There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the of information about the crime.
A. analysis
B. disappearance
C. absence
D. consideration
网友回答
A. analysis
B. disappearance
(答案→)C. absence
D. consideration
解析：考查名词辨析。 由前面的独立主格结构可知，没有目击证人。所以警察由于缺少犯罪信息而耽搁了。
absence 缺少，没有；缺席 analysis 分析 disappearance 消失 consideration 考虑