问题补充：
When he first went for treatment at the hospital he seemed to be a hopeless .
A. situation
B. case
C. condition
D. state
答案：
A. situation
(答案→)B. case
C. condition
D. state
解析：由treatment at the hospital case可知,case此处意思为 “病例”。 a hopeless case意思为：a person who could not be cured.
