【题目】

【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.

【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退休前一天是他从教整整40年，这是一个充满好奇的巧合。curious好奇的。

【2】句意：那个笨蛋用灭火器对准我。他认为是我着火了。我一定要把那个家伙打发走。post快速行进。get sb done使某人被……。

【3】句意：两个人刚开始向岸边游去，这时候他们惊愕地注意到快艇在转圈。With dismay惊愕地，dismay惊慌。

【4】句意：他看清了气球下面有3个人呆在一只筐里，其中一个举着望远镜。答案为make out。make out辨认出。

【5】句意：两个月大的婴儿似乎不愿意进入水中。reluctant不情愿的。

【6】句意：但是，到目前为止，公众已写信给报社，向大学生表示了谢意。gratitude感谢（的心情）；感激。

【7】句意：然而随着证据的积累，动物园的专家感觉到必须开始调查了，因为所给出的描述都出奇的相似。obliged必须的；感激的；有责任的。

【8】句意：身穿蓝色制服，肩上带着步枪，那个战俘在军营门前大胆的来回走着。boldly adv. 大胆地；冒失地；显眼地。

【9】句意：在那时凶杀案发生了，我正乘八点的火车去伦敦。committed干坏事。

【10】句意：雕塑的肢体是在可以追溯到公元前十五世纪的废墟中被发现的。date from始于……，这里做后置定语，用动名词dating from。