Question

【题目】—For weeks after the crash, divers had searched accessible areas ________ for the body of the Indian man who was a Concordia waiter.

—Yes, they did their best and were not to blame for the unfortunate result.

A. in reward B. in trouble

C. in vain D. in reality

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】考查介词短语辨析。句意：——车祸后数星期，为了找到那名印度人，一个Concordia服务员的尸体，潜水员们徒劳地搜寻了能进入的区域。——是的，他们竭尽全力，不应该因为不幸的结果受到责备。A. in reward作为报答；B. in trouble处于困境中；C. in vain徒劳地；D. in reality事实上。根据下一句中the unfortunate result及语境可推知，这种搜索是徒劳的，故选C。