单选题5. Disgusting as the food is, he tries to sing highly of the dishes in exchange of the host's favor. The underlined part means ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】 尽管食物很糟，他还是尽量对此赞美,以换得主人的好感。 本题考查短语理解。talk loudly about意为“大声谈论某事”;sing in a high tone of意为“用很高的音调唱歌”;whisper意为“窃窃私语”;praise意为“赞美”。根据语境，sing highly of意为“赞美”，故选D。