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3.The girl got nothing in ______ for her kindness,which made her very sad.( )A. | prize | B. | award | C. | medal | D. | reward |
分析 小女孩的善良没有得到回报,这让她很难过.
解答 答案:D
根据题意 in reward for 为固定短语,意为做为…的回报;prize指在比赛中获得奖品,奖励;award指奖品,奖励;medal奖牌;故答案D.
点评 本题考查名词辨析,要求学生熟记一些固定短语.
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