单选题 The people who objected to the new road were told that since work had already started there was no point in______.
  • A. contradicting
  • B. protesting
  • C. provoking
  • D. refusing
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] protest“抗议，拒付”。contradict“同……相抵触”；provoke“激怒，挑拨”；refuse“拒绝”。译文：有人告诉反对修新路的人，既然已经开工，再抗议也没用了。