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People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ____ rather than based on fixed criteria.

A. arbitrary       B. conscious    C. appropriate           D. controversial

 

【答案】

A

【解析】

试题分析:句意为:人们抱怨决定批准或拒绝许可通常是任意的,而非基于固定标准。arbitrary adj 任意的,武断的;conscious adj 意识到的,有意识的;appropriate adj 适当的,合适的;controversial adj 有争议的,有争论的。由句意可知应为A。

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