单选题 Some speculators were ______ cash and so they sold their shares at any price.
A. badly needed B. in badly need of
C. badly needy D. badly in need of

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] to be in need of“需要”是固定词组,副词badly修饰介词短语in need of,所以应置于所修饰词之前。needy的意思是“贫穷的”。