The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston______a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题空格处是说激起北方强烈的反应。provoke“挑拨，煽动”符合题意，如：He claimed that it was her rudeness that provoked him to strike her．(他声称是她的无礼惹得他打了她。)其他三项intend on“专心于”，elate“使得意”，prune“剪除”都不正确。