第24题: [单项选择]The two small independent countries entered into ______ with each other and they felt less afraid of their powerful neighbor. A. combination B. alliance C. cooperation D. coordination 参考答案:B 答案解析:[解析] 近形近义题。两个独立国家之间应该是结成联盟来增强力量与强大的邻国相抗衡,答案选[B] alliance“结盟,联盟;联姻”,如the working class in alliance wi