单选题 Brunner's ______ to become the second woman ever to hold Cabinet rank was scuttled by the overwhelmingly male parliament, apparently because of sexual politics.
  • A. bet
  • B. bit
  • C. bid
  • D. bat
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 这组词在拼写上很接近。在记单词的时候应当有意识地对这类词进行总结、归纳。由原句看，空白处的词在句中作主语，即Brunner的______被破坏了。A项bet意为“打赌，赌注”；B项bit意为“一点”；D项bat意为“球拍”；三者显然都不符合句意。所以，C项bid“希望，愿望”是正确的答案。