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Other critics asked whether a bomb had been necessary and why the fire department had waited for about an hour after the fire br

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问题 Other critics asked whether a bomb had been necessary and why the fire department had waited for about an hour after the fire broke out before acting to ________ it.
选项 A、abolish　　
B、extinguish　　
C、cancel　　
D、delete
答案B
解析 近义词辨析。这组词都有“取消，消除”的含义。abolish意为“消除长期存在的风俗、习惯”等，如：These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible．(这些迷信做法应尽早取消。)extinguish意为“用压服性的武力等手段使之毁灭”，如：You may extinguish a nation，but not the love of liberty. (你可以消灭一个国家，但不能消灭对自由的热爱。)extinguish还有“熄灭(如火等)；扑灭”的意思，如：Please extinguish all cigarettes before you get on train．(上车前请熄灭香烟。)cancel意为“因为某种原因消除或者取消某项计划或活动”，如：They have cancelled all other appointments to meet you．(为了接您，他们已经取消所有的约会。)delete主要用来表示“从手稿中删除事物”，如：The expletives were deleted from the transcript．(咒骂部分被从手稿中删除。)从句中的消防队和火灾可知，划线处是“灭火”的意思，故选 extinguish。
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