题目
67)The company's long-term power contract, signed before electricity prices went up, is _ expire, and it says it cannot pay the new rate offered by suppliers.A. about toB. up toC. down toD. out to
67)The company's long-term power contract, signed before electricity prices went up, is _ expire, and it says it cannot pay the new rate offered by suppliers.
A. about to
B. up to
C. down to
D. out to
题目解答
答案
A. about to
解析
此题考察的是固定搭配的使用。"about to" 意为“即将”，符合句子语境，表示合同即将到期。其他选项 "up to"（直到，多达），"down to"（减少到），"out to"（打算，意图）均不符合句子语境。