单选题
They ______ for an early end to the fighting which had brought about a great loss to the city.(2009年北京航空航天大学考博试题)
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：四个选项的意思分别是：petitioned请求，请愿；reasoned推理，论证；reckoned计算，估计，认为：rebuked斥责，谴责，根据句子意思可知，正确答案是A选项，如：They petitioned the government to reduce taxes．(他们向政府要求减税。)