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【题目】Increasing government work efficiency is ________ to crack due to unclear government functions, causing departments to pass the task from one to another.

A. a wet blanket B. a dark horse C. a big hit D. a hard nut

【答案】D

【解析】

考察名词短语。句意:由于政府职责的不清晰,提升政府工作效率是一块难啃的硬骨头,导致各部门之间相互推诿。A. a wet blanket扫兴的人;B. a dark horse黑马,出人意料的人;C. a big hit 热门人物或者事物;D. a hard nut困难的事情。通过后文to crack可知,to crack后置定语修饰,由于是crack(开壳),故用nut作宾语,故选D。

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