Question

lt seemed such a       that people just stood by watching the old lady lying on the ground suffering pains.

A．mess

B．shame

C．disaster

D．fault

Answer 1

B

试题分析：名词辨析。A混乱；B害羞，害羞的事情；C灾难；D过错，过失；本题的it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that people just stood by watching the old lady lying on the ground suffering pains.句意：人们只是站在那里看着那个老人躺在地上遭受痛苦，这真是一件让人害羞的事情。故B正确。
点评：名词的词义辨析要注意在上下文语境中进行搭配，同时要注意相关名词的一些固定结构。