语法与词汇 25.Because of a recent obstacle in production, sales have dropped and accordingly profits have______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题空格处是说利润下降了。A项“declined下降”符合题意，如：They wish that prices would decline．(他们希望物价能下降。)其他三项“increased增加；broken打破；maintained保持”’都不正确。