Question

The police are trying to _________what really happened.

A. ascertain
B. assert
C. avert
D. ascribe

Answer 1

【答案】：A

句意为“警察正尽力——事情的真相”。ascertain意为“查明，弄清”，asseft意为“断言，声称”，avert意为“转移”，ascribe意为“归因于”。根据句意，故选A。