1.I will not wait for him for a second—he may have something else to do, so he could not ________ here.
A.come up B.come out
C.turn out D.turn up
[解析]短语 turn up 表示“到场;露面”的意思。
[答案]D
2.(2012•江西南昌一中月考)The conference was ________ fixed for the 10th, August, but later the unexpected landslide (泥石流) in Zhouqu in Gansu province, made us put it off.
A.normally B.obviously
C.originally D.presently
[解析]originally 原来地。normally 正常地;obviously 显然地;presently 现在地。句意:原来定在八月十号的会议由于甘肃省舟曲的意外泥石流使我们推迟了它。
[答案]C