题目内容
8．I'm _______ to you for the chance to express myself．（ ）| A． | reliable | B． | hopeful | C． | useful | D． | grateful |
分析 我感激你给了我这个表达我自己意见的机会．
解答 答案：D．根据for the chance to express myself（因为这个表达我自己意见的机会）可知我很感激你，四个选项的含义分别是A"可依赖的"；B"有希望的"；C"有用的"；D"感激的"，所以答案是D．
点评 考查形容词辨析．grateful的用法：
adj．感谢的；令人愉快的，宜人的
grateful for：感谢的；感激的；对…心存感激，；感激
When we stop and tell our partners what we are grateful for，we are also telling the Universe．
当我们停下来，告诉我们的伴侣我们想要感谢的事，我们也是在告诉整个宇宙．
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| 59．A．actions | B．beliefs | C．images | D．emotions |
| 60．A．edge | B．rise | C．turn | D．division |
| 61．A．monitor | B．target | C．activate | D．interrupt |
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