While intelligent people can often _____________ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.A.surviveB.sacrificeC.simplifyD.substitute
While intelligent people can often _____________ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.
A.survive
B.sacrifice
C.simplify
D.substitute
B.sacrifice
C.simplify
D.substitute
参考解析
解析：考查动词辨析。句意为“聪明的人经常会把复杂的问题简单化，而愚蠢的人更可能把简单的问题复杂化”。survive“幸存，活下来”，sacrifice“牺牲，献出”，simplify“简化，使简单”，substitute“代替，替换”。前后分句表示对比，故C项符合句意。
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