单选题 The apartment was______at $20,000 and its owner was happy about that. (2009年北京航空航天大学考博试题)

A、 assaulted
B、 assessed
C、 asserted
D、 avenged

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：四个选项的意思分别是：assaulted攻击，突袭；assessed评价，估值；asserted断言，宣称；avenged报仇，复仇。根据句子意思可知，正确答案是B选项。如：The lawyers assessed the property at $35,000(律师们估计这笔财产价值35000美元。)