“What does your brother _____?” “He’s tall and thin, with brown hair.”

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the phrases given below. Use each phrase once only.
[be about to, be filled with, come across, get away, give off, hold on to,look like, set sail, set up, speak of]
15. “What does your brother _____?” “He’s tall and thin, with brown hair.”
16. The wood _____ a sweet and pleasant smell as it burned.
17. In the lecture he gave us last week, the professor _____ the increasing use of computers.
18. This morning, my sister and I _____ go shopping when the telephone rang.
19. If we believe something is true and good we should _____ it.
20. I _____ this old photograph when looking for a grammar book yesterday.
21. The school has _____ a special class to help poor readers.
22. Soon after the sunrise, the explorers began to _____ for Africa.
23. Seeing the children playing happily together, the mother’s heart _____ happiness.
24. The manager was so busy that he could not _____ from his office.
【答案】15. look like    
16. gave off    
17. spoke of    
18. were about to    
19. hold on to    
20. came across    
21. set up    22. set sail    
23 is / was filled with    
24. get away
【解析】
【分析】选用合适的词组并用其正确形式填空。
【15题详解】
上句：你的哥哥看起来什么样子？下句：他又高又瘦，棕色头发。look like看起来像---一样，故答案为look like。
【16题详解】
句意：木头燃烧时散发出一种甜蜜而怡人的气味。give off发出，放出，结合句意可知答案为gave off。
【17题详解】