Being smaller, shorter, or less well-developed than friends or brothers and sisters can make some students feel anxious

问题描述:

Being smaller, shorter, or less well-developed than friends or brothers and sisters can make some students feel anxious and ______ confidence.
A. lack of B. lackingC. lacking inD. lacked
Which one? why
?

C
这里要填表语,一个形容词.
lacking 是形容词,用法为 lacking in sth..
lack既可以是动词,也可以是名词.
动词时,为及物的,所以直接加名词,就是 lack+ sth...就是缺乏什么什么.
They lack money.
名词时,一般用这个词组 a lack of sth.意思也是缺什么.
eg.There is a lack of water in that city.