Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the witness _____ that his story was true.

        A. stuck out     B. stood out      C. kept down      D. held up

A. stuck out


解析:

stick out 堅(jiān)持。

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[　　]

A．

Many people in Iraq hated Saddam．

B．

He sells candies as his part time job．

C．

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[　　]

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C．

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D．

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A．

how people reacted to Saddam’s death sentence

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C．

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D．

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