Her husband did not like her new interests and her () added further strain to an already failing marriage.
A、persistence
B、obstinacy
C、resistence
D、pretence
【正确答案】:A
【题目解析】:本题考查名词辨析。persistence:坚持不懈,执意,持续;obstinacy:顽固,顽强;resistence:抵抗;pretence:假装,借口。根据句意应该是她的“坚持”给婚姻增添了更多压力,A选项最符合句意。句意:她的丈夫不喜欢她的新兴趣,她执意那样又给这个已经失败的婚姻增添了更多的压力。