单选题 The Tories were the forerunners of______, which still bears this nickname today.
[A] the Labour Party [B] the Conservative Party
[C] the Liberal Democrats [D] the Democratic Party

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 托利党是英国保守党的前身，也是现在保守党的昵称。
[点睛] 选项A、B、C是英国三大政党：工党、保守党和自由民主党。D项民主党是美国两大政党之一，另一个是共和党(the Republican Party)。