重難點短語與例句：

　　1. be absent from 缺席，不在

　　Is anybody absent from class?

　　2. absence of mind(=being absent-minded) 心不在焉

　　Dont be absent-minded at this very moment.

　　3. absorb(=take up the attention of)吸引的注意力(被動語態):be absorbed in 全神貫注于 近:be engrossed in ; be lost in ; be rapt in ;be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on

　　The children were so absorbed in their game that they did not feel hungry.

　　4. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有

　　As we know, China is abundant in natural resources.

　　5. access(to) (不可數名詞) 能接近,進入,了解

　　Citizens may have free access to the library.

　　6. by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外. without accident(=safely) 安全地,

　　He did it whether by accident or design.

　　7. of ones own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地 ,主動地

　　He joined the army of his own accord.

　　8. in accord with 與一致. out of ones accord with 同不一致

　　His words are in accord with his ideas.

　　9. in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照,根據

　　I am in accordance with him in this matter. 在這件事情上我同他是一致的。

　　He acted in accordance with his beliefs. 他按照自己的信念行事。

　　10. on account of 因為

　　We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather. 由于天氣不好, 我們將啟程的時間推遲了.

　　11. takeinto account(=consider)把考慮進去

　　He will take into account my request. 他會考慮我的要求。

　　12. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解釋, 說明。

　　He has been asked to account for his conduct.

　　他被要求解釋他的行為。

　　13. accuseof(=chargewith; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控,控告

　　He was accused of murderer. 他被指控謀殺。

　　14. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially) 熟悉

　　Nowadays, everyone has to be acquainted with high-tech knowledge. 當今，每個人都必須對高科技有所了解。

　　Being acquainted with English is sure to help you a lot.學會英語一定會對你大有幫助。

　　15. act on 奉行,按照行動; act as 扮演;

　　My idea is that we shall act on his suggestion. 我的意見是我們應當按照他的建議去辦。

　　The forest will act as a defense against desert dust.

　　16. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己適應于

　　One should adapt oneself to the changed conditions. 我們應當使自己適應變化了的情況。

　　17. adapt(for) (=make sth. suitable for a new need) 改編, 改寫(以適應新的需要)

　　This novel has been adapted for radio from the Russian original. 這部小說已由俄文原著改編成無線電廣播節目。

　　18. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之

　　In addition to a diet, she pursues various exercises on TV. 節食以外她還隨電視做體操。

　　19. adjust(to) (=change slightly)調節; 適應;

　　He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country. 他很快使自己適應了這個國家炎熱的天氣。

　　20. in advance (before in time) 預告, 事先.

　　Before visiting him, I called him up in advance. 在拜訪他之前，我先打電話給他。

　　21. have an advantage over 勝過. have the advantage of 由于處于有利條件 have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事

　　This method has the advantage of saving a lot of fuel. 這個方法有可以節省很多燃料的優點。

　　Her teaching experience gave her a big advantage over the other applicants for the job.她的教學經驗使她比起其他求職者具有很大的有利條件。

　　22. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from, harness)利用.

　　She took advantage of his good nature.她利用了他脾氣好這個特點。

　　23. agree with 贊同(某人意見) agree to 同意

　　I entirely agree with you. 我完全同意你的看法。

　　We couldnt agree on a date/when to meet.關於日期[什么時候見面], 我們未能取得一致意見.

　　24. in agreement (with) 同意, 一致

　　We are in agreement with their decision. 我們同意他們的決定。

　　25. ahead of 在之前, 超過 ahead of time 提前.

　　He will be ahead of others in English. 他在英語方面將超過別人。

　　26. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具體. 2)在謠傳中. on/off the air正在廣播；停止廣播

　　We may be going skiing at Christmas, but its still all up in the air. 我們圣誕節可能去滑雪，但還沒有定下來。

　　We shall be on the air in five minutes.我們五分鐘后開始廣播。

　　27. above all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的.

　　What a child should do, above all, is to do well in his studies. 小孩子該做的最重要的事是學好功課。

　　28. in all (=counting everyone or everything, altogether) 總共, 總計

　　Thats ￡5.40 in all. 總共5.40英鎊。

　　29. after all 畢竟,到底; (not) at all 一點也不;

　　all at once(=suddenly)突然; above all 最重要的; first of all 首先; all in all 大體上說

　　All in all, hes more learned than he was ten years ago. 總的說來，他比10年前更有學問了。

　　All at once she lost her temper. 她突然發起脾氣來。

　　You should forgive him for his forgetfulness; after all, he is over seventy. 你應該原諒他的健忘癥，畢竟他已經七十多歲了。

　　First of all, let me tell you the news. 首先，讓我告訴你這個消息。

　　30. allow for (=take into consideration, take into account) 考慮到, 估計到.

　　We must allow for the train being late. 我們必須想到火車會晚點的。

　　31. amount to (=to be equal to) 總計, 等于.

　　His debts amount to over$1, 000. 他負債總共超過1000美元。

　　32. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take charge for) 對負責.

　　I will answer for it that he will accomplish the task. 我愿意擔保他能完成這個任務。

　　33. be anxious about 為焦急不安; 或anxious for

　　I dont wonder you were anxious about their safety. 你為他們的安全著急，我不感到奇怪。

　　34. apologize to sb. for sth. 為向道歉

　　He insisted that I (should) apologize to her.

　　You must apologize to your sister for being so rude.

　　35. appeal to sb. for sth. 為某事向某人呼吁. appeal to sb. 對某人有吸引力

　　Do these paintings appeal to you? 你對這些畫感興趣嗎?

　　I can not say smoking appeal to me very much. 我不能說吸煙對我有多大吸引力。

　　36. apply to sb. for sth. 為向申請 :apply for申請; apply to 適用.

　　The rules of safe driving apply to everyone. 安全駕駛之規則適用于每個人。

　　If you apply to this university, youll have to pay a registration fee of at least $20. 如果你申請這所學校你就得交至少20美元的注冊費。

　　37. approve of (=consent to, be in favor of, favor, agree to, consider good, right) 贊成, approve vt. 批準

　　He do not approve of our plan. 他不贊成我們的計劃。

　　Her father will never approve of her marriage to you. 她父親永遠不會同意她和你結婚。

　　38. arise from(=be caused by) 由引起。

　　Accidents arise from carelessness. 意外事故起因于粗心大意。

　　39. arrange for sb./sth. to do sth. 安排做

　　If you can arrange for me, I will be very grateful. 如果你能為我安排一下，我將不勝感激。

　　40. arrive on 到達; arrive at 到達某地(小地方);得出,作出; arrive in 到達某地(大地方);

　　You must arrive at the airport two hours early. 你必須提前兩小時到達機場。

　　Flight number BA 4793 will arrive in London at 16:50. 英國航空公司4793號班機于16時50分抵達倫敦.

　　41. be ashamed of (=feel shame, guilt or sorrow because of sth. done) 以為羞恥

　　You should be ashamed of what you have done. 你應為自己所做的事感到羞愧。

　　42. assure sb. of sth. (=try to cause to believe or trust in sth.) 向保證, 使確信.

　　We book early to assure ourselves of seats. 我們及早訂票以確保有座。

　　43. make an attempt at doing sth. (to do sth.) 試圖做

　　Before they fled the country, the enemy vainly made at attempted at destroying all the factories. 敵人在逃往國外前，妄圖把所有工廠都毀掉。

　　44. attributeto(=to believe sth. to be the result of)把歸因于, 認為是的結果

　　They attribute their success to their teachers encouragement. 他們把成功歸因于老師的鼓勵。

　　45. on the average (=on average, on an average) 平均

　　On the average, there are 300 tourists a week. 每星期平均有300游客。

　　46. (be) aware of (=be conscious of , having knowledge or consciousness)意識到,知道.

　　He is not aware of his danger. 他沒有意識到自己有危險。

　　47. be based on / upon 基于

　　Judgment should be based on facts, not on hearsay. 判斷應該以事實為依據，而不應該依靠道聽途說。

　　48. begin with 以開始. to begin with (=first of all) 首先, 第一(經常用于開始語)

　　I have to begin with an apology. 我得首先表示歉意。

　　To begin with, she is too young for that kind of job. 首先，她做這種工作年紀還太輕。

　　49. on behalf of (=as the representative of) 以名義

　　On behalf of my colleagues and myself I thank you. 我代表我的同事和我本人向你表示感謝。

　　50. believe in(=have faith or trust in; consider sth./ sb. to be true) 相信,依賴,信仰.

　　We believe in his ability. 我們相信他的才干。

　　I believe in you.

　　【模擬試題】

　　1. Its a good idea. But whos going to ______the plan?

　　I think Tom and Greg will.

　　A. set aside B. carry out C. take in D. get through

　　2. Happily for Johns mother, he is working harder to _______ his lost time.

　　A. make up for B. keep up with C. catch up with D. make use of

　　3. If you had _____ your test paper carefully before handing it in, you would have made fewer mistakes.

　　A. looked up B. thought about C. gone over D. gone round

　　4. Would you slow down a bit, please? I cant _______ you.

　　A. keep up with B. put up with C. make up to D. hold on to

　　5. Youd better ______ some money for special use.

　　A. pick up B. give away C. put off D. set aside

　　6. In order to ________ with the advanced countries, we must keep learning.

　　A. get along B. put up C. catch up D. go on

　　7. We didnt plan our art exhibition like that but it ______ very well.

　　A. worked out B. tried out C. went on D. carried on

　　8. Im planning to hold a party in the open air, but I can make no guarantees because it ______ the weather.

　　A. links with B. depends on C. connects to D. decides on

　　9. Smoking is bad for your health.

　　Yes, I know. But I simply cant _____.

　　A. give it up B. give it in C. give it out D. give it away

　　10. If you ______ any problems when you arrive at the airport, give me a ring．

　　A. come up with B. set about C. run into D. put aside

　　11. We thought of selling this old furniture, but weve decided to ______ it. it might be valuable.

　　A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after

　　12. His mother had thought it would be good for his character to _______ from home and earn some money on his own.

　　A. run away B. take away C. keep away D. get away

　　13. Can you make a sentence to _________ the meaning of the phrase?

　　A. show off B. turn out C. bring out D. take in

　　14. News reports say peace talks between the two countries_______ with no agreement reached.

　　A. have broken down B. have broken out

　　C. have broken in D. have broken up

　　15. Dont mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _______ the shocking ending.

　　A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give off

　　16. The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to________.

　　A. make it out B. make it off C. make it up D. make it over

　　17. He _____ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.

　　A. made out B. picked up C. gave up D. took in

　　18. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather_______ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

　　A. added to B. resulted from C. turned out D. made up

　　19. Were going to ______ with some friends for a picnic. would you like to join us?

　　A. get in B. get over C. get along D. get together

　　20. He was in hospital for six months. he felt as if he was _______ from the outside world.

　　A. cut out B. cut up C. cut off D. cut through

　　【試題答案】

　　1~5 BACAD 6~10 CABAC 11~15 ADCAA

　　16~20 ABADC