【題目】The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible, so I was ______ .

A. confused B. nervous

C. shameful D. Embarrassed

【答案】D

【解析】句意:邀請我們的女士聽到我跟妻子說晚飯很糟糕,因此我感到很窘迫。此題考查形容詞詞義辨析。confused困惑的,煩惱的; nervous緊張的; shameful可恥的,丟臉的,不體面的; embarrassed 尷尬的,窘迫的,be embarrassed感到窘迫。

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