Question

【题目】Slavery was __________ in the US in the 19th century, and slaves were given equal rights.

A. abused B. adopted

C. abolished D. absorbed

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：奴隶制在美国于十九世纪废除，奴隶享有平等的权利。abused虐待; 辱骂。adopted收养，采用；吸收。abolish废除，废止。 absorb吸引住，吸收。分析语境可知本句词意为“废除”，故选C项。