1．absent adj.缺席的adj.茫然的，恍惚的

　　She looked at the picture in an absent(茫然的)way.

　　2．ache v． n．疼痛v.渴望

　　Having left for ages，he was aching(渴望)for home.

　　3．address n．地址 v.寫地址vt.發表演說

　　The president will address(發表演說)his speech at 3：00 pm.

　　4．against prep.逆著，反對；倚，靠；碰prep.以...為背景

　　The picture looks nice against(以...為背景)the white wall.

　　5．attend v．出席；參加v.看護；治療；陪同

　　The nurse attended(看護)to him day and night.

　　6．blank adj.空白的 n.空白adj.沒表情的；空虛的；沒興趣的

　　The stranger returned my greeting with a blank(沒表情的)look.

　　7．blue adj. n．藍色adj.憂傷的

　　His songs always make me feel blue(憂傷的)．

　　8．build vt.建筑，建造v.逐漸增強 n.體格，體形，身材

　　One should receive training to build(逐漸增強)up one's confidence.

　　You're right，Josh. He may have a small build(身材)．

　　9．cause vt.促使，引起n.原因，起因；事業，目標

　　Even with a staff of 22 volunteers，Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause(事業)．

　　10．cloudy adj.陰的，多云的adj.不明朗的，不清晰的

　　Who will take his place still remains cloudy(不明朗的)．

　　11．coach n．教練v.輔導，指導

　　She coached(指導)me in playing football.

　　12．count n． v．計算，數vi.有價值，重要

　　It is not how much you read but what you read that counts(重要)．

　　13．course n．課程；過程n.一道菜

　　The courses(菜譜)vary with seasons.

　　14．cover v．覆蓋v.行走(一段路程)；足以支付，夠付；采訪n.書刊封面，封皮

　　Motor－cars cover(行走一段路程)a hundred miles in little more than an hour.

　　To cover(足以支付)the cost of hiring a bus， each student will have to pay $10 each time.

　　15．cross v．跨越，橫穿n.十字adj.生氣的

　　Don't be cross(生氣的)with himafter all，he is a child.

　　16．desert n．沙漠v.拋棄，離棄

　　He deserted(拋棄)his wife and children and went abroad.

　　17．deal vi.處理，解決n.交易

　　Having been cheated in a business deal(交易)，he was reduced to nothing.

　　18．develop v．發展；開發；研制v.沖印

　　Did you have the films developed(沖印)？

　　19．drive v．駕駛v.迫使(某人做不好的事)

　　Hunger drove(迫使)her to steal.