st
adj.最后的
adj.最不可能的
He is the last (最不可能的) man I want to see.
48.match
n.火柴
vt.般配，与……匹配
(2013·江西高考)She matched (匹配) the carpet with some very nice curtains in colour.
25.drive
vt.驾驶
vt.迫使
(2014·江苏高考)It is the same instinct that drives (迫使) people to dress one way at home and another way at work ...
26.encourage
vt.鼓励；激励
vt.促进，助长；刺激
41.ill
adj.生病的
adj.& adv.坏的/地
It’s no good speaking ill (坏的) of others.
42.inspire
v.激励；鼓舞
v.启发
His best music was inspired (启发) by the memory of his mother.
ern
vt.管理；控制
vt.影响；支配
The law of supply and demand governs (影响) the prices of goods.
39.help
vt.帮助
vi.避免，防止；起作用
(2013·全国卷Ⅰ)Try not to cough more than you can help (避免，防止) since it may cause problems to your lungs.
40.house
n.房子
vt.& vi.给……房子住；容纳
(2014·浙江高考)These cottages once housed (给……房子住) early settlers as they worked the dry Montana soil; now they hold Twitter engineers.
3.address
n.地址vt.写地址
vt.发表(演说)
The president will address (发表) his speech at 3：00 pm.
4.against
prep.逆着，反对；倚，靠；碰
prep.映衬
The picture looks nice against (映衬) the white wall.
32.fine
adj.美好的，很棒的，晴朗的
n.& vt.罚款；处(某人)以罚金
The man will get a fine (罚款) if he parks the car there.
33.foreign
adj.外国的；外交的
adj.不熟悉的
The subject is foreign (不熟悉的) to all of us.
It is not how much you read but what you read that counts (重要)．
18.course
n.课程；过程
n.一道菜
The courses (菜谱) vary with seasons.
19.cover
vi.覆盖
vt.行走(一段路程)；足以支付，够付；采访
49.measure
n.措施，方法
vt.& vi.估量，判定(重要性、价值或影响等)
It’s hard to measure (判定) his ability when we haven’t seen his work.
50.multiply
v.乘；乘以
vt.成倍增加；迅速增加
We can multiply (迅速增加) our chances of success.
14.cause
vt.促使，引起
n．原因，起因；事业；目标
(2010·山东高考)Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause (事业)．
15.cloudy
adj.阴的，多云的
adj.不明朗的，不清晰的
Who will take his place still remains cloudy (不明朗的)．
16.coach
n.教练
vt.辅导，指导
She coached (指导) me in playing football.
17.count
n.& vt.计算，数
vi.有价值；重要
21.deal
vi.处理，解决
n.交易
Having been cheated in a business deal (交易), he was reduced to nothing.
22.desert
n.沙漠
vt.抛弃，离弃
He deserted (抛弃) his wife and children and went abroad.
35.fresh
adj.新鲜的
adj.无经验的
She is quite fresh (无经验的) to the work.
36.gain
vi.& vt.获得；赢得
vt.增加(速度、重量)
The car gained (增加) speed gradually.
37.ground
n.地面
n.理由
He has strong grounds (理由) for more money.
(2010·福建高考)To cover (足以支付) the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time.
20.damage
vt.& n．损坏
n.赔偿金(复数)
He claimed $7,000 damages (赔偿金) from the taxi company.
12.bridge
n.桥
vt.消除隔阂
(2014·江苏高考)Not white, certainly, but not really Asian, I try to pave the way between the two worlds and bridge (消除隔阂) the gap for you.
Good health encourages (促进) clear thinking.
27.escape
vi.& vt.逃跑；逃脱
vt.被忘掉；被忽视
(2012·广东高考)If he thought he could escape (被忽视) attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong.
vt.出席；参加
vi.&vt.看护；治疗；陪同
The nurse attended (看护) to him day and night.
8.bear
vt.忍受；容忍
vt.显示；带有
He was badly wounded in the war and still bears (带有) the scars.
34.freeze
vi.结冰，(使)冻结
vi.& vt.惊呆，吓呆；不动，停止
(2014·全国卷Ⅰ) When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze (停止，不动) and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.
n．书刊封面，封皮
(2014·天津高考)At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day’s walk and the ability to cover (行走) such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill.
10.blank
adj.空白的
n．空白
adj.没表情的；空虚的；没兴趣的
The stranger returned my greeting with a blank (没表情的) look.
11.blue
adj.& n．蓝色(的)
adj.忧伤的
His songs always make me feel blue (忧伤的)．
30.exploit
vt.开发；开采；剥削
vt.利用
You must exploit (利用) every opportunity to learn English.
31.fail
vi.失败
vi.(健康)衰退，变弱
(2011·全国卷) William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to fail (变弱)．
43.interபைடு நூலகம்st
n.兴趣
n.利润，利益；股份
Our family has interests (利益) in the business.
44.jump
vi.& n．跳
n.& vi.大幅度上涨
Last week the prices of goods jumped (大幅度上涨)．
45.kill
23.develop