单选题
As an industry,biotechnology stands to（ ）electronics in dollar volume and perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020.
Acontend
Bcontest
Crival
Dstrive
正确答案
答案解析
rival“与……竞争；与……匹敌，比得上”，如：No one can rival him in eloquence.没人能在口才上与他匹敌。A.contend“搏斗，争夺，竞争”，用做不及物动词；B.contest“争夺（地盘、阵地、席位等）”；D.strive“努力，奋斗”。从句义分析，只有[C]项rival正确，即to rival electronics in dollar volume在美元份额上与电子技术相匹敌。