单选题 There was little, if any, evidence to substantiate the gossip and, ______ there was little to disprove it.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 词组辨析。by the same token“出于同样的原因”;under the same condition“在同样的情况下”;at the same stage“在同一时期”;for the same purpose“为了同样的目的”。根据句意,在同样的情况下也无法证明它是错误的。故答案为B。