15. When he heard Mary speak ill of him, he was e________ angry with her.

请从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语，并用其正确形式填空。

increase, invite, remain, as far as, as well as, compete for, dream of, go through,

　in the distance, have a gift for, not until, rather than, speed up

14. There are two good Chinese restaurants w________ walking distance of my house.

13. She was reading attentively and his sudden appearance t________ her.

12. It was hot. Annie was f________ on her back in the pool to keep herself cool and comfortable.

11. Everyone likes Dee because she has a g________ for making everyone feel at ease (自在).

10. She f________ out that she was arriving at her hometown on Tuesday.

9. He was six feet tall, with b________ shoulders and bright eyes.

8. When d________ broke we were still 50 miles from Calcutta. There was still a long way for us to go.

7. A great river f________ along the valley and finally into the Caribbean Sea.

6. His parents got rich by making money on the stock market, so he lived in a w________ family.