【题目】The doctor gave the late-stage cancer patient more powerful drugs in the ______ hope that he might recover.
A.vainB.freshC.ambiguousD.unrest
在线课程【答案】A
【解析】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:医生给这个癌症晚期病人最强劲的药,徒劳地希望他可以康复。A. vain徒劳的,白费的;B. fresh新鲜的;C. ambiguous模糊的;D. unrest不安,动荡。根据句意可知,此处用“徒劳的”符合语境,故选A项。