The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have e out in .
A. opposition
B. return
C. sympathy
D. readiness
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A. opposition
B. return
(答案→)C. sympathy
D. readiness
解析：考查名词短语搭配。in sympathy 以示同情, e out 此处意为 (=declare oneself) 表明态度, 所以e out in sympathy 意为“表示同情”。In return 作为报答。Opposition 反对。readiness 准备 (状态); 待机。