• 2, In answer to these questions I either nodd ed or made strange noises.
• in answer to„ 作为对„„的回答;响应„„的请 求
• In answer to my request, he wrote a letter to George.
Listen and answer the questions
• Why did the writer become very worried ?
Dentists always ask _____ when it is ______ for you to answer. My dentist had just ______ one of my teeth and had told me to rest ______. I tried to say something, but my mouth ______ cotton wool. He knew I _____ match boxes and asked me whether my collection was _____. He then asked me how my brother was and ______ I liked my new job in London. In answer to these questions I either ______or made strange______. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy _______out the hole where the tooth had been. I _________ felt very worried, but could not say anything. When the dentist at last ________ the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the ______tooth.