单选题 There was a quick turnover of staff in the department as the manager treated his employees with ______ contempt.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题空格处是说经理以完全蔑视的态度来对待他的员工。A项utter“全然的,绝对的”符合题意,如:What he is doing is utter stupidity!他正在做的是完全愚蠢的事。其他三项sole“单独的,惟一的”;intimate“亲密的,隐私的”:corresponding“相应的,通讯的”都不正确。