In that situation，a wage freeze，whether voluntary or imposed by the Government，deals with a ________ of inflation rather than with inflation itself．
A.symbol
B.sign
C.signal
D.symptom
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D解析考查名词词义辨析。symptom“症状”。句意：那种情况下，工资冻结，无论是自动还是国家强制进行的，是对付通货膨胀的症状，而不是通货膨胀本身。symbol意为“象征”；sign意为“符号，记号”；signal意为“信号”。