Question

Many developing countries are unwilling to pursue their economic development ______ destroying the environment despite there being several financial crises.

A．at the risk of

B．at the cost of

C．at the end of

D．at the mercy of

Answer 1

B

考查介詞短語的辨析。at the risk of 冒著……的危險；at the cost of 以……為代價；at the end of在……的末端/盡頭；at the mercy of聽憑……的處置。句意：盡管存在金融危機，但許多發展中國家并不愿意以破壞環境為代價來追求經濟的發展。