1．You are ________ to be nervous since this is your first time to give a speech in public.
A．bound B．eager
C．dying D．ready
[解析]be bound to 一定会，很可能会。根据从句 since this is your first time to give a speech in public 可推知A项符合语境。
[答案]A
2．Everybody is ______ at the news that there might be another earthquake，and nobody dares to sleep inside of a building.
A．alarmed B．annoyed
C．astonished D．embarrassed
[解析]alarmed 意为“惊恐，惊慌”，符合句意。annoyed 恼怒的；astonished 震惊的；embarrassed 尴尬的。
[答案]A
