Rumor is the most 【C1】_____way of spreading stories — by passing them on fro

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问题 Rumor is the most 【C1】_____way of spreading stories — by passing them on from mouth 【C2】_____ mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better 【C3】______of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of stress and 【C4】______, 【C5】______, rumor 【C6】______ and becomes widespread. At such 【C7】_____the different kinds of news are in 【C8】_____, the press, television, and radio versus the grapevine. Especially【C9】_____rumors spread when war requires censorship (审查，检查) on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer 【C10】_____ enough information. Since the people cannot learn【C11】_____legitimate (合法的) channels all 【C12】_____ they are anxious to learn, they pick up "news"【C13】_____they can and when this 【C14】_____, rumor thrives.
Rumors are often repeated 【C15】_____by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is【C16】_____. the cleverly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims — the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to【C17】_____directly. Pessimistic rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are 【C18】_____and anxious. 【C19】_____rumors about record production or peace soon coming point to complacency or confidence — and often to 【C20】_____. [br] 【C7】

选项 A、time
B、the times
C、times
D、the time

答案 C

解析词汇题。有一类不可数名词．加上复数后缀s后，意义有所变化，例：water“水”，waters“水域”：snow“雪”，snows“积雪”；此处times是“时代”的意思，而且，上句中也出现了“In times of stressand confusion”，这也提示此处应用times。

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