问题
单项选择题
Education in Russia and the other new countries faces especially daunting obstacles because the struggling economies of these nations often provide insufficient funds for education.
A. stunning
B. discouraging
C. concerning
D. prevailing
答案
参考答案：B
解析： 本题中，daunting的意思是“使人畏缩的”。B项的“discouraging令人气馁的”符合题意。其他三项“stunning极好的；concerning涉及；prevailing主要的”都不正确。