試題詳解

7. Which use of the word “strike” does NOT necessarily carry the meaning of violence or protest?
(A)The economy of the country has been severely paralyzed by a series of national strikes, but the government still refuses to yield to the requests of the labor unions.
(B)Japan’s surprise air strike of Pearl Harbor in Dec. 1941 aroused not only America’s strongest diplomatic protest but the U.S. president’s declaration of war on the monarchy.
(C)I don’t know how to put my first response in words, but his comment on prostitution strikes me as inhumane and obscene. If prostitution is immoral, how can its clients walk free from blames? Though the law stipulates that free education covers only children from 6 to 15, the educational authorities promise to help poor adults enroll in primary schools. Which use of the verb “cover” below has the closest meaning to the one above?