单选题
The last traces of respectability had vanished by the time he was convicted and imprisoned.
A. collapsed
B. disappeared
C. perished
D. scattered
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 划线词vanish vi．“消失”；respectability n．“可尊敬的人或物，值得尊敬的性质或状态”。四个选项中，A项collapse vi．“倒塌，崩溃”；B项disappear vi．“消失，不见”；C项perish vi．“毁灭，死亡，枯萎”：D项scatter v．“分散，散开”。译文：随着他被宣判有罪入狱，人们对他的最后一丝尊敬也消失了。