单选题 The charter-school movement in the United States developed in the 1 990s as a reaction to the ______ failure of public schools, especially in the inner cities.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 句意：美国的特许学校运动于20世纪90年代兴起，是由于对公立学校明显的失败的回应，尤其是市中心的公立学校。perceive感觉，感知，perceived可感知的，显而易见的。receive接受；获得。conceive构想；设想。deceive欺诈；误导。