题目
2. As early as the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese began to ________ a great deal of effort on science, technology and education.A. expelB. expandC. expendD. expatiate
2. As early as the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese began to ________ a great deal of effort on science, technology and education.
A. expel
B. expand
C. expend
D. expatiate
题目解答
答案
C. expend
解析
这道题考察的是对单词意思的理解。题干的意思是“早在明治维新时期，日本人就开始在科学、技术和教育上投入大量精力。”选项中，expel意为“驱逐”，expand意为“扩大”，expend意为“花费，投入”，expatiate意为“详述”。根据题意，正确答案是expend，表示“投入”。