23. What the film demonstrates above all is the power of television to __________ the uninformed and the gullible(轻信的).A. conceiveB. receiveC. perceiveD. deceive

本题考查动词辨析。题干中提到“the power of television to ________ the uninformed and the gullible”，意为“电视对无知者和轻信者的力量”。结合选项，A项conceive意为“想出（主意、计划等）”，B项receive意为“接收，接纳”，C项perceive意为“感知，认为”，D项deceive意为“蒙骗，诓骗”。根据语境，电视对无知者和轻信者的力量，应该是“蒙骗”，因此选择D项deceive。