8. Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she ______ died.

7. She is _____ about her chances of winning a gold medal.

6. What time would it be _____ for me to come round?

5. I'm afraid I have no _____but to ask you to leave.

4. We had to_____ our plans to fit Jack's timetable.

3. Is there any scientific _____ that a person's character is reflected in their handwriting?

2. Under what _____ do plants grow best?

第一节 词汇运用：(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

用方框内所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，其中有两个单词是多余的。

1. The children had a(n )_____ about/over what game to play.