They prepared manmade rubber as a(n) ________ for the natural rubber that they could no longer obtain.
A. preference B. assistant
C. exchange D. substitute
They prepared manmade rubber as a(n) ________ for the natural rubber that they could no longer obtain.
A. preference B. assistant
C. exchange D. substitute
D 句意:他们准备人造橡胶代替他们再也无法获得的天然橡胶。substitute“代用品”,符合句意。preference“偏爱;倾向”; assistant“助手”; exchange“交换;交流”。