Question

His eyes were          Della, and there was        in them that she could not       .

A．fixed on; expression; read

B．fixing upon; expression; believe

C．fixed on; an expression; find

D．fixed upon; an expression; understand

Answer 1

D

本题考查动词短语、名词及动词用法。句意：他的眼睛盯着德拉，表情里有一种她捉摸不透的东西。根据固定短语“fix one’s eyes on/upon sb./sth.”可判断eyes与fix是被动关系，故第一空用fixed；an expression一丝表情，为习惯用法；read读懂，理解。