题目内容

When ＿＿＿ why she cried, the woman still kept＿＿＿.

A.
asked; calm
B.
asking; still
C.
being asked; quiet
D.
asked; silent

D
本题考查非谓语动词和形容词。第一个空考查状语从句省略(she was); 第二个空考查keep silent 不作声，不说话。still不动的，强调“静止状态”；quiet安静的，宁静的，多指不吵闹，不焦虑；calm 指人“沉着，镇定”，指自然“无风无浪”。

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When ＿＿＿ why she cried, the woman still kept＿＿＿.

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