arrangement
　　n.①[常pl.]安排，準備工作 all the travel arrangements旅行的一切安排②整理，排列，布置 the arrangement of the tables安排這些桌子③~(with sb.)to do sth.; ~(with sb.)(about/over sth.) 同意; 約定; 解決Appointments can be made by arrangement with my secretary.約見時間可以與我的秘書商定解決。
　　真題例句：Researchers recruited 92 families from 11 child care centers before their children were a year old, interviewing each to establish income, level of education and child care arrangements.(2009.12閱讀A)
　　譯文：研究人員從11個幼兒中心召集 92個家庭，他們的孩子都小于一歲，采訪每個人并建立收入、教育水平以及幼兒護理安排。

　　artificial
　　a.①人工的，人造的，人為的 artificial flowers假花②假的，矯揉造作的，模擬的 an artificial smile做作的笑容
　　真題例句：According to Stokoe, sign language is an artificial language?(2004.6聽力13題)
　　譯文：根據Stokoe(的觀點)，手語是一種人工語言嗎?

　　ashamed
　　a.~(of sth./sb./oneself); ~(that…) 慚愧的，羞恥的，害臊的You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies.你應該為說這些謊話而感到羞恥。He felt too ashamed to ask for help.他不好意思請求幫助。

　　assert
　　vt.①肯定地說，斷言She asserted her innocence/that she was innocent.她堅稱自己很清白(她是無辜的)。②維護，堅持assert one’s authority/independence堅持自己的權威性/獨立性

　　assemble
　　vi.集合，聚集The students assembled in the school garden.學生們在校園集合。vt.①集合，聚集，召集assemble evidence搜集證據②裝配assemble the parts of a watch 裝配表的零件
　　真題例句：Everybody assembled in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.(2000.6詞匯44題)
　　譯文：大家聚集在大廳里，秘書在此接待。

　　assess
　　vt.①對……進行估價，確定……的數額 assess the damage at 350 評定損害賠償金為350英鎊②估計、評定某事物的質量 I’d assess your chances as extremely low.我估計你成功的機會極微。<同根詞/派生>assessment n.①確定，評定②評價，看法。
　　真題例句：After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are familiar with the different cameras being assessed, our researchers recommend the Olympic BY model as the best auto?focus camera available at the moment.(2005.1聽寫)
　　譯文：經過多次測試，并且采訪了很多對正在評估的不同相機很熟悉的人，我們的研究人員推薦北京奧運會這一款是目前最好的。
　　辨析access assess
　　這兩個詞為一組形近易混詞。
　?、賏ccess n. 接近，進入have free access to that swimming pool可以免費地進入游泳池
　　②assess v. 評估(財產，價值)The annual income of the employees in this company was assessed at$1000.這個公司的雇員的年收入為1000美元。

　　assist
　　v.&n.~(sb.)in/with sth.; ~(sb.)in doing sth.幫助; 援助; 協助Two men are assisting the police in their enquiries有兩個人正在協助警方進行對他們的詢問。<同根詞/派生>assistance n.幫助，援助I can’t move this piano without assistance.沒有人幫忙, 我可挪不動這架鋼琴。assistant n.助手，助理，助教a.助理的，輔助的the assistant manager 副經理
　　真題例句：He asked us to assist them in carrying through their plan.(2004.1詞匯41題)
　　譯文：他要求我們協助他們執行其計劃。

　　associate
　　vt.(在思想上)把……聯系在一起，使聯合problems associated with cancer treatment 與治療癌癥有關的問題vi.~with結交，交往I don’t like you associating with such people.我不喜歡你和那些人混在一起。n.伙伴，同事，合伙人one’s business associates 業務合伙人a.副的associate director副主任
　　真題例句：The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days.(2007.6快速閱讀)
　　譯文：最近，有關身份盜竊的案件正在迅速增多。
　　常用短語associate sb./sth.with sth.把某人/某事與某事聯系在一起
　　be associated(with sb./sth.)與某人/某事有關