While intelligent people can often _____________ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.

2023-08-07

A.survive
B.sacrifice
C.simplify
D.substitute

参考答案:C

考查动词辨析。句意为“聪明的人经常会把复杂的问题简单化,而愚蠢的人更可能把简单的问题复杂化”。survive“幸存,活下来”,sacrifice“牺牲,献出”,simplify“简化,使简单”,substitute“代替,替换”。前后分句表示对比,故C项符合句意。