单选题 The two companies are going to {{U}}merge{{/U}} by the first month of the year.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[分析] 动词辨析 merge意为:合并,结合,融合;A.become one成为一个;B.divide into two分成两个; C.dissolve溶解,解散;D.change owners改换业主;因此答案为A。