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I don’t like any humor in this serious speech because I can’t think of any circumstance ______ this would be beneficial or useful.

A. whichB. whetherC. whereD. as

 

C

【解析】

试题分析:句意：我不喜欢这种严肃的演讲中的任何幽默，因为我想不出其中幽默会带来好处或益处的环境。从结构判断此处是circumstance后的定语从句，排除B选项；而从句中主干完整，应该用关系副词，which和as是关系代词，故答案选C。

考点：考查定语从句。

 

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