7．She was ________ having her orders instantly obeyed.

　　8．He ________ the rock to stop himself slipping.

　　答案：1.in astonishment　2.in a; voice　3.No sooner; than　4.take place　5.stare at　6.as if　7.used to

　　8．held on to

　　Ⅲ.用适当的介词填空

　　1．I can't control my anger when I hear of people being cruel ________ animals.

　　2．To our surprise, it was cruel ________ him to beat his son to death.

　　3．Their mother can't afford to feed them ________ meat and fish every day.

　　4．This may serve ________ a warning not to drive so fast.

　　5．People eager ________ a quick cure are likely to be disappointed.

　　6．They heard ________ astonishment that she had failed the examination.

　　7．I found ________ my extreme astonishment that he managed to deal with the interview.

　　8．He didn't like to hang ________ all day doing nothing.

　　答案：1.to　2.of　3.on/with　4.as　5.for/after/about　6.in　7.to　8.about/around

　　Ⅳ.完成句子

　　1．He suddenly ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (拍了一下我的肩膀)．

　　2．They presented us fresh fruits __________ __________ __________ (作为回报)our help.

　　3．__________ __________had the boy spoken these words ________ the warden hit him on the head with the soup spoon.

　　孩子的话刚出口，大师傅就操起勺子狠狠地敲他的脑袋。

　　答案：1.patted me on the shoulder　2.in reward of

　　3．No sooner; than

　　Ⅴ. 完形填空

Tracy Wong is a well－known Chinese－American writer. But her writing __1__ was something she picked up by herself. After her first __2__， teaching disabled