Question

Words like “discount” never fail to ________ people, specially women，though they might not need what is being promoted.

A．occur to

B．reply to

C．appeal to

D．stick to

Answer 1

C

试题分析：短语辨析。A发生；B答复，回复；C吸引，迎合；D坚持；句意：像打折状语的字永远都会吸引人们，尤其是女性，尽管她们也许不需要那些促销的东西。故C正确。
点评：本题的A项构成的句子sth occur to sb某人突然想起某事，要特别注意；还要注意这些词的一词过多义现象。