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【题目】My boss advised me to be__________when making a decision,adding that it was not wise to put all the eggs in one basket.

A.aggressiveB.cautiousC.determinedD.influential

【答案】B

【解析】

考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我的老板建议我做决定时要谨慎,并补充说孤注一掷是不明智的。A. aggressive好斗的;挑衅的;B. cautious 小心的;谨慎的;C. determined下定决定的;D. influential有权势的;有影响的。根据后文“adding that it was not wise to put all the eggs in one basket.”可知老板认为做决定时孤注一掷是不明智的,结合选项推知老板建议我做决定时要“小心谨慎”。选B项。

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