China's emergence as an economic heavyweight after more than a d

China's emergence as an economic heavyweight after more than a decade of fast growth makes it likely to 【supplant】 Japan.
A、supply
B、support
C、replace
D、occupy
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：句意：经过十多年的迅速发展，中国一跃成为一个举足轻重的经济强国，这使它有可能取代日本。supplant意为“取代，代替”。选项中supply意为“供应，供给”；support意为“支持”;replace意为“取代，接替”;occupy意为“居住；占去（时间或空间）”。故本题选C。