None of the employees expected a pay raise for next year. __ to what they thought, the boss announced a raise for all employees at the annual budget meeting.
AContrary正確答案
BDiverse
CLogical
DPotential
答案與詳解
A
正確答案
「Contrary to 〜」是固定片語,意為「與〜相反」,本題答案明確為 A。
逐選項解析
AContrary✓ 正確
BDiverse✕ 錯誤
Diverse 意為「多樣的、各式各樣的」,且不搭配 to 構成此種片語,語意與句子轉折不符。
CLogical✕ 錯誤
Logical 意為「合乎邏輯的」,無「Logical to 〜」此種固定用法,且語意上加薪與否並非邏輯推論問題。