His argument does not suggest that mankind can ______ to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources.
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 resort to doing sth. ;grant(同意给予)sb. sth. 或grant(承认)sb. that...;afford to do sth.;entitle sb. to do sth.。根据句中空格后的结构to be wasteful in判定答案为C。