单选题 The only problem with the debate last week was that the beginning sounded more like a personal attack than a dispassionate, intellectual arguing.
A. discussion B. argument
C. talk D. speech

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 名词辨析。
arguing 是 argue的动名词，表辩论，争论(强调提出事实、理由、证据来支持或驳斥某一观点)；discussion讨论(主要表慎重地谈论，融洽地交流)， argument争论，辩论，论点；talk讲话，会谈，speech演说，讲话，这里用名词替换动名词，所以答案是B。