单选题 The author was a bitterly disillusioned cripple, a man who _____ his sanity and his wife and his home and his job_____ 14 miserable steps.无

A、 held on, because
B、 held on to, because of
C、 hold on to, because
D、 held on to, because

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】句意：这个作者是一个幻想破灭、内心痛苦的跛子，他因为那14级可怜的台阶而坚守着理智、妻子、家和工作。 hold on to坚持；紧握；克制。 hold on不挂断电话，等一下；继续。 because of是介词，后面可以接名词，意为“因为；由于” 。 because是连词，应连接两个完整的句子。