语法与词汇 72.The parents of the bride______my presence at the wedding as we had been neighbors for years.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查动词短语辨析。persist in“坚持行动,表示固执己见或坚持不改”;cling to“依附,不离开”;stick to“坚持(原则、计划、诺言等),不放弃”;insist on“坚持主张、意见”。这里是坚持在场的要求,故选D。