单选题 The decline of Rome ______ the disappearance of classical drama.
A. restrained B. withheld C. restored D. witnessed

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】witness意为“目击,见证”,符合本题题意,如:We witnessed a strange change in her.我们亲眼看到了她奇怪的变化。restrain则意为“克制,抑制”,如:If you can't restrain your dog from biting other people,you must lock it up.如果你无法管住你的狗不咬别人,就必须把它关起来。withhold作“把……扣留着,压住”讲,如:He tried to withhold the truth from us.他试图不让我们知道真相。restore意为“恢复,归还,修复”,如:The stolen article has been restored to its owner.失窃物品已归还原主。