单选题 The fact that there tire marks in the drive______the theory that the thieves used a car to take away the stolen property.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：detect“察觉，发现”；inquire“询问，查究”：bear out“证实”；apply“申请，适用”。题目意在说明事实证实了某个推论，故其他三项均不符合逻辑，正确答案为B。