Although Tom was aware that it would be_____to display annoyance publicly at the sales conference, he could not hide his irritation with the client’s unreasonable demands.

A.advisable

B.efficacious

C.pragmatic

D.captious

E.impolitic

正确答案：E

答案解析：

annoyance: n.1.恼怒，烦恼 2.打拢，骚扰

irritation: n.1.激怒，恼怒，生气 2.刺激物，恼人事

inadvisable: a.不可取的，不妥当的，失策的

evince: v.表明，显示

efficacious: a.灵验的，奏效的

pragmatic: a.1.实干的，重实效的 2.实用主义的 3.国事的，国务的

counter: v.1.反对，反击，对抗，反驳，抵消，制止 2.(拳击时)还击

captious: 难以讨好的，吹毛求疵的

impolitic: a.失策的，不当的，不审慎的，没见识的

尽管汤姆意识到，在销售会上公然展示恼怒甚为不妥但面对顾客的无理要求，他却再也无法掩饰其满腔怒火。