Question

【题目】Mary tried to keep those children ________. However, they still shouted and laughed.

A.in peaceB.in personC.in silence

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

句意：玛丽试图让那些孩子保持沉默。然而，他们仍然又喊又笑。

考查介词短语辨析。in peace和平； in person亲自；in silence沉默。根据下文“However, they still shouted and laughed.”可知，上文是“玛丽试图让那些孩子保持沉默”，根据题意，故选C。