---Putin _______ the other candidates and was elected president for his fourth time.
---Yes. Putin is very popular. His votes were far _______ the others’ in the election.
A. beat; ahead of B. defeated; better than C. won; in front of
【答案】A
【解析】句意：——普京击败其他候选人，第四次当选总统。——是的，普京很受欢迎。他的选票在选举中远远领先于其他人。第一个空考查动词；beat打败某人，defeated打败某人，尤其指在战场上，won战胜某个队伍；结合语境“普京击败其他候选人”，可知用beat。第二个空，考查介词短语；ahead of在…之前、领先，better than比…更好，in front of在…前面；由句意“他的选票在选举中远远领先于其他人”，可知ahead of符合题意；故答案选A。