单选题
From that year on, there was a______race between tabloid newspapers as to who could get their hands on the Christmas cards of the royal family first.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：句意：从那年开始，各小报为最先争取到皇家圣诞卡片展开了竞争。A：mad，especially asmanifested in a wild or aggressive way(尤指失控或有攻击性)发疯的；疯狂的，愤怒的。B：wildlyexcited or uncontrolled极度激动的；狂乱的；发狂似的；狂热的。C：绝望的。D：可怕的。此句是指各小报之间在速度上的竞争，因此选B更合适。