问题
选择题
Whether by accident or _____ , he arrived too late to help us.
A.purpose
B.aim
C.design
D.chance
答案
答案:C
选C。purpose常与介词on, for或with连用。aim at “针对”;by chance“偶然地”与by accident同义。by design“蓄意地,有意地”。题意为:不知道是碰巧还是故意的,他到的太晚了,没能帮我们。根据句子逻辑。