单选题 The prices of all the shares fell sharply just after a few ______ when the news came that the war had broken out.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意：当战争爆发的消息传来后，股票价格几经交易后急剧下跌。transport运输；满心欢喜。transmission传播，传送。transition过度，变迁。transaction交易，办理。