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The dentist gave me a shot which took ________ almost immediately and I didn't feel a thing.

A. offenseB. chargeC. actionD. effect

 

D

【解析】

试题分析: 句意:牙医给我打了一针,它几乎立刻就生效了我什么也感觉不到了。四个选项的含义分别是:A. offense冒犯,B. charge 负责,C. action行动,D. effect影响,效果,而take effect是“生效”的意思,所以选D。

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