2 . 词义匹配

A. behaving in a way that shows they feel unsure or threatened. B. describing an attitude which involves strong, unpleasant emotions such as anger or dislike. C. an idea or plan of what you are going to do. D. not concentrating on something because you are worried or are thinking about something else. E. a thing you say or write that mentions sb./ sth. else; the act of mentioning sb./ sth. F. feel unhappy because you think that you have done something wrong or have failed to do something which you should have done. G. having the most modern and recently developed systems, methods, or ideas, etc.

1. Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.
2. A superpower equipped with the most advanced military technology in the world.
3. She had seemed curiously distracted.
4. I have no intention of allowing you to continue living here alone.
5. I feel guilty and full of remorse.

3 . 用方框中词或词组的适当形式完成下列句子，每个词或词组只能用一次(每组有一个多余的选项)。

guilt     strive   sacrifice   breath   apart from   at risk

1. People are concerned about the quality of the air they __________.
2. I felt __________ about not visiting my parents more often.
3. Newspaper editors all __________ to be first with a story.
4. As with all diseases, certain groups will be more __________ than others.
5. __________ Germany, they also visited Italy and Austria.

5 . 既尴尬又愧疚，她低下头，泪水滑落脸颊。
________________, she lowered her head, ________________.