多选题 Evan imperiously demanded that he be awarded a much-needed raise or be dismissed, ______ that ______ when he was summarily terminated.

A、 an innuendo
B、 an entreaty
C、 an ultimatum
D、 lingered
E、 sufficed
F、 backfired

【正确答案】 C、F

【答案解析】[解析] ●逗号说明前后同义重复；when说明前后同义重复。
●第一空与imperiously demanded(迫切想要知道)同义重复。innuendo暗讽，entreaty迫切要求，ultimatum最后通牒。答案选C。
●第二空与terminated(被解雇)同义重复。linger徘徊，suffice使满足，backfire产生令人失望的结果。答案选F。