– Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls? Yes. They have better players so I them

问题补充：

– Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?

-- Yes. They have better players, so I them to win.

A. hope

B. prefer

C. expect

D. want

答案：

A. hope

B. prefer

C. expect

D. want

解析：动词辨析。A希望；B宁愿，更喜欢；C期待，预料；D想要；句意：—你认为星队能打败公牛队吗？—是的。他们有更好的队员。所以我预料他们会赢。根据句意本句的expect指预料的意思。故C正确。