单选题
The local government decided to
merge
the two firms into a big one.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题意:当地政府决定将两家公司合并成一家大公司。
划线词merge意为“合并,使合并”。
A项motivate意为“刺激,激发”;例:Teacher should motivate students to be creative. 老师应该激发学生的创造力。
B项combine意为“使结合,使联合”;例:Two parties will combine to defeat the third party. 两个党派将联合一起以击败第三党。
C项compact意为“使简洁,压缩”;例:The article is compact and carefully constructed. 文章结构严谨。
D项nominate意为“提名,指定”;例:Trade Unions nominate representatives to public bodies. 工会指定驻公共机关的代表。故选B。