单选题 The government agency took control of the oil industry in a desperate attempt to ______ the wildly fluctuating market prices.
A. acquire B. stabilize
C. assemble D. translate

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 句子表示“在价格波动厉害的时候稳定价格”。B为“使稳定，使稳固”为正确答案。