“Tom, You are late again. So what’s your excuse this time?” said the teacher.What’s the pronunciation of the underlined word?
A. / ik'skju:z,/
B. / ik'skju:s /
C. / ek'skju:z /
D. / ek'skju:s /
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A. / ik'skju:z,/
(答案→)B. / ik'skju:s /
C. / ek'skju:z /
D. / ek'skju:s /
解析：联系上下文可知句意为：你这次的借口是什么？excuse这个单词可以作为名词和动词用，作为名词时，读音是/ ik'skju:s /，含义为借口，理由；作为动词时，发音是/ ik'skju:z/，意思是原谅，为……申辩。故选B。