Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the following verb phrases: plunge along, strike off, stretch out, throw down and spur on.

1. ________ by a sharp sense of shame, he had 2. _______________, giving no heed to the passers-by who looked at him strangely. To get away from the hideous scene as far as possible, he 3. _________ from the main street and blundered into one of those dark alleys, at the end of which he 4. __________________ behind a trash can and finally 5. ___________ in a rest.

教师解析

1. Spurred on

2. been plunging along

3. struck off

4. threw himself down

5. stretched out