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【题目】Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _____ amount of daily exercise would dramatically improve her health.

A.modestB.equal

C.exactD.considerable

【答案】A

【解析】

考查形容词词义辨析。句意为：她的医生表示，即使增加不多的日常锻炼，也会极大地改善她的健康。modest 谦逊的，不大的；适度的；equal 相等的，平等的；considerable 相当多的，相当大的；exact准确的，精确的。根据句意，选A。

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