题目内容

It is acknowledged that the stronger the _______is, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.

A. reflection B. consequence

C. motivation D. compromise

C

【解析】

试题分析：考查名词辨析。A.reflection反映，反射；B.consequence结果，推论；C.motivation动机，动力；D.compromise妥协，退让；句意：众所周知，一个人的动力越强，外语学得就越快。有句意得知，学习外语快慢，主要取决自身是否充满动力。故选C

考点：考查名词辨析

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