问题
单项选择题
The slogan "scientific truth is a matter of social authority" has become dogma to many academic interest groups who have been ______ themselves to substitute their authority for that of the practicing scientists.
A. grudging
B. exerting
C. swarming
D. detesting
答案
参考答案：B
解析： grudger“不给予”；exert“尽(力)，施加，努力”；swarm“涌往，挤满”；detest“厌恶，憎恨”。答案是B。
