abandon 4vt.①离弃，抛弃②放弃

常考短语abandon oneself to 沉溺于；with abandon①放任地，放纵地②纵情地

典型考题Operations which left patients and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.\[CET-4,2001.1\]

A. exhaustedB.abandoned

C.injuredD.deserted\[A\]

试题解析题意：以前让病人精疲力尽、需要长时间才能恢复的手术如今让病人感到轻松和舒服。形容词辨析：A.极度疲劳，耗尽的；B.被废弃的，被抛弃的；C.受伤的；D.被抛弃的，无人光顾的。

ability 42 n.能力，才能，能耐

常考短语the ability to do sth.(具有)做某事的能力；to the best of one’s ability尽力

典型考题He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable .\[CET-4,2002.6\]

A. abilityB. future

C. possibilityD. opportunity\[A\]

试题解析题意：上司发现他是一个相当有才干的人，所以他很快得到了提升。本题为词义辨析题。形容人有能耐，有才干，可以说a man of （great / considerable）ability。B.future前途，与介词with 而不是of搭配，且不用considerable 来修饰；C.possibility 可能性与D.opportunity 机遇，通常不用于修饰人。

记忆方法ability派生于形容词able“能够……的”