配】be ashamed of 以为……是耻辱
　　be ashamed to do sth.以干……为耻
　　【考题】He was of having asked such a silly question.
　　A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable
　　(1991.6/65/C)
　　【译文】他对自己问了这样一个愚蠢的问题感到很不好意思。
　　associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事
　　【搭配】associate oneself with 加入
　　associate sth.with 把(某事物与其他事物)联系在一起
　　associate with 和……来往
　　【考题】A healthy life is frequently thought to be with the open countryside and homegrown food.
　　A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated
　　(1996.6/23/D)
　　【译文】人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。
　　available a.可利用的;通用的
　　【考题】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are in grocery stores.
　　A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available
　　(1997.1/43/D)
　　【译文】经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在食杂店可以买到。
　　awkward a.笨拙的;尴尬的
　　【考题】The shy girl felt and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions.
　　A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused
　　(1998.6/42/B)
　　【译文】当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时，她感到很窘迫和难受