● Self-assessment
I. 单项选择
1. Hearing her mean words, I stood there trembling and tying to ______ tears.
A. choke out B. choke on C. choke back D. choke up
2. Helen, here is good new for you. Your husband Charles has been ______ to senior manager.
A. Promoted B. risen C. Lifted D. switched
3. He lost his job three months ago; ______, he was seriously injured in an accident last week.
A. in the first place B. on the contrary
C. to make matters worse D. in ..