【题目】Foreign leaders were wondering how it was that the Chinese government could ________ the spread of the virus so quickly and effectively.
A.defendB.accelerateC.containD.assure
在线课程【答案】C
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：外国领导人想知道，中国政府是如何能够如此迅速有效地遏制病毒的传播的。A. defend防护；B. accelerate加速；C. contain遏制（……的势力、扩张、影响），防止……蔓延；D. assure确保。根据“the spread of the virus so quickly and effectively.”可知，这里指迅速有效地遏制病毒的传播。故选C。