单选题 The majority of the contract ______ that took place during the year were handled by lawyers from a local law firm.
A. negotiate B. negotiations
C. negotiable D. negotiator

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] of the contract...为“介词+定冠词+名词+……”的结构，因此横线处应填入名词。备选答案中有两个名词，因此要把握句意，选择适当的名词。从“是由当地律师事务所的律师处理的”中可以看出，(B)negotiations(谈判)为正确答案。