A. obscure (重音第二个)

　　B. acute (cute聪明伶俐boney多骨的bony美丽的可爱的)

　　C. notable重要的显著的(★odour气味)

　　D. objective客观的真实的

　　peotry诗

　　references ：参考书典故推荐信

　　reference letter (推荐信)= recommendation letter (推荐信)

　　★absurd荒谬的可笑的(男人爱女人爱不死)

　　★obscure晦涩的(才华横溢的人饿不死)

　　★ambiguous模棱两可的晦涩难懂的(我辈中人，吃安毕圭)

　　instant dictionary快速字典(文曲星)

　　answer：A

　　2. The major was asked to ________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.

　　×A. constrain (只要在选项中就不选)

　　×B. conduct指挥(过于简单的词)

　　★C. condense浓缩使简介(density密度)

　　★D. converge豫东物体的集聚和汇合思想和思潮的荟萃(verge线条【罗马时】)

　　con：前缀代表together

　　自己判断太简单的单词一定不会考

　　answer：C

　　★3. The morning news says a school bus ________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.

　　A. bumped 【bumped against/on运动物体撞静止物体(bump car)】

　　★B. collided 【collide with两个运动的物体相撞两国冲突】

　　C. crashed飞机失事砸碎打碎崩溃【关于崩溃的词：crumple、collapse (倒塌)】

　　D. struck【strick打击、stikingly令人惊讶地】

　　boost you up

　　a bundle of pundits一捆牛人

　　fist拳头

　　two-fisted sportsman全能运动员【two-fisted左右开弓】

　　bite咬着

　　morphine麻醉剂

　　hypnosis催眠

　　bite the bullets咬住子弹(忍受无端痛苦)

　　answer：B

　　4. Sometimes patients (分词短语做定语) suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs" that aren't really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.(连词)

　　★A. or rather

　　B. rather than

　　C. but rather【no…but rather不是而是】

　　D. other than

　　severe：严重的

　　relieve缓解

　　sugar pills糖片

　　therapy疗法

　　remedy解决问题地方法治愈疾病的方法

　　comedy喜剧

　　★★【常考连词】

　　or…raher = accurately speaking (用在句中)

　　A rather than B宁要A不要B

　　if = provided that (如果)

　　all alone (副词)独自独立地

　　all the +形容词比较级(更加越来越)【副词连接副词】

　　e. g. You will be all the better for a holiday.

　　你渡一次假会更好。

　　for certain = certianly

　　for all that后面跟从句= despite that尽管虽然

　　in that = because

　　let alone至于…更不用说= not to mention that

　　but for = except for ; without莫非要不是

　　but that = except that后面跟从句

　　but then = on the other hand

　　now that既然(用于句首)

　　answer：C