语法与词汇 73.Although business slumped after the holidays, shop owners began to prepare for the next one.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】slump的意思是“暴跌，下跌”。recover“恢复，康复”；vanish“消失，失踪”；lessen“下降，减少”；swell“膨胀，肿”。一般来说，节日后生意是下跌的，能猜出slump的意思。故选C。