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— Oh, really? Can Doris read through it in such a short time?

— She covered the English novel ______ it took me, still less a simple story．

A． a half time B． the half time C． half a time D． half the time

【解析】句意：— 哦，真的吗？Doris能在这么短的时间读通完它吗？—她读完这本英语小说花得时间比我少一半，更不用说一个简单的故事了。一半的时间英语习惯上说：half the time。由句意可知选D。

考点: 考查倍数的用法。

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