题目：
Aristocrats from all over the Empire spent the winter in Vienna, sometimes bringing their private (8) . Music was an important part of court life, and a good orchestra was a (9) of prestige. Many of the nobility were excellent musicians.
Much music was heard in (10) concerts where aristocrats and wealthy commoners played (11) professional musicians. Mozart and Beethoven often earned money by performing in these intimate concerts. The nobility (12) hired servants who could (13) as musicians. An advertisement in the Vienna Gazette of 1789 (14) : " Wanted, for a house of the gentry, a manservant who knows how to play the violin well. "
In Vienna there was also (15) music, light and popular in (16) . Small street bands of wind and string players played at garden parties or under the windows of people (17) to throw (18) money. Haydn and Mozart wrote many outdoor entertainment (19) , (20) they called divertimentos or serenades. Vienna’s great love of music and its enthusiastic demand for new works made it the chosen city of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
1（）
A.seat
B.setting
C.settlement
D.sitting
答案：
参考答案：A
解析：
形近词辨析题。seat意为“所在地；中心，场所”，例如：The seat of government in the U. S. is in Washington D. C. 原文意为：神圣罗马帝国的中心，故选项[A]seat正确。选项[B]setting意为“背景，环境”，例如：a beautiful setting for a picnic。选项[C]settlement意为“解决；清偿；殖民地的开拓”，例如：When did the settlement of Carolina begin 选项[D]sitting意为“就座；开庭(会)”，例如：during the long sittings(在冗长的开会期间)。
