单选题 The survey showed that ______ numbers of 15-year-olds had already smoked twenty cigarettes a week.
  • A. essential
  • B. steady
  • C. primary
  • D. substantial
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 各项的意思是:essential“本质的”;steady“稳定的”;primary“主要的,初步的”;substantial“大体上,基本上,实质的,坚固的”。空格处的意思是:调查显示,相当数量的15岁的孩子一周已经要吸20支香烟。