1 . Of course, Baoyu had seen this new cousin earlier on and _______ that she was the daughter of his Aunt Lin. He made haste to bow and, having greeted her, took a seat. Looking at Daiyu closely, he found her _______ from other girls. Her dusky arched eyebrows were knitted and yet not frowning; her _______ eyes held both merriment and sorrow; her very weakness had _______. Her eyes sparkled with tears; her _______ was soft and faint. In rest she was like a lovely flower _______ in the water; in motion, a pliant willow swaying in the wind. She looked more sensitive than Bi Gan, more _______ than Xi Shi.
“I’ve met this cousin before,” he _______ at the end of his scrutiny (审视).
“You’re talking nonsense again,” said his grandmother, laughing.
“How could you possibly have met her?”
“Well, even if I haven’t, her face looks _______. I feel we’re old friends meeting again after a long separation.”
“So much the better.” The Lady Dowager laughed. “That shows you’re ________ to be good friends.”
Baoyu went over to sit beside Daiyu and once more ________ fixedly at her…
Then, to the confusion of them all, he asked Daiyu if she had any jade (玉).
________ that he had his own jade in mind, she answered, “No, I haven’t. I suppose it’s too rare for everybody to have.”
This instantly put Baoyu into one of his frenzies (狂暴). ________ the jade, he threw it on the ground.
“What’s rare about it?” he ________. “It can’t even tell good people from bad. What ________ understanding has it got? I don’t want this annoyance either.”
1. A.decided | B.recognized | C.observed | D.guessed |
2. A.distant | B.free | C.different | D.absent |
3. A.wondering | B.speaking | C.hesitating | D.pleasing |
4. A.love | B.terror | C.charm | D.trick |
5. A.gesture | B.figure | C.movement | D.breath |
6. A.bathed | B.mirrored | C.planted | D.dropped |
7. A.delicate | B.precious | C.aggressive | D.reserved |
8. A.assumed | B.explained | C.declared | D.interpreted |
9. A.common | B.familiar | C.pretty | D.similar |
10. A.matched | B.committed | C.intended | D.meant |
11. A.grasped | B.checked | C.aimed | D.stared |
12. A.Realizing | B.Doubting | C.Imagining | D.Admitting |
13. A.Setting off | B.Tearing off | C.Wearing off | D.Cutting off |
14. A.stormed | B.threatened | C.identified | D.criticized |
15. A.romantic | B.complex | C.spiritual | D.typical |