Two students are _________for the English competition.
A. selected
B. picked
C. chosen
D. elected
答案:B
解析:
考查近义词辨析。句意为“两个学生被选出来参加英语竞赛”。select 挑选,一般多接物;pick 挑选,尤指(精选),如:only the best players were picked to play in the match(选出参赛的都是最佳选手);choose 选择,一般性选择;elect 多指选举。根据题意,pick 最吻合,故正确答案为B。