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German Chancellor Angela Merkel won over German voters in the Federal Election on Sept. 27. Can she now be won over by a French

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问题     German Chancellor Angela Merkel won over German voters in the Federal Election on Sept. 27. Can she now be won over by a French charm offensive【1】at repairing the relationship that was once at the heart of Europe? That’s the question being asked in Paris,【2】top government officials are【3】talking about their desire to rekindle closer ties【4】their neighbors across the Rhine.【5】the end of World War II the Franco-German relationship has been the motor of European integration, the【6】force behind the creation of the European Union and, more recently, the introduction of the euro. But the ardor has【7】in this decade, particularly under Merkel, who has regularly struggled to【8】her irritation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s grandstanding. Sarkozy,【9】, has often been impatient with what he【10】Merkel’s lack of resolve.
    The sometimes【11】personal rapport is a long way from the public shows of affection their predecessors staged, particularly Helmut Kohl and FranCois Mitterrand, who movingly held【12】in 1984 in a Verdun cemetery. There’s been tension on【13】, too. Charles Grant, director of the London-based think tank Centre for European Reform, points out that France and Germany have been【14】on issues from how best to reflate their economies during the economic【15】to the smartest strategies for dealing with Russia.
    But influential movers in France are now【16】to put the relationship back on a friendlier footing. In a recent paper French think tank Institute Montaigne【17】an ambitious agenda for the two nations,【18】that a new impetus is needed if Europe’s voice is to be heard in a world【19】of big new players, such as Brazil and India, and at a time when President Obama seems fax more【20】with China and the rest of Asia than with America’s traditional allies in Europe.
选项 A、deteriorated
B、aggravated
C、moderated
D、cooled
答案D
解析 前文主要在讲法德关系的密切，由But可以看出，此处表示转折，意思与前文相反，故此处的动词应该体现出法德关系不再像以前那么密切，因此[D] cooled符合句意。[A] deteriorated和[B] aggravated都含有负面意思，表示以前不好的关系或情况进一步恶化加剧，这与前文明确提到的法德两国的密切关系矛盾，所以排除，用法举例：Sanitary conditions had deteriorated to such an extent that there was widespread danger of disease．卫生条件恶化到了如此程度，到处都有发生疾病的危险。Rather than relieving the situation，his action aggravated it．他的行动不仅没有缓和局势，反而恶化了局势。[C] moderated表示以前不好的状况有所缓和，情况有好转，与原文提到的两国关系的变化过程正好相反，所以不符合题意，用法举例：He moderated his tone when the student burst into tears．当这个学生掉下眼泪时，他的语气缓和了下来。  
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