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【题目】The camera was __________ by his son and he had to have it repaired.

A. ruined

B. destroyed

C. injured

D. damaged

【答案】D

【解析】考查动词辨析。句意:照相机被他儿子弄坏了,他不得不找人修理。damage损坏;破坏,多指对无生命物体的损害,造成降低价值、破坏功能等后果,符合题意。ruin破坏;毁坏;destroy完全破坏,摧毁;injure使受伤。

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On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to satisfy the ghosts and prevent them from trying to enter their houses.

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2During Halloween in America, poor people would be given food like pastries called “soul cakes” by rich family relatives.

3Children would be treated to sweets and food while visiting the houses in their neighborhood on Halloween.

4On Halloween, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark in order to avoid being recognized by their fellows.

5Halloween is a day honoring the dead and respecting the old.

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