单选题 The reason was that it was not at that time ascertained that those materials were definitely to be used.
A. determined B. argued C. pretended D. hypothesized

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 划线词ascerained“确定”。A项determined“决定”;B项argued“争论”;C项pretended“假装”;D项hypothesized“假设,猜测”。所以,A项与划线词语意最为接近。