第12题: [单项选择]Her remarkable success as a rock star is partly due to her ability to ______ the media. A. mandate B. meditate C. manifest D. manipulate 参考答案:D 答案解析:[解析] mandate“授权,托管”;meditate“考虑,计划,企图”;manifest“证明,表示,显示”;manipulate“操作,操纵,控制”。根据句意和各个选项的意思可知,正确答案是D