题目
单选题（共40题，80.0分）题型说明：每个题目只有一个正确选项38.（2.0分）We also defeated severe flooding.With the military and civilians heedless of danger and difficulty, and standing in unity, we managed to ___ the damage of the floods.A minimizeB maximize
单选题（共40题，80.0分）
题型说明：每个题目只有一个正确选项
38.（2.0分）We also defeated severe flooding.With the military and civilians heedless of danger and difficulty, and standing in unity, we managed to ___ the damage of the floods.
A minimize
B maximize
题目解答
答案
根据句意，“we managed to ___ the damage of the floods”应表示“将洪水造成的损失降到最低”。选项A“minimize”意为“使……最小化”，符合语境，表示“减少损失”。选项B“maximize”意为“使……最大化”，与句意不符，不可能“扩大损失”。因此，正确答案是A. minimize。
答案：A. minimize