考研英语完型天空的考察重点就在于词汇的辨析，希望19考生注意。下面新东方在线盘点了一些真题中出现的常考词汇，大家注意理解识记：
事业;责任，义务
venture
“冒险事业;投机活动”，强调风险性
to take a ~ in oil 在石油业进行一次投机
mission
○1“使命;天职”，多指一生都在履行的职责
○2指被派遣人员领受的任务或太空飞行任务
○1Her ~ in life was to work with the homeless.她以帮助无家可归者为己任。
○2to be sent to London on a diplomatic ~肩负外交使命被派往伦敦;a US space ~美国的太空飞行
responsibility
“责任;负责”，强调承担后果
It is their ~ to ensure that the rules are enforced.他们有责任确保制度的执行。
duty
多指道义上的责任，强调自觉性
Local councilors have a ~ to serve the community.地方议员有义务为社区服务。
obligation
指合同或法律上规定的义务，强调约束力
They reminded him of his contractual ~s.他们提醒他注意合同规定的义务。
[真题](1992)When it has accomplished its ____, it can be ready for another trip in about two weeks.航天飞机在完成任务后就可以准备开始两周后的旅程。(B)
[A] venture [B]mission [C] commission [D] responsibility
profession, occupation, career，job，work，trade，vocation，employment 工作;职业
profession
指需要经过专门学习和大量训练的法律、医学、教育等脑力劳动方面的职业
the ~s of law, medicine, and engineering 法律、医学和工程职业
occupation
“工作，职业”，是正式或书面用语。 He has no fixed ~.他没有固定职业。
career
指希望终身从事的事业、生涯，强调工作经历或事业上取得成就的一系列工作
an officer with a distinguished ~有着卓越成就的军官
job
指能够提供稳定报酬的工作，作可数名词
She took a ~ as a waitress.她找了个工作，当服务员。
work
○1同job，但为不可数名词
○2也指无报酬的工作
volunteer ~ 志愿工作
trade
指有专门技术的手工行业、手艺
He is an electrician by ~.他的职业是电工。
vocation
指认为特别适合自己或自己非常热爱的工作，不强调获取报酬
You missed your ~ —you should have been an actor.你干错行了，你本该当演员。
employment
强调领取报酬的雇佣关系
conditions of ~雇佣条件
关心
care
指照料、看护(病人、老人、儿童等)
the provision of ~ for the elderly 为老年人提供的护理
concern
○1“关爱、关心”，带有感情色彩
○2“关注”，着重于所关心的问题或对象
○1parents’ ~ for their children 父母对子女的关爱
○2the main~s as a writer 作为一名作家主要关注的问题
attention
“小心;注意(力);专心”，侧重指集中精力做某事
Small children have a very ~ span.幼儿的注意力持续时间很短。
[真题](1993) It soon becomes clear that the interior designer’s most important basic _____is the function of the
particular space. 很明显，室内设计者关注的最重要的基本问题就是某一特定空间的功能。(B)
[A] care [B] concern [C] attention [D] intention
决定，决心
decision
○1“作出的决定，作抉择”，常用~about/on sth
○2“决心;果断”，偏重迅速而明智做出决定的能力
○1to make a ~ about what to do next 对于下一步该做什么做出决定
○2a quick-thinking man of ~ and action 思维敏捷、遇事果断、行动迅速的人
determination
○1正式地确定、规定某事物是什么、怎么样等
○2“决心;果断”，偏重坚定、不放弃
○1the genes for male sex ~决定男性性别的基因
○2fought the illness with ~顽强地与疾病作斗争
[真题](1993)Nevertheless, for any kind of space, the designer has to make many of the same kind of ___. He or she must coordinate the shapes, lighting and decoration of everything from ceiling to floor. 然而，无论任一类型的空间，设计者必须作出许多相同的决定。他(她)必须协调从天花板至地板所有东西的形状、照明及装饰。(C)
[A] solutions [B] conclusions [C] decisions [D] determinations