Question

【题目】He has been spreading false stories in a(n)____________to smear(诽谤)us.

A.attemptB.programmeC.intentionD.dream

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他一直在传播虚假故事试图诽谤我们。A. attempt企图，试图；B. programme节目，项目；C. intention意图，目的；D. dream梦想。根据句意可知，此处考查固定短语in an attempt to do sth.“试图/企图做某事”，故选A项。