单选题
The two countries were fighting severely to______every inch of the land. (2009年北京航空航天大学考博试题)
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：四个选项的意思分别是：intervene干涉，干预；contest竞争，争夺；imperil危机，使陷入危险：inhabit居住，占据。根据句子意思可知，正确答案是B选项。如：The seat was being hotly contested among the politicians．(政客们正在激烈地争夺那个席位。)