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Aaron Swartz. the brilliant young software programmer and Internet activist who inspired awe and reverence(尊敬)from leading figur

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问题     Aaron Swartz. the brilliant young software programmer and Internet activist who inspired awe and reverence(尊敬)from leading figures in the technology world, died in his Brooklyn apartment on Friday, his family said in a statement.
    A computer talent, Swartz co-authored an early【C1】______of the popular Internet tool RSS at age 14 and would【C2】______become an early leader of Reddit. the social website that has become a locus(核心)of Internet activism. A passionate【C3】______ for social justice, Swartz founded the group Demand Progress, which played a【C4】______role in persuading the US Congress to back down from【C5】______antipiracy legislation last year.
    "Aaron’s insatiable(不能满足的)curiosity, creativity and【C6】______; his reflexive empathy and capacity for selfless, boundless love; his refusal to【C7】______injustice as inevitable these gifts made the world, and our lives,【C8】______brighter." his family said in a statement. "Aaron’s【C9】______lo social justice was profound and【C10】______his life. He used his fantastic skills as a programmer and technologist not to【C11______himself but to make the Internet and the【C12______a fairer, better place. "
    Swartz believed【C13】______that information particularly that【C14_____might benefit society should be made【C15】______for free to the public. In 2011, Swartz was indicted【C16】______federal data-theft charges for【C17】______into the MIT computer system and allegedly(据说)downloading 4. 8 million documents【C18】______the subscription-based academic research database JSTOR. Swartz was【C19】______up to 35 years in prison and a fine of up to $ 1 million. He pleaded not guilty. His【C20】______was set to begin this April.
【C20】
选项 A、execution
B、sentence
C、trial
D、defense
答案C
解析 名词辨析题。根据前文提到的“面对长达35年的监禁和高达100万美元的罚款”和“他声称自己无罪”可知，Swartz只是刚被指控，纵观四个选项应该是“审判或审理”，trial意为“审判”，所以应选C)。execution“执行，处决”；sentence“判刑，判决”；defense“辩护”。
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