语法与词汇 2.Surrounded by a retinue of sycophants who invariably______her singing, Callas wearied of the constant adulation and longed for honest criticism.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题考查动词辨析。根据空前的sycophants(谄媚者,拍马屁者),以及空后的constant adulation(不断的奉承)和longed for honest criticism(渴望得到诚恳的批评)可知,空格处所填词应表示“夸奖,赞美”之意,故答案为extolled(赞美,颂扬,吹捧)。orchestrate意为“将(乐曲)编配成管弦乐曲”;thwart意为“阻挠,阻碍”;assail意为“强烈指责”。