【题目】In the________of further evidence,the police were unable to solve the murder in a short term.
A.presenceB.chargeC.controlD.absence
在线课程【答案】D
【解析】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：缺乏更一步的证据，警察不能在短时间内解决这桩谋杀案。A. presence在场；B. charge管理；C. control控制；D. absence缺席。根据,the police were unable to solve the murder in a short term.可知，此处考查固定短语in the absence of“缺乏”，故选D项。