Question

求助几道英语填空题！谢谢！

1.She had the reputation of being (inquire) ____ about other people's affairs.
2.Keep two pencils () _____ while taking the examination.
3.A _____ (decide) person is needed to deal with the situation.
2题括号里是hand

Answer 1

inquired
?
decisive

追问

请问第二题可以填handling吗，答案这么写，我感觉不对吧？

追答

从语法上讲没什么问题,keep sth + adj,与make sth + adj用法相同,
但是从字面上不太好翻译,我不知道Keep two pencils handling是否在英语中有固定含义,我不能确定,
感觉上,写成keep two pencils at hands,更好理解一些.

综上所述,第二题填handling语法上没问题,语义上是否正确还不能确定.

Answer 2

inquired
in hand
decisive