Unit 2 The United Kingdom
break off 中止；中斷高手過招
高手過招
（1）單項填空
①news reports say peace talks between the two countries
with no agreement reached.
（•01•河南鎮平檢測）
a. have broken down b. have broken out
c. have broken in d. have broken up
②he his engagement just before the wedding. （•01•河南鄭州檢測）
a. broke out b. broke away from
c. broke off d. broke up
（2）用適當的介詞或副詞填空 （原創）
①thieves broke the house when the couple were watching tv.
②a quarrel broke between them.
③the soldiers broke the enemy’s defence works.
④the school has broken for the holidays.
⑤dad would occasionally break with a suggestion.
⑥tom broke the door of our classroom last week.
解析：(1)①選a。句意為：據報道，兩國和平談判失敗,沒有達成任何協議。因此，該空應填have broken down,表示“(和平談判)失敗”。
②選c�？疾槎陶Z辨析。break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中斷，符合句意“就在婚禮前他解除了婚約”。