In the modern world, it is important to be well-informed. Success in many fields【1】on getting the latest information. There are

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问题      In the modern world, it is important to be well-informed. Success in many fields【1】on getting the latest information. There are many means of obtaining information which enable us to【2】what is going on in the world. And we are so accustomed to reading almost every week newspaper reports about new discoveries being made by man that we tend to【3】the progress and benefit of scientific research for granted. We【4】that science must continue to achieve its many miracles which become merely commonplace as soon as they are replaced by greater ones. Astronauts have made journeys through space, a【5】that once upon a time would have been considered as unbelievable. Yet there are few people today who feel anything but a mild interest in the discoveries that are being made by scientists. Industrialists and engineers are busy taking【6】of the mineral deposits available, regardless of the fact that this ruthless exploitation is harmful. Nature is【7】their descendants altogether of these resources【8】we so carelessly squander on providing ourselves with the luxuries and not merely the necessities of life. We【9】to realize that we are【10】for the generations after ourselves, and even those who are aware of this rarely take these responsibilities seriously enough.   

选项 A、manage
B、fail
C、strive
D、start

答案B

解析 所填之词应该与后面的to搭配。manage to do sth. 意为“设法完成(某件困难的事)”;fail to do sth. 意为“没有做成某事”;strive to do sth. 意为“力争做某事”;start to do sth. 意为“开始做某事”。根据前面句子的意思可知,应该选用fail to do sth.。
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