单选题
In ______ of expert help, we have to rely on our own efforts. A. default B. fault C. defense D. defiance
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】该题是词汇题,考查形式相近但意义不同的名词辨析。default意思是“缺席、缺乏、欠缺”,如:They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it. 由于缺乏相反的证据,他们相信了他的话。fault意思是“过错、毛病”,defense意思是“防卫”,defiance意思是“挑战”,均不符合句子的逻辑意义。因此,根据题意,选项A为最佳答案。