Question

9. Faced with an emergency,the leaders acted quickly to hold several specific meetings       ，discussing how to help the disasterstricken people out.

   A. at length   B. in reality

   C. on end   D. for short

Answer 1

9. C句意为："面临紧急情况，领导们立即行动起来,连续不断地举行了几次专题会议，讨论如何帮助灾区人民摆脱困难。"at length意为"最后;详细地"；in reality意为"事实上"_;on end意为"连续不断地"；for short意为"简称"。根据句意，on end为最佳答案。