单选题 Employees are not slaves who must bear being ordered around. They would not put their ______ in their pocket.
A. arrogance B. conceit C. pride D. prime

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] (pride骄傲，自豪；put one's pride in one's pocket忍气吞声)。句意为：职员绝不是可以差来遣去的奴隶，他们不会忍气吞声。A．arrogance傲慢；B．conceit自负；D．prime青年，壮年，全盛时期。