A

absorb vt．吸收；使專心
【搭配】be absorbed in專心于
【考題】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）
【譯文】她工作如此專心以致于沒聽見有人敲門。

abuse vt．濫用；虐待n．濫用
【考題】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）
【譯文】據透露，一些政府官員濫用職權為自己謀取非法利益。

accomplish v．達到；完成
【考題】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）
【譯文】預計在2000年前完成的這項工程將擴大該市的電話網至 1，000，000用戶。

account n．賬；賬戶v．說明……原因
【搭配】on account of 為了……的緣故，因為
take．．．into account 考慮到
【考題】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）
【譯文】我得向社區的其他的農戶和商人們了解他的信譽，然后再決定是否同意他的貸款請求。

approve vt．贊成，稱許；批準
approval n．
【搭配】for sb．'s approval 求某人指正 give one's approval to 批準
【考題】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）
【譯文】要是委員會能盡快批準這些規章制度并付諸實施就好了。

approximately ad．近似地，大約
【考題】They claim that _____ 1，000 factories closed down during the economic crisis．
A）sufficiently B）approximately C）considerably D）properly
（1993．1／45／B）
【譯文】他們宣稱大約有1000家工廠在經濟危機中倒閉了。

arise vi．出現；由……引起
【考題】Some confusion has _____ about who can join the association．
A）retained B）lifted C）raised D）arisen
（1992．1／43／D）
【譯文】關于誰加入協會意見不一。

artificial a．人工的；矯揉造作的
【考題】There were some _____ flowers on the table．
A）artificial B）unnatural C）false D）unreal
（1991．6／44／A）
【譯文】桌子上有一些假花。

ashamed a．慚愧（的）；羞恥（的）
【搭配】be ashamed of 以為……是恥辱
be ashamed to do sth．以干……為恥
【考題】He was _____ of having asked such a silly question．
A）sorry B）guilty C）ashamed D）miserable
（1991．6／65／C）
【譯文】他對自己問了這樣一個愚蠢的問題感到很不好意思。

associate vi．交往n．伙伴，同事
【搭配】associate oneself with 加入
associate sth．with 把（某事物與其他事物）聯系在一起
associate with 和……來往
【考題】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）
【譯文】人們總是把健康的生活與開闊的鄉村和自家種的食物聯系在一起。

available a．可利用的；通用的
【考題】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are in grocery stores．
A）ready B）approachable C）probable D）available
（1997．1／43／D）
【譯文】經過加工隨時可供烹調的方便食品在食雜店可以買到。

awkward a．笨拙的；尷尬的
【考題】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）
【譯文】當這個害羞的女孩回答不上來老師的提問時，她感到很窘迫和難受。