单选题The boss's ______ tone let the workers know that she was no longer going to listen to their arguments, which were aimed at getting her to ______ her rigid deadlines.Astoic, substantiateBplacid, palliateCnoxious, augmentDperemptory, modifyEtranquil, postpone
单选题
The boss's ______ tone let the workers know that she was no longer going to listen to their arguments, which were aimed at getting her to ______ her rigid deadlines.
A
stoic, substantiate
B
placid, palliate
C
noxious, augment
D
peremptory, modify
E
tranquil, postpone
参考解析
解析：
因为老板不愿意听工作人员的争论，可知老板的态度可能是“生气的”。根据“rigid deadlines”，可推测第二个空的意思应和“rigid”的意思相反。故选D项。peremptory“强制的；专横的”；modify“修改；修饰”。
因为老板不愿意听工作人员的争论，可知老板的态度可能是“生气的”。根据“rigid deadlines”，可推测第二个空的意思应和“rigid”的意思相反。故选D项。peremptory“强制的；专横的”；modify“修改；修饰”。
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