GRE等价(Barron模考)每日一题 第26期
日期:2014-08-26 17:37
(单词翻译:单击)
GRE等价试题
The city council was notorious for voting down any measure that would restrict its ability to wield power, so that it _____ a bill aimed to narrow the ambit of its jurisdiction was surprising only to the small few who had come to believe that the council would pull an about-face.
A.championed
B.took exception to
C.discarded
D.was in favor of
E.tabled
F.objected to
A.championed
B.took exception to
C.discarded
D.was in favor of
E.tabled
F.objected to
参考答案
正确答案：BF
解析：
This sentence is tricky. It seems as though the city council's action was surprising. But notice the 'only' after surprising. Only those who expected the council to deviate from their normal behavior were surprised.
Their typical habit is "voting down any..." Therefore, (B) and (F).
(E) means to put aside for later. It does not mean to consider.
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