They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two years.A:dreadful B:bad C:unpleasant D:poor

They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two years.

A:dreadful
B:bad
C:unpleasant
D:poor

参考解析

解析:本句意思:他们已经在恶劣不堪的条件下生活两年了。appalling意为“极为恶劣的”,与dreadful(糟透了的)意思相近。bad坏的;unpleasant使人不愉快的;poor穷的。

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