Because the speaker had a reputation for loquaciousness, the chairperson warned him to be succinct.

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问题 Because the speaker had a reputation for loquaciousness, the chairperson warned him to be succinct.

选项 A、looseness
B、tediousness
C、presentation
D、talkativeness

答案D

解析 loquaciousness意为“话多,嘴碎”,对大多数考生而言该词很陌生,需要依据语境推测词义。从下文主席提醒演讲者to be succinct可知,这位演讲者比较啰嗦。A选项looseness意为“松散”;B选项tediousness意为“沉闷”;C选项presentation意为“陈述,报告”;D选项talkativeness意为“爱说话”。因此,D选项正确。本句大意为:由于这位演讲者素以健谈闻名,会议主席提醒他要简明扼要。
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