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The phrase 'hot potato' in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.
A.a popular topic
B.a difficult situation
C.a heated discussion
D.a delicious dish

A.
A.a
B.a
C.a
D.a

【参考答案】

B
根据题干关键词定位到第一段。根据hotpotato破折号后面的信息:“它在1998年加州的投票表决中被废除,而现在参议院又在要求选民撤销这项决议”可推断,双语教学在政治上是个棘手的问题。因此B项为正确。A项“一个流行话题”,C项“激烈的讨论”,D项“美味的菜肴”为字面理解,错误。
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