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单选题 Chapman，the state's medical examiner，proposed an intravenous drip to_____death row inmates earlier that year, arguing it would be a less painful method than existing practices.
A.murder
B.kill
C.execute
D.assassinate
正确答案： C
答案解析: 这句话的意思是：时任州法医查普曼于当年初提议通过静脉滴注处决死
刑犯，他表示，这种方式将比现行方式造成的痛苦更少。execute意为“处死、处决”，特指因对罪行的处罚而杀死某人；murder意为“谋杀”；kill意为“杀死、遏制”，可用范围较为宽泛；assassinate意为“暗杀、刺杀”。根据上下文，答案为C。
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