单选题 7.  After 1850, various states in the United States began to pass compulsory school attendance laws.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 compulsory意思是“强制的,义务的”,与mandatory(强制的)意思相近。harsh艰苦的,严酷的;diversified多种多样的,多元的;complicated复杂的,难懂的。