单选题 A steady flow of the ______weapons spread its genial influence throughout the frontier, and the respect which the Pathan tribesmen entertained for Christian civilization was vastly enhanced.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：句意：梦寐以求的武器源源不断地到来对前线影响巨大，部落人民对基督文明的尊重大幅提高。coveted垂涎的；梦寐以求的。covetous贪婪的，贪得无厌的。coveting无此用法。covet为动词，意为“垂涎；觊觎”。由题干可知此处应填一个形容词，A、B两项中只有B符合题意。