根据句意及各题括号中所给的汉语意思，从下面的方框中选择合适的单词或词组，用其适当形式填空。

1．There was nothing but one ________(方形的)table and two benches in the house．

2．She seemed fairly ________(达观的)about the loss of her purse．

3．Seeing a book on the ground, she ________(弯腰)over to pick it up．

4．When I was walking toward the office, several students ________(朝……走过来)me asking for the examination result．

5．He ________(犹豫)before he answered because he didn’t know what to say．

6．On hearing the bang of the gun, the birds in the trees flew away in all ________(方向)．

7．I have no ________(怀疑)that our country will lead the world in space exploration．

8．While watching the football match, I felt someone ________(轻拍)me on the shoulder, and I turned around, but found no familiar being．

9．Many types of animals have now ________(消失)from the earth．

10．Health is the most precious thing that we can ________(拥有)in the world．

11．Tired and hot, the dog ________(伸出)its tongue, breathing hard．

12．A ________(系列)of strange things happened to her recently．

13．All the students that work hard can ________(一定)pass the exam．

14．After he finished his exercise, he ________(放下)his pen and turned on the TV．

15．Maria has got ________(结婚)to a sailor against her parents’ willing．

16．How long can you stare without ________(眨眼睛)your eyes?

17．Jimmy was a ________(精巧的)worker in gold and silver．

18．After the ________(外星的)spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short time, it vanished．

19．He denied that he had done anything ________(邪恶的)．

20．It was so cloudy that the top of the mountain was ________(看不见的)．

21．Dangerous driving should be severely ________(惩罚)．

12．Hamlet swore he would ________(报仇；复仇)his father’s death．

23．From the wet ________(小块)on the wall, I saw someone had just repaired the house．