GRE填空真题及答案解析：impediment

　　Even if he wants to serve again—and given his obvious love for the job, the assumption among insiders is that he is more likely to stay than go—there is at least ______ his serving another term.

　　A. impediment to

　　B. incentive for

　　C. precedent for

　　D. benefit in

　　E. rationale for

　　解析

　　解析：前文even if之后的内容全部都是在描写他连任的有利条件，然后后面转折，说还是客观存在一些阻碍，符合句子逻辑。

　　正确答案选A选项。impediment阻碍。

　　注意there is是客观存在，所以选E不合适。

　　翻译：即使他想要继续任职—而且鉴于他对于工作明显的热爱和在圈内人中认为他更可能留下的假设—但是至少还是会存在他一些继续连任的阻碍。