单选题
When she handed in her term paper late, Diane ______ a story that her computer had crashed. The truth is that she doesn't even use a computer.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：本题考查动词辨析。根据空后a story that…The truth is…可知，应该是编造(或炮制出)一个故事，故答案为fabricate(编造(谎言、借口等)，捏造，伪造(文件等))。insinuate意为“含沙射影地说，旁敲侧击地指出，暗示”。misconstrue意为“曲解，误解”。deride意为“嘲弄，嘲笑，侮蔑”。