He claimed that he had a wonderful job and was well paid, but his mother knew that he had （ ）it.
A、invented
B、invested
C、corrected
D、collected
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：本题考查动词辨析。invent：发明，捏造，虚构；invest：投资，耗费，授予；correct：改正，校正，调整；collect：收集，募捐，聚集。句意：他声称他有一份很棒的工作，薪水很高，但他的母亲知道他捏造了一份工作。故A选项符合题意。
