问题
单项选择题
He was fined $5,000 by city regulators for giving money to an inspector, an incident he later described as ______ .
A．extent
B．extinction
C．extortion
D．extravagance
答案
参考答案：C
解析：[分析] 形近识别 A．extent广度，范围；B．extinction消失，灭绝；C．extortion勒索，敲诈，强取；D．extravagance奢侈，铺张，过度，放纵的言行；因表示：由于塞钱给一个检察员，他被城管人员罚了5000美金，后来他将之称为敲诈，因此C为答案。