Exam practice
conservative: adj. 1、opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values；2、(of an estimate) lower than what is probably the real amount or number；
dramatic: adj. 1、(of a change, an event, etc.) sudden, very great and often surprising；2、exciting and impressive；
revival: n. 1、an improvement in the condition or strength of sth；2、the process of sth becoming or being made popular or fashionable again；
embark: v. to get onto a ship; to put sth onto a ship；
ambitious: adj. 1、determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc；2、needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed；
acquisition: n.1、the act of getting sth, especially knowledge, a skill, etc；2、something that sb buys to add to what they already own, usually sth valuable；3、[C, U] (business) a company, piece of land, etc. bought by sb, especially another company; the act of buying it；
ruthless: adj. (of people or their behaviour) hard and cruel; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people；
innovative: adj. introducing or using new ideas, ways of doing sth, etc；
mastermind: v. to plan and direct a complicated project or activity；
cruiser: n.1、a boat with a motor and room for people to sleep, used for pleasure trips；2、a large fast ship used in war；
gourmet:n. a person who knows a lot about good food and wines and who enjoys choosing, eating and drinking them
demerge: v. to separate a company into smaller companies, usually into the companies that had previously been joined together; to be split in this way；
shrewd:adj. clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation；
pilot scheme：实验性计划
headhunter：n.猎头，猎头公司
professional occupation：（律师等）提供专业服务的行业