单选题 Parents______sending their children to Sinfin, Derby, would have read that standards had "risen significantly" over the previous three years and that, thanks to improvements in teaching, most pupils were now "at or just below the level expected of their age".
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:句意:那些打算送孩子到德贝Sinfin的父母已经得知,在过去的三年中,标准已经大为提高,由于教学上的改进,现在大多数学生都基本达到或稍稍低于他们年龄段所该达到的标准。A:侮辱,蔑视。B:争论,争辩,竞赛,争夺。C:打算,在心里盘算或认为……有可能性。D:咨询。