单选题People buy insurance in order to substitute a small, certain, tolerable loss for a large, uncertain, catastrophic one.Adominate Binput Cexchange Dmanipulate
单选题
People buy insurance in order to substitute a small, certain, tolerable loss for a large, uncertain, catastrophic one.
A
dominate
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input
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exchange
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manipulate
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解析：
句意：人们购买保险是为了以小的、一定的、能够承受的损失代替巨大的、不确定的、灾难性的损失。substitute替代品。exchange交换。dominate支配。input输入。manipulate操作，控制。
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