A centrally controlled military force was the guarantee of their continuation in power, but the army was a part of the administrative organization, and it too was（ ）corruption.
问题1选项
A.more likely
B.prone to
C.less likely
D.tending
考查动词词义辨析。A选项more likely“更可能的”；B选项prone to“有……倾向的”；C选项less likely“最不可能的是”；D选项tending“照顾”。根据题意，只有“prone to易于，倾向于”符合。A中“more likely”需要接to，构成“more likely to do sth.”才正确。句意：虽然中央集权的武装力量是他们连续执政的保障，但是军队只是管理机构的一部分，并且它……腐败堕落。本句表达“也容易发生腐败”。因此C选项正确。
