1. diversion [daɪ'vɜːʃ(ə)n] 

n. 转移；消遣；分散注意力

【真题例句】Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. 陌生人和旅行者不仅转折了人们的注意力，他们还带来了外面世界的消息。 

2. grateful ['ɡreitful]               

adj. 感谢的；令人愉快的，宜人的

【真题例句】There are many things to be grateful for.有很多值得感激的东西。

3. millennium [mi'leniəm]

n. 千年期，千禧年；一千年，千年纪念；太平盛世，黄金时代

【真题例句】Pearson has pieced together the work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a unique millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of key breakthroughs and discoveries to take place.皮尔森汇集世界各地数百位研究人员的成果，编制了一个独特的新技术千年历，它列出了人们有望看到数百项重大突破和发现的最迟日期。

4. isolate ['aisəleit]               

v. 使隔离；使孤立；使绝缘n. [生物] 隔离种群

【真题例句】No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should  always remember that you are not alone.不管我们感到多么的孤立无助，也不管情况有多严重，我们始终应牢记我们并非孤立无援。

5. strategy ['strætidʒi]               

n. 战略，策略

【真题例句】There were goals, there were strategies, there were objectives, but we didn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.他们会说目标、策略和目的，而不谈“干劲”和“激情”。

6. epic ['epik]               

adj. 史诗的，叙事诗的n. 史诗；叙事诗

【真题例句】A typical work, such as Seven Days, consists of a single beautiful black-and-white photograph taken on an epic walk, with the mileage and number of days taken listed beneath. 《七日复仇》就是其中的典型例子，这张美丽的黑白照片记录了一次史诗般的漫步，图片下面列出走的里程数和天数。

7. commit [kə'mit]

vt. 犯罪，做错事；把...交托给

【真题例句】There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide: stay alive, but have fewer children.进化自杀还有另一种方法：活着，但少生孩子。

8. scorn [skɔ:n]                    

n. 轻蔑；嘲笑；藐视的对象v. 轻蔑；藐视；不屑做

【真题例句】Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recently years it has been particularly scorned.尽管家庭作业从来不曾受到学生甚至某些家长的热烈欢迎，但最近几年，家庭作业受鄙视的程度特别严重。

9. delivery [di'livəri]

n.交付；分娩；递送

【真题例句】Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. 包括一些很随便的、看上去是即兴的话，你可以用轻松的、不做作的方式把它们说出来。

10. transaction [træn'zækʃən]

n. 交易；事务；办理；会报，学报

【真题例句】Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction.我们的银行业务完成于自动柜员机旁，完成业务后，它们还会用机器语言礼貌地感谢我们。