Question

【题目】The Sino-U.S. relations, although they have experienced twists and turns in the past, ______ have moved forward.

A .in return B. on the whole

C. in other words D. on the other hand

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】

试题分析：考查介词短语辨析。A.作为报答；B.基本上、大体上、整体来说；C.换句话来说；D.另一方面。句意：中美关系，虽然他们已经经历曲折的过去，大体上来说已经向前发展了。根据句意和although的让步状语从句，可知这里用on the whole合适，故选B。