The roughly 20 million __1__ of these nations looked __2__ to the future. (2007?2)
A. confusedly B. cheerfully C. worriedly D. hopefully
空格处填入的副词修饰动词短语looked to,look to the future表示“展望未来”;confusedly意为“迷惑地,混乱地”;cheerfully意为“欢快地”;worriedly意为“忧心忡忡地”;hopefully意为“怀有希望地”。上文提到很多殖民地已经成为独立的国家,再结合下文提到的freedom, new nations, sovereign等,可以推断出这些国家的居民对于未来应该是“充满希望地”。所以选D项hopefully。
Concerns were raised 49 witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to 50 guilty verdicts. (2001年?50)
A. assure B. confide C. ensure D. guarantee
空格需要填入一个动词与guilty verdicts(定罪决定)搭配。Assure后面一般接某人,表示使别人确信, 如I can assure you of its quality.(我可以向你保证它的质量。);confide后接某事,意为 吐露,托付,如he confided his troubles to a friend.( 他向朋友倾述烦恼事。): guarantee表示“保证”时多接褒义的名词,如guarantee a good crop(保证了好收成); ensure意为“保证,担保”,强调对某行为有把握,所以正确答案为。
More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; children are likely to have less supervision at home than was common in the traditional family structure.(2004?34)