单选题 If the bad weather ______, the farmers will suffer great loss this year.
A. persists B. insists C. purchases D. explores

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查知识点:动词词义辨析。persists意为“持续”,insists意为“坚持”,purchases意为“购买”,explores意为“发掘”。