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【题目】The company lost $7 million this quarter ________ a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier.

A. in contrast to B. with regard to

C. in favor of D. at the sacrifice of

【答案】A

【解析】

考查介词短语辨析。A. in contrast to对比,与相反;B. with regard to关于;C. in favor of支持,赞成;D. at the sacrifice of为代价;句意:这家公司这个季度损失了700万美元,作为对比一年之前它有620万美元的利润。根据句意可知A项正确。

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