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9．Susan：I'm so glad to see you，David．（61）Ithas been such a long time．How are you？
David：I'm fine，and you？
Susan：I'm just wonderful．God，time goes by so quickly!Are you going to the air quality conference in Chicago？
David：I am．And I'm really glad to see you．Just last night I found your name in the conference materials，but it didn't come to my（62）mindthat we would meet on the plane．
Susan：I'm afraid I haven't had time to look at（63）theconference materials very carefully．I had no idea you were coming，but I am certainly glad to see you．I was feeling very nervous about going there（64）withoutfriends．
David：I can imagine．My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the States，（65）so/thereforeI'm rather nervous myself．But I saw that you（66）were giving（give） the most important talk at the conference．
Susan：（67）Frankly（frank） speaking，I'm scared to death about it．
David：I'm just giving a talk in one of the workshop sections，and I hope I won't make all of you（68）disappointed（disappoint）．
Susan：But your English is much（69）better（good） than mine．
David：But you're now the Director of the Air Quality Institute，so you（70）mustknow the technical terms．
Susan：Maybe．But I still can't understand totally a lot of technical terms in my field．

分析 这是Susan和David之间的一篇对话．两人都要去芝加哥举行参加空气质量会议，意外地在飞机上相遇．Susan本来还因为"那里没有朋友"而紧张，David也因为自己的英语不够流利而焦虑．Susan作为气质量研究所的主任将会在会议上作一个非常重要的报告．

解答 61．It；考查代词，这里用it指代时间． 
62．mind；考查名词，come to mind 是固定短语，意为"想起来了"．  
63．the；考查冠词，此处用定冠词表示特指，特指上文提到的  the air quality conference in Chicago．
64．without；考查介词，结合上下文分析，句意应为"我还为到那里没有朋友而紧张呢"，所以此处应该用介词without．   
65．so/therefore；考查连词，结合上下文分析，句意为"我的英语不够流利，所以我很紧张"，可知此处用so或therefore表示结果．
66．were giving；考查 动词的时态，根据句意"我看到你正在会上作最重要的报告"可知此处用过去进行时，故用 were giving．
67．Frankly；考查副词，此处用副词修饰动词speaking，frankly speaking意为"坦率地说"．
68．disappointed；考查分词作形容词，现在分词作形容词时修饰物，过去分词作形容词修饰人，所以这里用 过去分词形式，在句中作宾语you的补语成分．
69．better；考查形容词的比较级，much 作为副词修饰形容词时，后面要跟形容词的比较级，故用better． 
70．must；考查情态动词，根据上文句意"你是空气质量研究所的主任"可知此处应用must加强语气，意为"你必须知道技术术语"，故用must．

点评 首先要通读全文，了解大意，抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，仔细分析带空格的句子，明确空格所要填的词义，词型和短语搭配给出所要填的正确形式，然后整体阅读短文，核对答案．

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