问题
选择题
(2013·高考湖北卷)While intelligent people can often________the complex，a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.
A．sacrifice
B．substitute
C．simplify
D．survive
答案
答案：C
选C。句意：聪明人经常能把复杂的事情简单化，而愚蠢的人更可能会把简单的问题复杂化。根据语境：这里用simplify与后面的simple呼应，complex与后面的complicate呼应。另外三个选项的含义为：sacrifice“牺牲”；substitute“代替”；survive“幸存”。