LastNovember，driversinNorthChinahadtowaitforhourstogetrefueled(加油)becauseofasuddengascausedbycoldweather.A．shortageB．shortcomingC．disadvantageD．absence

Question

Last November，drivers in North China had to wait for hours to get refueled (加油) because of a sudden gas________caused by cold weather.

A．shortage 　　　 B．shortcoming　　　　 C．disadvantage 　　D．absence

 

Answer 1

A   考查名词辨析。句意为：去年11月，由于天气寒冷使得汽油突然短缺，华北地区的司机们不得不等待好几个小时才能给车加油。shortage短缺，shortcoming缺点，disadvantage不利因素，absence缺席，不在。从句意看，这里表示汽油短缺，因此选A。