语法与词汇
18. _____ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprisinghow relatively small the German economy actually is.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】句意：鉴于德国经济实力的说法， 德国经济实际上相对较小，这有点令人惊讶。 given考虑到， 鉴于。 相当于considering， 如： Given their inexperience, they have done an excellent job.考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们还是干得非常好的。