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用表示被动指控并引出所称行为的短语完成句子：After the audit, the manager was ____ hiding expenses.

哪一句正确省略了作宾语的关系代词？

1. The laptop which I ordered it arrived today.
2. The neighbor called me was friendly.
3. The laptop I ordered arrived today.

一名叫 Maya 的女性被指控盗窃。请用目标结构 prove + 所有格限定词 + innocence 补全句子，并使用指代 Maya 的限定词：The security footage may ____.

哪一句正确表达了一个可能的未来条件及其很可能造成的后果？

1. Ignoring the warning always causes data loss.
2. If you ignore the warning, you'll likely lose your data.
3. If you ignored the warning yesterday, you lost your data.

用表示正式有罪裁决的两个单词补全法律报道：After the trial, the defendant was ____.

哪一句表示证词把两名官员与可能的不当行为联系了起来？

1. The testimony blamed two officials for delaying the hearing.
2. The testimony implicated two officials in the bribery scheme.
3. The testimony mentioned two officials during the hearing.

这里的 for good measure 是什么意思？We printed the tickets and saved a copy on the phone for good measure.

1. 我们把副本保存下来，是把它作为额外一步，让准备更稳妥。
2. 我们保存副本，是因为打印出来的票无效。
3. 我们用手机测量了票的大小。

哪一句表示证据不足可能导致嫌疑人获释？

1. Without enough evidence, the suspect may go free.
2. After the restraints are removed, the suspect may move freely.
3. During the interview, the suspect may speak freely.

哪种情况属于 false confession？

1. 一名嫌疑人承认自己没有实施的抢劫。
2. 一名被告拒绝回答问题。
3. 一名证人描述自己在现场看到的情况。

在这个句子中，risk a public hanging 是什么意思？

1. 冒着在公共活动中迟到的风险。
2. 面对被公开处以绞刑的可能性。
3. 冒着某件物品会在公共场所被挂起的风险。

在句子“The biggest problem facing the new mayor is the housing shortage.”中，facing the new mayor 是什么意思？

1. 新市长必须处理这个问题。
2. 新市长已经解决了这个问题。
3. 这个问题在物理方向上正对着新市长。

用“who were accused of”的缩短被动形式完成句子：Those ____ fraud denied the allegation.

用一个短语完成句子，指出错误信息是造成伤害的原因：After the false report spread, thousands became ____ misinformation.

某个运动团体强烈的宗教热情被导向惩罚无辜者。哪个短语最适合描述这种情况？

1. religious fervor
2. religious enthusiasm
3. misdirected religious fervor

补全表示优先级的结构：The hospital values patient safety ____ convenience.

在这句话中，a group of English Protestants 起什么作用？

1. 解释 Puritans 是什么人。
2. 说明 Salem 位于英格兰。
3. 给出 Salem 开拓定居的另一个年份。

本句中的 neighbors 表示什么？

1. 经常互相帮助的亲密朋友
2. 地理位置相近的群体，即使双方可能处于敌对关系
3. 住在同一个家庭中的人

请使用本课中的正式表达和过去时补全句子：Before digital maps, printed road atlases ____.

项目已经落后于进度，而且预算刚刚又被削减了。哪个过渡语最适合引出第二个问题？

1. In other words,
2. To make matters worse,
3. For example,

下面哪句话正确使用了 one of the + 最高级 + 复数名词 + on record？

1. This was one of the busiest airport on record.
2. This was one of the busiest airports on record.
3. This was the one of busiest airports on record.

用 diagnose + 宾语 + as + 状态这一结构补全句子：After reviewing the test, the specialist diagnosed the lump ____ benign.

在这个句子中，under an evil hand 是什么意思？

1. 有人把一只手举在这些女孩上方。
2. 这些女孩有一只手受伤了。
3. 人们认为这些女孩受到一种邪恶的超自然力量控制。

用目标表达的过去式补全句子：The ransomware attack ____ on the hospital's computer network.

在本句中，human agents 指什么？

1. 负责调查有关魔鬼说法的官员
2. 受雇为魔鬼销售商品的代理人
3. 被认为替魔鬼行动的人

哪句话中的 conjured fiendish apparitions 表示某人用魔法让邪恶的幽灵形象出现？

1. She saw a shadow move across the wall.
2. Leo conjured up a childhood memory during the interview.
3. The magician conjured fiendish apparitions above the castle.

哪句话使用 As，把正在传播的背景事件和同时发展的另一件事连接起来？

1. After the rumor spread through the office, people began checking their phones.
2. Because the rumor spread through the office, people began checking their phones.
3. As the rumor swept through the office, people began checking their phones.

哪句话用 so-called 表明说话者与一个有争议的标签保持距离？

1. The university officially named her the lead expert.
2. The so-called expert could not explain the results.
3. The expert was known as a careful researcher.

哪句话最适合用 contort 描述身体形成不自然的姿势？

1. The dancer contorted her body into a sharp, unnatural pose.
2. The child moved her body while walking to school.
3. The driver turned the car at the corner.

在这个句子中，having fits 最接近下面哪个意思？

1. 身体健康、身体强壮
2. 经历反复的身体发作或症状
3. 拥有合身的衣服

considered outsiders in some way 在这个句子中表达了什么意思？

1. 这三个人彼此不认识，也没有任何共同身份。
2. 这三个人都因为同一个原因主动离开了同一个群体。
3. 其他人认为这三个人不属于某个群体，但具体原因可能不同。

哪句话清楚表示 Maya 在另一个过去事件发生前已经长期不参加训练？

1. Before the coach called, Maya was absent from practice.
2. Before the coach called, Maya had long been absent from practice.
3. Before the coach called, Maya will be absent from practice.

在这个从句中，was suing the family of one of her accusers 是什么意思？

1. 她当时正在礼貌地请求那个家庭帮助。
2. 她当时正在通过法院起诉那个家庭。
3. 那个家庭的每名成员当时都在法庭上指控她。

an enslaved woman 在这个短语中指什么？

1. 一个受雇领取工资的女性
2. 一个自由被强制剥夺的女性
3. 一个作为客人来访这个家庭的女性

用能表示记录中没有超出 Maria 名字的信息的完整短语填空：The archive says Maria is ____.

使用 hide 的正确 -ing 形式补全句子：Mia confessed to ____ the broken phone.

补全固定短语：The doors were locked ____ the principal's orders.

哪句话正确使用了 charge someone with，并清楚表示被指控的行为先于指控发生？

1. The report says prosecutors charged the two men with having forced the witness.
2. The report says prosecutors accused the two men with having forced the witness.
3. The report says prosecutors charged the two men of having forced the witness.

补全表示“继续声称自己没有罪”的固定搭配：Despite the accusation, both players ____.

哪种情况最符合 turned against her？

1. 有人转过身来面对她。
2. 一个以前支持她的人开始反对她。
3. 一个一直反对她的人重复了同样的观点。

这里的 gave testimony against her mother 是什么意思？

1. 她说话时站在母亲旁边。
2. 她以证人身份作了对母亲不利的正式陈述。
3. 她随意地和母亲争吵了一番。

用这个固定搭配的一般过去式补全句子：After twelve hours of labor, Elena ____ to twins.

哪句话正确使用了被动结构，并使用了表示绞刑处死的标准过去分词？

1. She was convicted and hanged shortly thereafter.
2. She was convicted and hung shortly thereafter.
3. She convicted and hanged shortly thereafter.

哪句话正确表示警方将嫌疑人拘押了一夜？

1. The suspect was granted child custody overnight.
2. The suspect was held in custody overnight.
3. The suspect had custody of the child overnight.

哪句话使用 as 表示一个与主要行动同步发展的背景趋势？

1. Because repair requests multiplied, the workshop hired another technician.
2. As repair requests multiplied, the workshop hired another technician.
3. When repair requests multiplied, the workshop hired another technician.

用助动词避免重复 sign the form：Maya's application would be rejected if she did not sign the form and accepted if she ____.

用 investigate 的正确形式补全句子：The board is interested in ____ the complaint.

请用意为“与……一致”的准确正式短语补全句子：____ school policy, every visitor must sign in.

请用意为“参与”的准确双词表达补全句子：The company promised not to ____ deceptive advertising.

一个消息来源看起来不可靠，但没有人证明它的证据是伪造的。哪一个短语最适合评价这种证据？

1. unconfirmed evidence
2. false evidence
3. dubious evidence

在塞勒姆审巫案的语境中，spectral evidence 指什么？

1. 用科学仪器测量光线所得的数据
2. 调查人员收集并检验的实物
3. 声称被告的灵体曾出现并伤害某人

哪句话提出了一种说法，但没有确认它是真的？

1. The medicine supposedly works within an hour, but no study has confirmed it.
2. The medicine certainly works within an hour, and several studies prove it.
3. I tested the medicine myself and confirmed that it works within an hour.

请用本课中表示“又增加一个复杂因素”的确切转场语完成句子：____, the backup server also failed.

在句子 'Personal ties can compromise a judge's objectivity,' 中，compromise 是什么意思？

1. 通过协商达成协议
2. 设定目标
3. 削弱或损害

用 dare 的过去式 + to speak out 补全句子：Although she feared losing her job, Maya ____ about the safety violations.

用本课中表示“开始受到怀疑”的短语补全句子：After the missing files were traced to his computer, the assistant ____.

哪句话清楚地表示停电范围越过了城市边界并波及附近城镇？

1. The power outages spread from nearby towns to the city.
2. The power outages spread beyond the city to nearby towns.
3. The power outages remained within the city.

用本课中表示“正式暂停一段时间”的动词完成句子：The judge ____ the trial while the new evidence was reviewed.

阅读这句话：The prisoner's sentence was amended after the appeal. 其中 sentence 是什么意思？

1. 为检验某事而进行的一次尝试
2. 法院判处的刑罚
3. 以标点结尾的一组词

按顺序填入上面学到的两个结构：She was ____ severe headaches ____ dehydration.

哪句话恰当地引出了一个尚未证实的解释？

1. Researchers have proved that the stone was part of an ancient calendar.
2. The stone was definitely part of an ancient calendar.
3. Some have speculated that the stone was part of an ancient calendar.

在句子 "We considered all three plans, but ultimately, we chose the safest one." 中，"but ultimately" 起什么作用？

1. 说明这个选择是按时间顺序发生的最后一件事。
2. 在考虑各种方案后引出最终判断。
3. 补充一个与前文无关的例子。

填入能强调已确认信息的助动词：What we ____ know is that the backup worked.

用一个词补全 accept X as Y 结构：The committee accepted the unsigned note ____ reliable evidence.

填入表示“至今仍具有警示意义”的短语：The failed expedition ____ about ignoring weather reports.

一个董事会几乎没有认真质疑领导者的方案，后来却把失败的决定归咎于一名助理。哪组表达最准确地描述了这两个问题？

1. groupthink and scapegoating
2. careful consensus and fair accountability
3. independent review and shared responsibility

完成这个句子的结构：The article examines the power of rumors ____ manipulate public opinion.

在句子 “The manager weaponized a minor complaint to force an employee out” 中，weaponized 表示什么？

1. 经理因为投诉不重要而忽略了它。
2. 经理在投诉中发现了一件实体武器。
3. 经理故意利用这项小投诉来对付那名员工。

用一个词补全 be around for 表达：This custom has been ____ for hundreds of years.

哪个短语适合正式描述同一个人既是备受尊重的学者，又是提供专业政治建议的顾问？

1. a renowned political scholar
2. a famous scholar and political supporter
3. a renowned scholar and political advisor

补全表示“一项指控导致某人失势”的被动表达：The minister was ____ a corruption charge.