【典型考题】Ms. Green has been living in town for only one year，yet she seems to be _____with everyone who comes to the store. (1996年考研题)
A. accepted B. admitted C. admired D. acquainted
【参考答案】D。句意为：格林女士在城中居住仅仅一年，可是她似乎认识每一个来此商店的人。accept是“接受”的意思;admit指“承认，接受”;admire意为“羡慕”;这三个词都不能和介词with搭配，只有acquaint可以与with搭配，意为“熟悉”，选择D。
有关(be) acquainted with 的例句：
Are you fully acquainted with the facts? 你完全了解事实吗?
Are you acquainted with the works of Shakespeare? 你对莎士比亚的作品熟悉吗?
You will soon become fully acquainted with the procedures. 你很快就会对这些程序完全熟悉了。
The General Secretary is already acquainted with the facts. 总书记已经知道那些事实。
acknowledge
【典型考题】I _____with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column. (1996年考研题)
A. express B. confess C. verify D. acknowledge
【参考答案】D。句意为：我对在此新专栏准备工作中对我给予帮助的同事们表示感谢。express意为“表达，表示”;confess指“坦白”;verify意为“证实，核实”，acknowledge指“承认”，主要是承认事实。根据句意应该选择D。
有关acknowledge的典型用例：
He acknowledged it to be true / that it was true. 他供认那是事实。
He acknowledged that the purchase had been a mistake. 他承认购买那东西是个错误之举。
I was compelled to acknowledge the force of his argument. 我不得不承认他的论据有力。
【典型考题1】activate
Researchers discovered that plants infected with neighboring plants. (1999年考研题)
A. contracts B. activates C. maintains D. prescribes
【答案】B。句意为：研究人员发现，感染了病毒的植物会向邻近植物释放一种气体，可以激活它们的疾病抗体。解析：contract意为“收缩”;maintain意为“维持，维护”;prescribe意为“开(药方)”;activate意为“使…开始起作用”。
有关activate的典型用法：
The burglar alarm was activated by mistake. 防盗铃误响了。
【典型考题2】adapt
In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programmer for the reading skills. (1995年考研题)
A. adapted B. acknowledged C. assembled D. appointed
【答案】A。句意为：尽管已经有各种专门为语言学习撰写或改编的阅读材料，但是在阅读技巧方面还没有综合系统的课程。adapt意为“使…适合”;acknowledge意为“承认”;assemble意为“装配”;appoint后接to或for，appoint for意为“指定，约定”，appoint to指“委派”。
有关adapt的典型用法：
He adapted himself to the cold weather. 他适应了寒冷的天气。
When he moved to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well. 他移居加拿大后孩子们很能适应变化。
Our eyes slowly adapted to the dark. 我们的眼睛慢慢地适应了黑暗的环境。
She adapted (herself) quickly to the new climate. 她很快地适应了这种新的气候。
