It is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to （）information from the public.
A、forbid
B、prevent
C、withhold
D、prohibit
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：此题考查词义辨析，需填一个与from搭配的动词。forbid禁止（forbid something, forbid someone to do something）；prevent阻止（prevent someone from doing something）；withhold（及物动词）拒绝给予（withhold something from someone）；prohibit（用法律或规定）禁止，使不可能（prohibit someone from doing something）。B、C、D三个选项均可与from搭配，但根据句意“对于政治领导者来说，向人民大众隐瞒信息常常是必要的，甚至令人满意的。”可知应选C
