Ever since the president’s sexual scandal was made public, there has been a continuous ____ fall in his popularity.

A. domestic B. imaginary 

C. drastic D. numerous

答案C。六级考试时间

【参考译文】 自从总统的性丑闻公开以来，他的声誉持续急剧下降。

【试题分析】 此题为形容词辨析题，根据句意来判断。

【详细解答】 drastic急剧的：drastic explosion of a volcano火山的猛烈喷发。A. domestic国内的，家庭的：domestic news国内新闻。B. imaginary想象的，不真实的：an imaginary story虚构的故事。D. numerous数目大的，指复数意义：numerous lookerson一大群旁观者。总统作为首脑，也是楷模，一旦发生丑闻，声誉就会持续、急剧下降。句中关键词“丑闻”暗示了声誉必然会下降。