问题
选择题
At the news conference the Foreign Minister spoke slowly so as to ______ what he would say.
A．pass
B．weigh
C．cover
D．spread
答案
答案：B
考查动词辨析。pass通过，weigh仔细考虑，权衡，cover覆盖，spread传播，句意：在新闻发布会上，外交部长说的很慢为了仔细考虑他将说的话。故选B。