单选题 empty blank deserted vacant
empty a.
(1) containing nothing, no
The box was empty.
(2) not having any people
The arena was completely empty.
(3) having no real purpose or value
She felt trapped in an empty marriage.
(4) having no effect, not sincere or meaningful
Her apology was just an empty gesture.
Their promises are just a lot of empty talk/words.
v.
(1) to remove the contents of (something), to make (something) empty
She emptied her purse onto the table.
He emptied his glass.
She tried to empty her mind (of thoughts).
He emptied his gun.
(2) to remove all of (something) from a container
It's your turn to empty the trash.
(3) to become empty
The theater emptied out, quickly after the show.
empty into to flow into (something)
The river empties into the Indian Ocean.
blank a.
(1) a. without any writing, marks, or pictures
Leave that line blank.
a book with blank pages
b. having empty spaces to he filled in with information, not yet written in or filled out
Sign your name on the blank line.
(2) without any recorded sound or information
a blank tape/disk/CD
(3) not showing
She gave me a blank look when I asked her where she had been.
(4) stated in a very direct and certain way
I was surprised by her blank refusal to loan me the money.
go blank (1) to suddenly stop showing letters, images, etc. to stop thinking.
The screen on my computer went blank.
(2) are unable to remember or think of something.
My mind went blank when I heard the question.
blankly ad. without any expression
She stared at him blankly.
desert v.
(1) to go away from (a place), to leave (a place)
The inhabitants had deserted the town.
(2) to leave and stop helping or supporting (someone or something)
She had been married for just over a year when her husband deserted her.
He was deserted by his friends and family.
He vowed that he would never desert (=abandon) a friend in trouble.
He urged people not to desert the cause. (=not to stop supporting the cause)
(3) of a useful quality or ability, to no longer be with (someone) in a time of need
The soldiers prayed that their courage would not desert them.
She was a respected academic until late in life when her memory deserted her.
(4) of a soldier
Many soldiers deserted during the first weeks of the war.
deserted a. abandoned
The town was deserted.
We came upon a deserted old hotel.
vacant a.
(1) not filled, used, or lived in
There were no vacant apartments in the building.
The children played in the vacant lot between the two buildings.
(2) formal, of a job or position, not occupied by a person, available to be taken by someone
The position was left vacant when the secretary resigned.
(3) showing no indication of what someone is thinking, feeling, etc.
He had a vacant expression on his face.
vacantly ad.
She stared vacantly out the window.
vacancy n. being unoccupied/an empty area or spaceDuring the summer holiday season there are no ______ rooms in this seaside hotel.

• A. empty
• B. blank
• C. deserted
• D. vacant