In creating the list, the group 17 twenty-five non-medically related technological innovations that have become widely used since 1980.
答案：(C) singles out
single out 意為「從一群當中挑選出來（特別關注）」：評選小組從眾多創新中挑出二十五項非醫療類的技術發明；gives in（讓步）、takes over（接管）、turns down（拒絕）語意都不合。
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single 在你腦中是形容詞「單一的、單身的」，很難聯想到它能當動詞。single out ＝ 把某一個從群體中單獨挑出來給予特別關注——single 的動詞義正是「使成為單獨的一個」，加上 out 就完整了。例：Jamie was thrilled when the teacher singled out his poem and asked him to read it aloud.（老師特別挑中他的詩請他朗讀，他非常興奮）。這個片語可以是褒（挑出來表揚）也可以是貶（挑出來批評）。
前一句提到網際網路被一群科技界領袖評為最重要的創新；本句 In creating the list, the group ___ twenty-five… innovations——既然在製作排行榜，動作必然是「挑選」。
single sb／sth out（挑出）、be singled out for praise／criticism（被特別表揚／批評）、pick out（挑出）、give in to（屈服於）、turn down（拒絕）。
Today, with a couple of clicks, you can go anywhere in the world without leaving your computer. So it should come as little 16 that the Internet has headlined the top 25 innovations of the past quarter century, according to a panel of technology leaders assembled to promote inventiveness.
In creating the list, the group 17 twenty-five non-medically related technological innovations that have become widely used since 1980. These innovations are readily recognizable by most Americans, have had a direct impact on our everyday lives, and may also dramatically affect our lives 18.
The top innovation, the Web, was created by British software consultant Tim Berners-Lee. 19 by the multitude of information systems requiring complicated access, Berners-Lee fashioned a universal one that made information readily 20. He created HTML (hypertext markup language) and its rule of usage (HTTP, hypertext transfer protocol). In 1991 he unveiled the World Wide Web. Today, this No. 1 invention has become so commonplace that it is almost taken for granted.