(2013·高考湖北卷)While intelligent people can often the plex，a fool is more likely to plicate the simple.
A. sacrifice
B. substitute
C. simplify
D. survive
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A. sacrifice
B. substitute
(答案→)C. simplify
D. survive
解析：选C。句意：聪明人经常能把复杂的事情简单化，而愚蠢的人更可能会把简单的问题复杂化。根据语境：这里用simplify与后面的simple呼应，plex与后面的plicate呼应。另外三个选项的含义为：sacrifice“牺牲”；substitute“代替”；survive“幸存”。