MBA考试

【单选题】There are many superstitions inBritain, but one of the most (1) held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder—even if it means (2) the pavement into a busy street!
(3) you must pass under a ladder you can (4) bad luck by crossing your fingers and (5) them crossed until you have seen a dog. (6) you may lick your finger and (7) a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the (8) has drieD、
Another common (9) is this it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house—it will either bring (10) to the person who opened it or to the whole (11) .Anyone opening an umbrella in fate weather is (12) , as it inevitably brings rain!
The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month (13) on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay (14) . The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, (15) it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to (16) in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.
Black cats are generally considered lucky inBritain, even though they are (17) witchcraft. It is (18) lucky if a black cat crosses your path—although inAmerica the exact opposite belief prevails.
Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood (19) luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as "my car has never (20) , touch wood".
A．erase
B．remove
C．avoid
D．ease

网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
词汇线索题。erase表示“擦掉或刮掉某物”，例如：erase pencil marks擦去铅笔的笔迹；remove表示“将某物/人移到别处，移开”；avoid表示“防止发生，预防”；ease表示“减轻或消除(身体或精神上的)痛苦、忧虑、不适等”，例如：ease one’s headache减轻头痛。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>