1. A ________ official is one who is irresponsible in his work.
A) timid C) suspicious
B) tedious D) slack
2.He had an almost irresistible ________ to talk to the crowd when he entered Hyde Park.
A) impulse C) stimulation B) instinc
3.Encouraged by their culture to voice their opinions freely, the Canadians are not afraid to go against the group ________, and will argue their viewpoints enthusiastically, though rarely aggressively.
A) consent C) consensus
B) conscience D) consciousness
4.They couldn't see a ________ of hope that they would be saved by a passing ship.
A) grain C) slice
B) span D) gleam
5.He could not ________ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what was happening in his department.
A) petition C) resort
B) plead D) reproach
我说的是标准答案说第三题选c,对不对啊