单选题 The government is expecting to win the next election, but if it loses, the Prime Minister will______ from politics.
A. evacuate B. resign C. evade D. retreat

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[考点] 动词词义辨析
[解析] resign意为“主动辞去职位，引退”，符合句意。故B项为正确答案。