Prisoners were kept in the mostappalling conditions.A: flexibleB: terribleC: reasonableD: serious
Prisoners were kept in the mostappalling conditions.
A: flexible
B: terrible
C: reasonable
D: serious
B: terrible
C: reasonable
D: serious
参考解析
解析：句意：囚犯们被关在最可怕的环境中。画线单词appalling意为“骇人听闻的，可怕的”。A项flexibl。意为“灵活的，易弯曲的”;B项terrible意为“可怕的”，与画线单词同义；C项reasonable意为“有道理的”;D项serious意为“严重的，认真的”。故本题选B。
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