His report was attacked as a gross （） of the truth.

His report was attacked as a gross （） of the truth.
A、retort
B、illusion
C、resolution
D、distortion
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：本题考查名词辨析。retort：反驳，回嘴。 illusion：错觉；幻想；假象。resolution：决心；解决；坚决。distortion：扭曲，变形；失真。后面的名词是“truth”事实，所以D选项最符合题意，“对事实的歪曲”。句意：他的报告被认为是对事实的严重歪曲。