单选题 That gossip concerning them exploded at length after it had been simmering for a long time.
A. segment B. sector C. skeleton D. scandal

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 名词辨析
gossip闲话，闲谈；而A．segment段，节，片断；B．sector部分，部门，地区，象限；C．skeleton骨架，骨骼，基干，纲要；D．scandal丑行，丑闻，诽谤，流言蜚语，因此D为答案。