1. The two men are well ______ with each other since they once studied in the same university.
A. recognized
B. acquainted
C. acknowledged
D. identified
2. When hysteria about AIDS first infected the media in early 1980s, those identified as ______ were all at the margins of society.
A. feasible
B. accessible
C. vulnerable
D. attainable
【汉译英翻译练习】
1. 近些年，父母要求他们的孩子接受额外的教育呈增长的势头。
2. 他否认所有的指控，如果罪名成立，他将面临终生监禁。
参考答案
1.B
【句意】由于曾经在同一所大学学习，所以这两个人相互非常熟悉。
【解析】固定搭配。由关键词“once studied in the same university曾经在同一所大学学习”可推知“这两个人应该是相互熟悉的”，再由固定搭配be acquainted with“与……相识;与……熟悉”知B项“熟识的;知晓的”正确。recognized“公认的;认可的”;acknowledged“公认的;被普遍认可的”;identified“被识别的;经鉴定的”。
2.C
【句意】20世纪80年代早期，当艾滋病引起的恐慌首次在媒体上报道时，被认定为易受感染的那些人都处于社会的边缘。
【解析】形容词词义辨析。由关键词“AIDS艾滋病”知这里应该是指“易受艾滋病攻击的那些人”，由此知C项“易受攻击的;易受伤害的”正确。feasible“可行的;可能的”;accessible“易接近的;可进入的”;attainable“可得到的;可达到的”。
【汉译英参考答案】
1. 【参考译文】There is a growing tendency for parents to ask their children to accept extra educational programs over the recent years.
2. 【参考译文】He denies all allegations, and will face a life sentence if found guilty.