单选题 The______of his first novel appeared in The Times yesterday; no doubt he was very happy to see that.(2009年北京航空航天大学考博试题)

A、 survey
B、 inspection
C、 appraisal
D、 review

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：四个选项的意思分别是survey调查，视察；inspection榆查，视察；appraisal鉴定，评价；review检查，(报刊等)评论。根据句子意思推出正确答案是D选项，如：Sometimes he reviewed for the principal papers．(他有时为各大报写些评论文章。)