单选题 ______ in their island community, the various tribes used languages which became more and more similar to each other's.
  • A.Managed
  • B.Shrunk
  • C.Assumed
  • D.Isolated
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 各项的意思是：manage“经营，设法对付”，manage without“在没有……下应付过去”；shrink“收缩，退缩，一般指衣服的收缩”；shrink back“退缩，害怕”；assume“假设，担任”，assume responsibility“承担责任”，isolate“使隔离，使孤立，使脱离，一般指地理位置的孤立”。根据句意判断，答案为D。