单选题 The modern age is a permissive one in which things can be said explicitly, but the old traditon of ______ dies hard.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】(euphemism委婉说法)。句意为：当代是一个宽容的时代，事情可以清楚地说出来，但是委婉的老传统很难消亡。A．talkativeness多嘴；B．exaggeration夸张；C．condemnation谴责。