1.I think playing games every evening is a waste of time—there are more ________ (mean) things to do.
答案:meaningful 句意:我认为每天晚上玩游戏是在浪费时间——还有很多有意义的事情要做。此处应用形容词修饰名词things。意为 “有意义的”, 故填meaningful。
2.At first Robert wouldn't let his daughter go diving, but ________ (eventual) he gave in as she was so confident about her skills.
答案:eventually 句意:起初,罗伯特不愿让他女儿去潜水,但最终他让步了,因为她对她的技能是如此有把握。修饰整个句子使用副词,作状语。
3.John has three sisters. Mary is the ________ (clever) of the three.
答案:most clever/cleverest 设空后的of the three表示三者,因此暗示要用形容词最高级。
4.Don't defend him any more. It's obvious that he ________ (deliberate) destroyed the fence of the garden.
答案:deliberately 句意:不要再为他辩解了,很明显他是故意弄坏花园的栅栏的。分析句子结构及句意可知,此处应用 deliberate的副词形式修饰动词destroyed,意为“故意地”,故填deliberately。