语法与词汇 14.It could not be ruled out that, sooner or later, the country would break out of the treaty.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】句意：不能够排除这种可能：这个国家迟早会破坏协议。rule out排除；排除……的可能性。exclude排除，排斥；拒绝接纳。confirm确认，批准；证实。tolerate容许；忍受。refute反驳，驳斥。