1. In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____.

A. admitted B. acknowledged C. absorbed D. considered

[ 答案 ] D. considered [ 注釋 ] considered 考慮 ; admit 承認 ; absorb 吸收。

[ 注意 ]acknowledge 1) (=agree or admit the truth of; confess) 承認 , 供認 ; A. He acknowledged his mistake. ( 他承認了他的錯誤 。 ) B. 接動名 詞 He acknowledged having been beaten. ( 他承認被打敗了。 ) 2) (express thanks for) 致謝 ; A. Mary acknowledged the gift with a pleasant letter. ( 瑪麗致函感謝饋贈的禮物。 ) B. His long service with the company was acknowledged with a present. ( 向他贈送禮品以感謝 他長期來對公司的服務。 )

2. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents' _____. A. command B. conviction C. consent D. Compromise