问题
选择题
The manager says he needs an assistant that he can depend on to deal with the problems that may happen in his _______.
A．presence
B．absence
C．distance
D．appearance
答案
答案：B
这题考查名词辨析：presence出席， absence缺席，distance距离， appearance外貌，词组：in one’s absence“在某人不在的时候”，句意是：经理说：他需要一个助手可以依赖她解决他不在时出现的问题。选B。