单选题 The suspect ______ that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词辨异。advocated提倡，鼓吹；alleged声称；addressed向……致辞，演说；announced宣布，通告。根据主语suspect这个线索词，可以知道只能填B。句意是：那个犯罪嫌疑人声称案发时他并不在附近。