Question

动词填空：

1.At length we succeeded in _________(settle) all the problems. 

2.Some lawyers seem to enjoy________ (abuse) witnesses. 

3.I ________(pity) anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income.

4.Bush has been somewhat less outspoken, apparently sensitive to being seen as _________(pressure) his successor at a tough moment.

5.You can improve your writing just by ______(shorten) some of these long sentences.

6.Of course it can be well worthwhile simply ______(transform) cultured tissue in this way.

7.By____ (resist) the Mafia's attempts to control the region, he was putting his own life in danger.

8.________(sigh)deeply, she began her routine of getting ready for bed.

9.Plans ________ (reform) the health care system have failed more than once.

10.The prisoner_________(exhibit) no emotion when the sentence was read out.

Answer

1.settling

2.abusing

3.pity

4.pressuring

5.shortening

6.to transform

7.resisting

8.sighing

9.to reform

10.exhibited

【解析】

1.succeed in doing“成功的做某事”用settling

2.enjoy doing“喜欢做”，填abusing

3.这里的pity是动词“同情”

4.as是介词后面接动名词：pressuring

5.by是介词后面接动名词：shortening

6.句型是：it’s worthwhile to do“做某事是值得的”，填to transform

7.by是介词后面接动名词：resisting

8.这题考查现在分词做状语：sighing

9.不定式to reform做定语修饰the plan

10.从时间状语从句when the sentence was read out. 看出时态是过去时，用一般过去式exhibited