There has been a ______ lack of communication between the union and the management.
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 句意为“令人遗憾的是工会和管理层之间一直缺乏沟通”。regretful意为某人“感到遗憾的”;regrettable意为“令人遗憾的,可惜的”;regretting和regretted为分词形式,均不符合题意,故选B。