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【题目】Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion, and ______ as a manager.

A. ended up B. dropped out

C. came back D. started off

【答案】A

【解析】

试题分析：句意：作为一个小职员进入公司，他得到了很快的晋升，最后成为一个经理。end up as：以....结束 drop out ：辍学 come back：回来 start off：以...开始，出发。根据语境可知故选A.

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