单选题
Living in poverty, John sold for 500 dollars the ______ of his mother's first work which made her famous.(2004年上海理工大学考博试题)
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：本题空格处是说他母亲首部作品的手稿。D项“manuscript手稿，原稿”符合题意，如：When a manuscript has been accepted for publication，it is passed to an editor for detailed scrutiny．(当原稿被采用出版时，便将它交给编辑进行仔细校阅。)其他三项“document文件，档案，文献；file文件，档案，卷宗：duplicate复制品，副本”都不正确。