responsive: enlighten c: to bring into view or come in sight of by changing position 4 a: to make an opening in <~ed the boil> b: to loosen and make less compact <~ the soil> 5: to spread out: unfold <~ed the book> 6 a: to enter upon: begin <~ed the meeting> b: to commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead 7: to restore or recall (as an order) from a finally determined state to a state in which the parties are free to prosecute or oppose ~ vi 1: to become open 2 a: to spread out: expand b: to become disclosed 3: to become enlightened or responsive 4: to give access 5: speak out 2 6 a: to begin a course or activity b: to make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card game —— open.abil.i.ty n —— open.able adj 3open n (13c) 1: opening 2: open and unobstructed space: as a: open air b: open water 3: an open contest, competition, or tournament 4: a public or unconcealed state or position
7．【正确答案】C
【中文释义】这位外交官，因为她在处理这种精微的谈判所表现出的耐心和技巧而被选拔出来，在谈判中拒绝做出任何决策，因为在那时候任何突然的承诺都是不恰当的。
【解题分析】这位外交官的特征性格已经在her demonstrated patience and skill中充分表现出来，对于一个有足够耐心的人而言sudden committen 当然是一个不好的做法，所以第二空格可以选A、C、D，再根据because 的因果关系可得答案C。
【重点词条】decline 1 archaic: to turn from a straight course: stray 2 a: to slope downward: descend b: to bend down: droop c: to stoop to what is unworthy 3 a of a celestial body: to sink toward setting b: to draw toward a close: wane 4: to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition 5: to withhold consent 6: to become less in amount ~ vt 1: to give in prescribed order the grammatical forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) 2 obs a: avert b: avoid 3: to cause to bend or bow downward 4 a: to refuse to undertake, undergo, engage in, or comply with b: to refuse esp. courteously <~ an invitation> —— de.clin.able adj —— de.clin.er n
syn decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or
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