【题目】Share prices on the stock exchange fell sharply in the morning but ________ slightly in the afternoon.
A.reformedB.recoveredC.respondedD.remained
在线课程【答案】B
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：证券交易所的股价上午大幅下跌，但下午略有回升。A. reformed 改革；B. recovered 恢复，好转；C. responded 回复；D. remained 保持。分析句子，but前后表示转折。划线前提到“股票价格上午大幅下跌”，根据前后转折可知，此处表示下午有所好转。故选B项。