题目
The ______ stepped down, saying his ministry should be abolished since it had nothing to do.A) troopB) ministerC) loafD) mankind
The ______ stepped down, saying his ministry should be abolished since it had nothing to do.
A) troop
B) minister
C) loaf
D) mankind
题目解答
答案
本题考察词义辨析及上下文匹配。句子核心是“his ministry”，需要一个与“部门”相关的主语。
- A项“troop”指军队，与“ministry”不匹配。
- B项“minister”指部长，符合“stepped down”（辞职）的语境，且与“ministry”对应。
- C项“loaf”指面包，与语境无关。
- D项“mank”不符合英语词汇规范，排除。
综上，只有B项“minister”能准确表达“部长辞职”的含义。
答案：B) minister