单选题
Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ______ compliments to his political leaders.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] be about to do sth．是惯用句型，意为“正要(即将)做某事”，如：He is about to go．(他正要走。)be not about to do sth．在美国有时可表示“不愿”或“不打算”。例如：I"m not about to stop when I"m so close to success．(我已马到成功，我不愿意就此止步。)