【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。preserve 意为“保留，收藏”，强调使之完好无损或质量不变，例如： We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities．选项[B] conserve 意为“保存，保藏，保重”，强调珍惜，节约使用，一般与energy，health，resources等连用，例如:(1)Conserve natural resources．(2)He is conserving his energy for the last twenty-meter dash．选项[C]resume 意为“停顿后义重新开始”，例如：He stopped to take a sip of water and then resumed speaking．选项[D]assume 意为“假设，夺取”，例如：(1)We can't assume the suspects to be guilty simply because they've decided to re- main silent．(2)The terrorists assumed control of the plane and forced it to land in the desert．