Question

Once one’s desire ______ reason, trouble is sure to follow.

A．overcomes

B．is overcome by

C．gets rid of

D．is rid of

Answer 1

A

考查动词和短语辨析。句意“一个人的欲望一旦战胜理智，跟着肯定会出事。”overcome“克服，战胜”；根据句意可知，是欲望战胜理智，排除B；get rid of“消除”。故选A。