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Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

　　The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issue recently. The court cannot 　1　its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law 　2　justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that 　3　the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial.

　　Justice Antonin Scalia, for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be 　4　as impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not 　5　by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself 　6　to the code of conduct that 　7　to the rest of the federal judiciary.

　　This and other similar cases 　8　the question of whether there is still a 　9　between the court and politics.

　　The framers of the Constitution envisioned law 　10　having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions 　11　they would be free to 　12　those in power and have no need to 　13　political support. Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely 　14　.

　　Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social 　15　like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it 　16　is inescapably political—which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily 　17　as unjust.

　　The justices must 　18　doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves 　19　to the code of conduct. That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, 　20　, convincing as law.

7．______

A.resorts
B.sticks
C.leads
D.applies

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正确答案

解析

通过分析句子结构可知，此处是由that引导的定语从句修饰the code of conduct（行为规范），指的是同样适用于其他联邦司法部的行为规范，即作为联邦司法组成部分的法庭也应遵守这些行为规范。apply to “适用于”符合题意，因此为正确答案。resort to 求助于。stick to坚持（原则等）。lead to导致。因此本题选D。