1. express

　　[考纲释义] vt. 表达；表示

　　[备考实例] My companion ________ his surprise when he learnt his ________ hadn't arrived for such a long time.

　　A. expressed; luggages

　　B. expressed; luggage

　　C. performed; luggages

　　D. performed; luggage

　　[考点解析]根据题意"我的同伴听说他的行李这么长时间还没到时，他表示惊讶"，正确答案为B项。express是及物动词，意为"表达、表示"，常用短语有：express oneself表达自己的意思(思想)；express one's satisfaction with对……表示满意；express one's surprise表示惊讶。luggage意为"行李"，为不可数名词。

　　2. blame

　　[考纲释义] vt. & n. 责备；责怪

　　[备考实例] Who is to ________ the fire?

　　A. blame for starting

　　B. blame to start

　　C. blamed for starting

　　D. be blamed to start

　　[考点解析] sb. be to blame for (doing) sth.是一习语，意为"某人对某坏事应负责任；某人应受责备"。答案为A。常见结构还有：blame sb. (for sth.)或blame sth. on sb.。

　　3. tense

　　[考纲释义] adj. 拉紧的; 紧张的

　　[备考实例] The city seems ________ tonight, as if something is going to happen.

　　A. nervous B. restless

　　C. tense D. tight

　　[考点解析] 答案为C。nervous意为"紧张的，不安的"，常用来形容人，指内心紧张与忧虑，如：Don't be nervous! You will pass the exam. 别紧张，你会通过考试的。restless意为"静不下来的，焦躁不安的"，多指人的外表，它是人的内在紧张心情的外在表现，如手脚不停，来回走动等；tense意为"紧张的"，它既可用来形容人由于各种原因而引起的紧张，多指一种感觉，也可用来指人周围的环境和气氛等；tight意为"紧的"，一般用来形容事物，如：She likes to wear tight dress. 她喜欢穿紧身衣服。

　　4. seek

　　[考纲释义] vt. 试图；探寻

　　[备考实例] I have never sought ________ my views. I hope you will not misunderstand me.

　　A. hiding B. to hide

　　C. hidden D. to be hidden

　　[考点解析] (1)seek后接动词的不定式形式(seek to do sth. = attempt to do sth.)，意为"设法(试图)做……"，故答案为B。(2)seek sth.意为"寻找；征求；谋求；追求"。seek还有下面的习惯用法：seek after追求，企图得到；seek for寻求，寻找； seek one's fortune寻找致富及成功之路。

　　5. break down

　　[考纲释义] 失败；破裂；瓦解

　　[备考实例] News reports say peace talks between the two countries________with no agreement reached.

　　A. have broken down

　　B. have broken out

　　C. have broken in D. have broken up

　　[考点解析] 答案为A。本题检测考生在特定语境中对短语动词的辨析能力。题意为"新的报告说那两个国家的和平谈判失败了，没有达成协议"。与break构成的重要短语还有：break into/in破门而入，突然发生；break out (火灾、战争等)突然发生； break off折断(树枝)，停止(工作)；break through突破(障碍)；穿越……；break up拆散，分解，打碎，驱散。

　　6. ashamed

　　[考纲释义] adj. 惭愧的，害臊的

　　[备考实例] She felt ________ of having done that and tears ran down her cheeks.

　　A. shame B. ashamed

　　C. sorry D. disappointed

　　[考点解析]根据句意"她为做了那件事而感到羞愧，泪水流下了脸颊"可知，正确答案为B。 ashamed常作表语，常见搭配有：be ashamed of oneself为自己感到害臊；feel ashamed for sb. 替某人感到害羞；be(或feel) ashamed to do sth.对做某事感到羞耻。

　　7. burst

　　[考纲释义] vi. 突然发生，突然发作

　　[备考实例] The police________ into the room and caught the murderer.

　　A. burst B. entered

　　C. looked D. shouted

　　[考点解析]"突然闯入某地"应用burst into这一短语，答案为A。burst常用短语：burst into a place闯入某地；burst into tears(=burst out crying)突然大哭；burst into a song突然唱起歌来；burst into laughter(=burst out laughing) 捧腹大笑，突然笑起来。

　　8. envy

　　[考纲释义] vt. & n. 嫉妒；羡慕

　　[备考实例] -Victor looks unhappy.

　　-Yes, he always________our success.

　　A. cheers B. envies

　　C. admires D. stops

　　[考点解析] 根据题意"维克多看上去不高兴。""是的，他总是嫉妒我们的成功。""envy嫉妒"，符合句意， 所以选B。 envy有下列一些习惯用法：envy sb. (sth. ) 嫉妒；羡慕；envy sb. sth. 嫉妒(羡慕)某人某事；feel envy at对……感到嫉妒。

　　实战演练：

　　1. - Can you________yourself to others in English, Mary?

　　- Sorry. I can't________myself in English

　　Well. Chinese, OK?

　　A. be expressed; introduce

　　B. express; be expressed

　　C. introduce; express

　　D. introduce; be introduced

　　2. -The lesson should ________ a question, not a puzzle.

　　-I am________.

　　A. have started with; to blame

　　B. start with; to be blamed

　　C. have started from; to be blame

　　D. start from; to be blamed

　　3. The boss was very angry in the meeting so the atmosphere of the meeting was pretty ________.

　　A. alone B. deserted

　　C. tense D. calm

　　4. He was always ________ for a chance to advance his own interests.

　　A. trying B. managing

　　C. attempting D. seeking

　　5. -Why did the police ________ the crowd?

　　-Because the president's car________ in the street.

　　A. break down; broke down

　　B. break up; broke out

　　C. break down; broke up

　　D. break up; broke down

　　6. Harley felt rather ________ for having done so little for his class.

　　A. satisfied B. content

　　C. ashamed D. disappointing

　　7. As soon as he saw his son playing with fire, he ________ anger.

　　A. broke out B. burst forth

　　C. broke away D. burst into

　　8. The Smiths bought a new car, which was the ________of their neighbours.

　　A. envy B. admire

　　C. respect D. proud

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