Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

China’s efforts to ________ foreign academics weakens respect for its universities.

  1. impede

  2. ban

  3. sanction

  4. embargo

  5. block

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct. 'Ban' means 'to forbid something officially or legally', so that it cannot be done, used, seen or read. This suggests that the Chinese government has absolutely forbidden foreign academics.