Question

—  The war is very likely to break out in the near future.
—  I _____，if the situation goes as it is.

A．hope so

B．hope not

C．am afraid not

D．am afraid so

Answer 1

D

考查交际用语。句意：在不久的将来这场战争很可能会爆发。——……如果形势照这样下去的话。根据下文，选项A我希望如此与语境不符。选项B结构错误，应为don’t hope so；选项C，我担心不，意味盼着战争发生，与语境不符。故选D，我担心会这样。