单选题
Against the wishes of many smaller countries, Europe is______a stable, if undesirable, situation lacking any coherent policy of transnational coordination in basic and strategic research — despite the European Commission.(2009年北京航空航天大学考博试题)
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：四个选项的意思分别是：tightened with变紧，绷紧：put fast into投入；stuck fast in紧紧陷入：fastened with固定，拴紧，根据句子意思可知，正确答案是A选项。如：The boat was stuck fast in the mud．(那艘船深深地陷在泥里。)