We tried to persuade him to change his mind, but he insisted that he had no ______ of doing so. [ ]

A. intention

B. preference

C. alternative

D. trend

在发生海事争议后，争议一方当事人为解决争议而提出海事诉诉时，法院提起海事诉讼（）.

A.可以向任何

B.可以向任何具有管辖权的

C.只能向指定的

D.只能向经被告同意的