The story didn’t children probably because the auther employed too many scientific terms in it.
A. apply to
B. appeal to
C. refer to
D. lead to
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A. apply to
(答案→)B. appeal to
C. refer to
D. lead to
解析：考查动词短语意思辨析。apply to 申请；appeal to 吸引；refer to 涉及；lead to 导致。句意：这本书吸引儿童的可能性不大，因为作者在这本书里用了太多的科学术语。