Instead of taking center stage, the leader of European soccer's ruling organization was ________ under the terms of his provisional 90-day FIFA suspension that forbid him from any involvement in the sport.
本题考查动词的语义辨析和词语搭配。四个选项中的单词形式相近,但意义各不 相同。blemish意为 “ 玷污;损害;弄脏” ,ban意为 “ 禁止;取缔” ,banish意为 “驱逐;放逐” ,blame意为 “ 责备;归咎于” 。根据题干,选项banned最符合题意,故选B 。
[参考译文 ]这位欧洲足球管理机构的领导人没有登上舞台的中心,而是被国际足联 (FIFA)临时停职90天,禁止他在此期间参与这项体育活动。