Customs officers at a London airport yesterday found 50，000 poun

Customs officers at a London airport yesterday found 50，000 pounds worth of drugs which were being smuggled (走私) into Britain in boxes marked “Urgent Medical Supplies”.The authorities might have suspected for some time ___26___ drugs would be brought into the country in this way. The operation is believed to be the work of a ___27___ international group. Four men were arrested at ___28___ airport and held for questioning, ___29___it is unlikely that they are the organizers. In ___30___ they declared that they were ___31___ of what the boxes contained and had acted in good faith in bringing ___32___ into Britain. This is the third time ___33___ six months that attempts have been made to smuggle ___34___ goods through Customs by declaring them to __35____ medical supplies. They are frequently ___36___ in special containers and a note is given that they may be damaged if they are not handled with care.“ ___37___ are determined to put a ___38___to this practice，” said one of the Customs officers today. “ __39____ is no way these people are going to get away ___40___ this any longer. We have the full co-operation of the international police to track down the main source of supply.”
回答第38空
A、stop
B、hold
C、stay
D、step
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：本题考查名词辨析。stop 意为“停止”；hold 意为“控制”；stay 意为“逗留”；step 意为“脚步，步骤”。由前文内容可知，我们决心终结这样的惯例。故选 A。