单选题 The jurors came to a deadlock in the defendant's trial for murder.
A. a decision of guilty B. a decision to punish by electrocution
C. an impasse D. an unusual verdict

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题中，deadlock的意思是“僵局”。C项的“impasse僵局”符合题意，如：Reached an impasse in the negotiations.(谈判陷入了僵局。)其他三项“guilty有罪的；electrocution电刑；verdict裁决，判决”都不正确。