The old woman remembered a swan she had bought many years ago in Shanghai for a foolish sum. “This bird，”____the market vendor，was once a duck that stretched its neck in hopes of becoming a goose. A.mouthed B.belittled C.vapored D.boasted

The old woman remembered a swan she had bought many years ago in Shanghai for a foolish sum. “This bird，”____the market vendor，was once a duck that stretched its neck in hopes of becoming a goose. A.mouthed B.belittled C.vapored D.boasted

正确答案：D