问题
选择题
People have planted a great many trees in order to ____wind and sand in the desert.
A.hold down
B.hold up
C.hold back
D.hold out
答案
C
hold down压制,限制;hold up推迟,耽搁;hold back阻挡,抑制;hold out提供,提出。句意:人们种了大量的树,为了阴挡风和沙尘。由此可知答案为C项。