You have to keep ______ with the times. 
　　Abreast/ fit in with

　　absorb  He was absorbed in a book and didn t hear you call.
　　engage/occupy/bend over/ be busy with

　　abundant/rich  The rivers and forests of the New World were abundant in fish a
　　　nd game

　　　　access  In many schools, students don t have sufficient access to the library.

　　Way/approach/solution/answer/
　　Accessible/available/handy/ready/convenient/obtainable/at hand

　　His words are never in _____ with his deeds.  (situation   accordance   accord
　　ing   fit)
　　I m in agreement with Mr. Moore.  in agreement with/ be compatible with /compl
　　y with /conform  to/be in proportion to

　　account  He asked no one s advice; he did it on his own account  independently

　　You have to take everything into account/consideration. Attention/regard/respe
　　ct/mind
　　Give us an account of what happened.  Story/reason/information/description/tal
　　e/statement
　　He has been asked to account for his absence. ( describe  tell  relate  answer
 　　for  say  explain   explicate)

　　acquire   to acquire a good knowledge of English.  Attain/obtain/gain/earn/sec
　　ure

　　active  He is very active in politics.  
　　Energetic/spirited/lively/dynamic/excited/enthusiastic

　　adapt  To our delight, she quickly adapted (herself) to the situation.
　　Adjust/accommodate/alter/vary/arrange/modify/make fit

　　accustom  She is ______to living in comfort.  (accustomed/used   addict  be fa
　　miliar with)

　　admit  It will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traff
　　ic delays. 
　　(allow/admit/accept/permit/receive/confess/ acknowledge/adopt)

　　adequate Their earnings are barely adequate to their needs.
　　enough/sufficient/satisfactory/plenty/ample

　　advantage  The great advantage we have over them is that they are short of mon
　　ey.
　　Benefit/gain/upper hand  interest/profit/harvest/crop/earnings/returns

　　Aim  His aim is to win the game. 
　　Purpose/intention/goal/end/target/objective/motive/destination

　　Amass  He amassed a great fortune in twenty years. 
　　Accumulate/assemble/gather/increase/collect/compile/heap up/store up
　　Mass/bulk/quantity/load/amount/volume/accumulation/pile/heap/crowd/multitude/p
　　ack/gang
　　Figure/digit/measure
　　ambitious  These young men were ambitious for success and money.
　　Eager for/longing for/ hopeful for/wish for/crave for/be set on/be bent on/be
　　intent upon

　　amount  His debt now amounts to 1,000 pounds. 
　　Add up to/approximate/total/sum up 
　　The future of her marriage is supposed to be decided by the amount of money.

　　sum/measure/quantity/price/value

　　angle  Try looking at this affair from a different angle. aspect/view/point of
　　 view/opinion/belief/attitude/impression/notion/idea/thought/conception/judgme
　　nt/theory/outlook

　　announce  He had to announce the death of Johnson before the board.
　　Proclaim/broadcast/report/state/declare/notify/tell/make known

　　anticipate  A good general can anticipate what the enemy will do.
　　expect/ look forward to/await/foresee/hope for

　　anything but The hotel is anything but satisfactory. Not at all

　　The apparent things might not tell of the truth.
　　apparent obvious seeming evident clear plain

　　apart  Apart from his nose, he is quite good-looking.