第12题: [单项选择]We were ______ by the news that they were getting married next week; they got to know each other only a month ago. A. despaired B. startled C. relieved D. overjoyed 参考答案:B 答案解析:[解析] 动词辨义。这四个选项的词性都是动词,其中despair表示“绝望,失望,令人失望”,startle是指“震惊”,relieve表示“得到安慰的”,overjoyed表示“过于高兴的”。根据句