(单选题)

Upon entering a “new era”, what we now face is the _______ between unbalanced and inadequate development and the people’s ever-growing needs for a better life.

A.administration

B.violation

C.contradiction

D.presentation

参考答案：C

参考解析：

考查名词词义辨析。句意：进入“新时代”，我们现在面临的是不平衡和不充分发展与人民对美好生活日益增长的需求的矛盾。A. administration管理，施行；B. violation违反，妨碍；C. contradiction否认，反驳；D. presentation展示，描述。结合句意可知答案为contradiction，故选C项。

知识点：词义辨析英语专业基础知识词汇教师招聘-高中英语