单选题 The poor lady was too ______ and distressed to talk about the tragedy.
A. engaged B. exhausted C. ignorant D. energetic

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题考点为形容词语义辨析。根据上下文，exhausted与后面的distressed形成恰当的语义衔接，意为“疲惫而悲痛的”，故选项B为正确答案。