28. As the violent typhoon raged on, we were ________ in the house, unable to go anywhere.
(A) reserved
(B) confined
(C) absorbed
(D) inspected

(A) reserve v.把…專門留給；把…留作；保留

I reserve Mondays for tidying my desk and answering letters.

我把週一的時間留出來專門清理辦公桌和回覆信件。

(B) confine v.把…局限在，限制

By closing the infected farms we're hoping to confine the disease to the north of the region (= stop it from spreading to other areas).

透過關閉受感染的農場，我們希望把疾病限制在該地區的北部。

(C) absorb v.（尤指逐漸）吸收

Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

植物吸收二氧化碳。

(D) inspect v.檢查；審視

After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.

撞車後，兩輛車的司機都下來檢查各自的車有無損壞。