单选题 Although business slumped after the holidays, shop owners began to prepare for the next one.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】该句意为:节日后生意量减少,但店主们开始为下一个节日做准备。slump的意思是“暴跌,下跌”。recover:恢复,康复;vanish:消失,失踪;:lessen:下降,减少;swell:膨胀,肿。