语法与词汇
The government is trying to do something to ______better understanding between two countries.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】近义词辨析。promote意为“增进,促进,发扬”,如:promote mutual understanding between the two countries(增进两国之间的相互了解)。raise意为“举起,提高,提出,养育”,如:raise salaries(加薪)。heighten意为“增加,加强,升高”,如:As she waited,her fears heightened.(她在等待时,越发感到恐惧。)increase意为“增加,增长,增强”,如:an increase in wares(增加工资)。译文:两国政府正在努力增进双方的进一步了解。