The parents of the bride ______my presence at the wedding as we had been neighbors for years.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:译文为:新娘的父母与我们是老街坊,一定要我出席婚礼。persist in坚持行动,表示固执己见或坚持不改;cling to依附,不离开;stick to坚持(原则、计划、诺言等),不放弃;insist on坚持主张、意见。这里是坚持在场的要求,故选D。