单选题 A lot of people were ready to work long hours because high unemployment meant that they could easily be ______.
A. separated B. appointed C. transferred D. replaced

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题测试对句意的理解和动词的辨析。根据句意，是表示“高失业率意味着雇员们的职位很容易就被别人取代”。separated分开，分隔。appointed指定，约定；任命。 transferred调职，转让。