单选题 The government's full public disclosure of the decision only swelled the chorus of protests.
A. checked B. diminished C. intensified D. retrieved

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】swell：膨胀，肿大，加剧；check：检查，核实，抑制；diminish：逐渐减少，逐渐缩小，慢慢消失；intensify：加剧，增强；retrieve：检索，收回