Lead values moved up to their best level since April last year in the absence of a settlement at Australia' s Broken Hill lead-zinc-silver mines.( )
A、without
B、with
C、as
D、through
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：句意：铅的价格上升到去年四月份以来的最高点，原因是澳大利亚的布罗肯希尔铅锌银矿的劳工纠纷还没有得到解决。in the absence of：句中的意思是“缺乏”。选项中without意为“没有”；with意为“伴随”；as意为“随着”；through意为“通过”。故本题选A.
