When tension in a relationship between two people a frequent way of dealing with this is

问题补充：

When tension in a relationship between two people, a frequent way of dealing with this is to send messages through a third person.

A. arouses

B. arises

C. rises

D. raises

答案：

A. arouses

(答案→)B. arises

C. rises

D. raises

解析： 考查词义辨析。arouses唤醒，arises 出现，rises 上升，raises 提高，句意：当两个人之间的关系出现紧张的时候，处理这种情况一种经常的方式就是通过第三个人来传达信息。故选B。