试题题干
Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully, and choose A,B,C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
These countries fear that their industries will not be able to survive such drastic cuts and that their national economies will suffer as a result.（）
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试题解析
drastic的意思是“激烈的,猛烈的”,与A. sudden and severe的意思相近。