语法与词汇 39.Admiral Cervera knew he was being ordered to certain destruction but felt compelled to obey. He chose the morning of July 3 for a gallant escape attempt.

A、 daring
B、 futile
C、 critical
D、 fruitful

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题中，gallant的意思是“英勇的，华丽的”。A项“daring大胆的；勇敢的”符合题意，如：He was awarded a medal for his daring deeds．(他因勇敢的行为而获得勋章。)其他三项“futile无用的；critical批评的；fruitful富有成效的”都不正确。