A year has______and there is no sign of the situation getting any better.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题是说一年已经过去了,境况没有变好的迹象。expire“期满,结束”符合题意,如:Our trade agreement with Holland will expire at the end of this year.(我国同荷兰的贸易协定今年年底期满。)emerge“出现”,enclose“围住,封在……之中”,clasp“扣紧,紧握”都不正确。