2．I am unable to attend because of a p____________ engagement.
3．Put the waste paper in the d_____________.
4．I had to p_______ myself against the wall to let them pass.
5．I don’t like this radio play－Let’s s_______ to another programme. optimistic previous dustbin press switch
6．She could not help being impressed by the luxurious ____________________ (环境)．
7．They have bought a ________________(打字机)． 8．What I said made no practical ____________ (印象) on him. 9．The __________ (胶囊) is filled with small soluble cases.
10．A driver is not supposed to ______(使闪光) his lights at the coming vehicles. surroundings typewriter impression
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Ⅱ .单项选择
1．The girl, almost ______ to death at the sight of the snake, shut her eyes and dared not have a second look at it. A．Frightening frightened
C．frightened frightened 答案：C
解析：frightened to death at the sight of the snake在句中做状语。
2．The corridor(走廊) was so narrow that I had to ______ myself against the wall to let them pass. A．pull
B．press D．prevent
D．having
B
．
was
C．defend 答案：B
解析：press...against把……贴在……；defend...against保卫……免受伤害；prevent...from doing阻止……做……。
3．We could hardly believe what she says because she is ______ changing her mind. A．regularly C．suddenly 答案：D
解析：句意：我们几乎不能相信她说的话，因为她总是不断地改变主意。A.定期地；B.稳定地；C.突然；D.不断地。
4．The Internet is widely used, which ______ the develop ment of English. A．speeds up C．gets across 答案：A
解析：A项，“加速”；B项，“接管”；C项“理解”；D项“转向，求助于”。由句意：因特网得到了广泛应用，这加速了英语的发展。
B．takes over D．turns to
B．steadily D．constantly
5．Much to my surprise, she ______ tears ______ she read the letter. A．burst out; instant C．burst out; instantly 答案：B
解析：burst into tears＝burst out crying突然大哭起来；the instant＝instantly引导时间状语从句，意为“一……就……”。
6．－James didn‘t turn up last night, did he? －No. He ______. We had changed our plan. A．shouldn’t have come B．needn‘t have come C．didn’t need to come D．needn‘t come 答案：C
解析：考查情态动词。他没有来是因为我们的计划改变了，所以他实际上也不必来。用C项描述过去的实际情况，符合语意。A项表示“本不该做而做了”。B项表示“本来没必要做而做了”，D项表示现在的实际情况，三项均不符合语意。
B．burst into; the instant D．burst into; instant
7．Hearing footsteps outside the door, she ______ her talk to another topic.
A．switched
B．exchanged
D．stopped
C．asked 答案：A
解析：switch...to... “把……转换成……”。exchange “交换”，不合题意。
8．He gives people the impression ______ all his life abroad. A．of having spent spent
C．of being spent 答案：A
解析：考查 give sb. the impression of “给某人以……的印象”。
9．When I arrived home and found the window broken, a frightened feeling ______ across my mind. A．hit
B．occurred
D．to spend
B．to have