单选题
The public opinion was that the time was not ______ for the election of such a radical candidate as Mr. Jones.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[试题分析] 本题为形容词词义辨析题。
[词义辨析] reasonable指人或行为“明理的,理智的”;ripe意为“成熟的”;ready用于句型be ready for/to do sth,意为“准备好(做某事)或已准备好的”;practical意为“实际的,现实的”。题中所需形容词应说明名词time的特点,还要与radical保持逻辑卜的——致。而选项[B]能最好的表达“较激进入当选的时机尚不成熟”这一含义,故为正确答案。