Question

Although the old man was ______ death, he still fought with the disease bravely. 　

A．a(chǎn)t the end of	B．on the top of
C．a(chǎn)t the edge of	D．on condition that

Answer 1

C

試題分析：句意:盡管那位老人身處死亡的邊緣,卻仍然在勇敢地同疾病斗爭(zhēng)。at the edge of“在……的邊緣”,符合句意。at the end of“在……最后”;on the top of“在……頂端”;on condition that“在……條件下”,后接從句。
所以選C。