单选题 The teacher was ______ both in his marking of homework and also in his treatment of offenders.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】(lenient宽大的，宽厚的)。句意为：该教师无论是评定家庭作业还是对待冒犯的学生都显得很宽厚。A．merciful慈悲的；B．forgiving仁慈的；C．pitiful可怜的。