语法与词汇 9.I don't like to buy things with a label of "the latest technology", since they are usually______ to problems.

A、 likely
B、 possible
C、 potential
D、 prone

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】形容词形异义近辨析。be prone to sth．／to do sth．是一个固定词组，意为“易于发生(不愉快事)的，有发生(讨厌事)的倾向的”，此处考点为be prone to sth．，如：Women are especially prone to this disease．妇女特别容易生这种病。