Euthanasia has been a topic of controversy in Europe since at least 1936. On an average of six times a day, a doctor in Holland practices "active" euthanasia: (1) administering a lethal drug to a (2) ill patient who has asked to be relieved (3) suffering. Twenty times a day, life prolonging treatment is withheld or withdrawn (4) there is no hope that it can (5) an ultimate cure. "Active" euthanasia remains a crime on the Dutch statute books, punishable (6) 12 years in prison. But a series of court cases over the past 15 years has made it clear that a competent physician who (7) it out will not be prosecuted.
Euthanasia, often called "mercy killing", is a crime everywhere in Western Europe. (8) more and more doctors and nurses in Britain, Germany, Holland and elsewhere readily (9) to practicing it, most often in the "passive" form of withholding or withdrawing (10) The long simmering euthanasia issue has lately (11) into a sometimes fierce public debate, (12) both sides claiming the mantle of ultimate righteousness. Those (13) to the practice see themselves (14) sacred principles of respect for life, (15) those in favor raise the banner of humane treatment. After years (16) the defensive, the advocates now seem to be (17) ground. Recent polls in Britain show that 72 percent of British (18) favor euthanasia in some circumstances. An astonishing 76 percent of (19) to a poll taken late last year in France said they would like the law changed to (20) mercy killings. Obviously, pressure groups favoring euthanasia and "assisted suicide" have grown steadily in Europe over the years.
9（）
A.admit
B.allege
C.approve
D.adopt
参考答案：A
解析：
[注释] 词义结构搭配。admit to (=make an acknowledgement; confess)承认，供认，例如：I must admit to feeling ashamed of my conduct. (我必须承认我对自己的行为感到羞耻。)可见，空格内填入admit既符合词义要求，也符合结构要求。allege vt. (=declare)宣称，供述(以支持或反对某一指控)。例如：In your statement you allege that the accused man was seen at the scene of the crime. (在你的口供中，你供述曾经看到被告在犯罪现场。)可见，allege后不能接介词to，故不能入选。approve作及物动词用时意为“批准，通过”，当其后接介词of时意为“赞同”(有时在实际使用中无严格区别)。例如：1)His proposal has been approved.(他的建议已通过。)2)I cannot support a policy of which I have never approved.(我不能支持一项我从未赞成的政策。)可见，approve后不能接介词to，故不能入选。adopt vt. 采取；通过；收养。例如：1)We also adopted the high-speed building method.(我们还采用了高速建筑法。)2)The conference unanimously adopted his report.(大会一致通过了他的报告。) 3)She offered to adopt the homeless child.(她主动提出要收养这个无家可归的孩子。)