语法与词汇

We felt very sad when we heard the news that the ________ manager was killed in his office yesterday.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

本题考查同根词辨析。四个词的词根都是respeet,但各有各的含义。respectable“可敬的,值得别人尊敬或尊重的”;respectful“尊重别人的;表示敬意的”;respective“分别的,各自的”;respecting(prep.),“关系,说到”。根据句意,应选respectable。