【题目】As the fact that the ambassador was killed made the situation worse, hopes of a peace settlement are now ____.
A. decreasing B. increasing
C. fading D. promoting
在线课程【答案】C
【解析】
试题分析：考查形容词的词义及句意理解。句意：由于大使被杀的事实使情况更糟糕了，和谈的希望更渺茫了。A. 降低，减少，及物动词；B. 增加；及物动词；C. 消退，不及物动词；D. 提升，晋升，故C正确。