题目内容

At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was ___.

A. out of sight B. out of reach

C. out of order D. out of place

 

A

【解析】

试题分析:句意:在火车站,妈妈一直向女儿挥手道别直到火车消失在远方,A. out of sight 消失;看不见

B. out of reach 够不着 C. out of order 混乱 D. out of place不合时宜。故选A。

考点:考查介词短语的用法。

 

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