【题目】After several failures, the US leaders are_____ being brought face-to-face with the fact that China today is undefeatable.
A.luckilyB.firmlyC.graduallyD.appropriately
在线课程【答案】C
【解析】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：多次失败后，美国领导人正逐渐能面对这养一个事实：今天的中国是不可战胜的。A. luckily幸运地；B. firmly坚定地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. appropriately适当地。根据句意，尤其after several failures可知此处用“逐渐”符合语境，故选C项。