注释采用牛津字典（其中第一，二义最重要）

5.<mark>sanity , scarcity , scrutiny , serenity</mark>

简明：

1. 注：这是意思差别比较大的词，只要了解大意就能做题
2. <mark>sanity：明智，头脑清楚</mark>
3. <mark>scarcity：缺乏，不足</mark>
4. <mark>scrutiny：监视，详细审查</mark>
5. <mark>serenity：平静，宁静</mark>

题目：

Just months after entering politics , he finds he has been under ____by a dogged justice system.（C）

A.sanity B.scarcity C.scrutiny D.serenity

翻译：就在他从政的几个月后，他就发现自己已处于顽固司法系统的监督之下了。

sanity:（n）

1。the state of having a normal healthy mind
有清醒的头脑

例句：

 1. to keep / preserve your sanity

2。the state of being sensible and reasonable
明智；理智

scarcity：（n)

1。if there is a scarcity of sth , there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obbtain it
缺乏；不足

例句：

 1. a time of scarcity 物质短缺时期
 2. a scarcity of resources 资源短缺

scrutiny：（n）

1。careful and thorough examination
仔细检查；认真彻底的审查

例句：

 1. Her argument doesn't really stand up to scruting.她的观点经不起推敲
 2. Foreign policy has come under close scruting recently.近来，政府的外交政策受到了认真彻底的审查。

serenity：（adj）

1。平静；安详