单选题 He was ______ to take over the duties and responsibilities of his father from an early age.
A. deduced B. damped C. diminished D. destined

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 本句中空格处意为某事是注定的。四个选项中destined的意思是“注定，命定的”，如：They were destined never to meet again．命运注定他们永不再相逢。因此D 项正确。deduced“推论，演绎出”；damped“使潮湿，使沮丧”；diminished“减少，贬低”都不符合句意。