Question

【題目】

【1】It is a ________ coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.

【2】That fool aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow ________.

【3】Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with ________that the speedboat was moving in a circle.

【4】He could ________ three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.

【5】Babies of two months old don’t appear to be ________to enter the water.

【6】But so far, the public has expressed its ________ to the students in letters to the Press.

【7】As the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt ________to investigate, for the description s given were extraordinary similar.

【8】Dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched ________ up and down in front of the camp.

【9】At the time the murder was ________, I was travelling on the 8 o’clock train to London.

【10】The body of one statue was found among remains________ the 15th century B.C.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】curious

【2】posted

【3】dismay

【4】make out

【5】reluctant

【6】gratitude

【7】obliged

【8】boldly

【9】committed

【10】dating from

【解析】

【1】句意：Mr. Page退休前一天是他從教整整40年，這是一個充滿好奇的巧合。curious好奇的。

【2】句意：那個笨蛋用滅火器對準我。他認為是我著火了。我一定要把那個家伙打發走。post快速行進。get sb done使某人被……。

【3】句意：兩個人剛開始向岸邊游去，這時候他們驚愕地注意到快艇在轉圈。With dismay驚愕地，dismay驚慌。

【4】句意：他看清了氣球下面有3個人呆在一只筐里，其中一個舉著望遠鏡。答案為make out。make out辨認出。

【5】句意：兩個月大的嬰兒似乎不愿意進入水中。reluctant不情愿的。

【6】句意：但是，到目前為止，公眾已寫信給報社，向大學生表示了謝意。gratitude感謝（的心情）；感激。

【7】句意：然而隨著證據的積累，動物園的專家感覺到必須開始調查了，因為所給出的描述都出奇的相似。obliged必須的；感激的；有責任的。

【8】句意：身穿藍色制服，肩上帶著步槍，那個戰俘在軍營門前大膽的來回走著。boldly adv. 大膽地；冒失地；顯眼地。

【9】句意：在那時兇殺案發生了，我正乘八點的火車去倫敦。committed干壞事。

【10】句意：雕塑的肢體是在可以追溯到公元前十五世紀的廢墟中被發現的。date from始于……，這里做后置定語，用動名詞dating from。