The boss praised the young man for his hard work, though he ___ experience.
A.was lack of
B.was lacking in
C.lacks of
D.was lacking of
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B解析be lacking in是习语，意为缺乏，其后通常接experience, frankness,courage等抽象名词。选a是错误的，因为lack可用做名词和动词，但不用做形容词；选c是错误的，因为lack用做动词时，它是及物动词，其后不用介词(注：用做名词的lack后可接介词of)；选d是错误的，因为没有be lacking of这个搭配。lack of＋名词： The plants died for lack of water.