单选题 China started its nuclear power industry only in recent years and should ______ no time in catching up.
A. delay B. lessen C. lose D. slip

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题是说中国仅仅在最近几年才开始她的核动力工业，应立即迎头赶上。lose no time in doing sth. “立即”如：I shall lose no time in beginning work. delay“推迟；耽搁，延误”(句型：delay sb．/sth．anaction/-ing，不说delay time)；lessen“减少，减轻”；slip“滑落；溜走”。根据题意，只有C项为正确答案。