单选题
We know through painful experience that freedom is never by the oppressor; it must be ______ by the oppressed.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] demand“要求”;command“指挥”;require“要求”;request“请求”。demand和require的意思很相近但也有细微差别。demand通常指坚持其应该有或必要的东西,暗示要求者有权这样做,常有命令之意;require通常指按照法律、规章、规定、惯例、环境等提出要求,其客观性较强。故答案为A。