【单选题】

For centuries, physicists have had good reason to believe in the principle of equivalence propounded by Galileo: it has ______ many rigorous tests that ______ its accuracy to extraordinary precision.
A．(A) endured...compromised

B．(B) passed...presupposed
C．(C) borne...postulated
D．(D) survived...proved
E．(E) inspired...equated