261.You have to be a fairly good speaker to _____ listeners'interest for over an hour.
A.hold
B.make
C.improve
D.receive
262.The fact that she never apologized ______ a lot about what kind of person she is.
A.says
B.talks
C.appears
D.declares
261.答案是A；hold one's interest 使某人保持兴趣。
262.答案是A；say a lot about为固定表达，意为:清楚地表明。
