单选题 As a result of careless washing the jacket was reduced to a child's size.
A. compressed B. shrank
C. dropped D. decreased

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意思是“由于洗衣时不小心,夹克缩的只能给小孩子穿了”。句中reduce意为“降低,缩小”。compress“压缩”,如:The film compresses several years into haIf an hour.这部电影将几年中发生的事压缩于半小时内。shrink“缩水”,最符合题意,Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗?drop“降落”.如:The fruit dropped down from the tree.水果从树上掉下来。decrease“降低”,如:His interest in this subject graduallydecreases.他对这门学科的兴趣逐渐减退。