It is not only in affluent societies that people are obsessed with the idea of making more money.Consumer goods are（ ）everywhere and modern industry deliberately sets out to create new markets.Gone are the days when industrial goods are made to last forever.A.desirableB.desirousC.desiredD.desiring
It is not only in affluent societies that people are obsessed with the idea of making more money.Consumer goods are（ ）everywhere and modern industry deliberately sets out to create new markets.Gone are the days when industrial goods are made to last forever.
A.desirable
B.desirous
C.desired
D.desiring
B.desirous
C.desired
D.desiring
参考解析
解析：desirable“令人渴望的，称心的”，符合文意。B.desirous“渴望的，想要的”，常用于某人想要某物。如：We are desirous of peace.我们渴望和平。C.desired“被渴望的”；D.desiring“渴望的”。
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