Due to the bad weather the plane was ____ for two hours.
A、delayedA
【句意】由于天氣惡劣,飛機(jī)晚點(diǎn)兩個(gè)小時(shí)。
【難點(diǎn)】delay意為“使耽擱,延遲”;cancel意為“取消;終止”;dismiss意為“解雇,解散”;postpone意為“延期,拖延,緩辦”,尤指因?yàn)槟撤N原因事先作出安排,與delay不同。
Rumorsareeverywhere,spreadingfear,damagingreputations,andturningcalmsituationsinto____ones.
Her____washeldatthelocalchurch.
Sometimesabus____getsonthebustocheckthetickets.
Theradiois________astrangesignal.What’swrongwithit?
Nowhereinnatureisaluminumfoundfree,owingtoitsalways____withotherelements,mostcommonlywithoxygen.