Letter boxes are much more in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead． [ ] A．common B．normal C．ordinary D．usual 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Letter boxes are much more ________ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead．

[　　]

A．common

B．normal

C．ordinary

D．usual

答案：A
解析：

“信箱在英国比在美国更常见”。common普通的，平常的，表示大众化；normal正常的，标准的；ordinary平凡的，一般的，指无出色之处的；usual常常的，惯例的，指经常不变的动作。

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It wasn’t long ___18___the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly ___19___ at the club for her successful ___20___.

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2. A. lonely B. alone C. sadly D. easily

3. A. learned B. found C. sensed D. hoped

4. A. sight B. exhibition C. note D. sign

5. A. watching B. searching C. looking D. checking

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8. A. open B. back C. front D. broken

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11. A. quietly B. loudly C. fast D. angrily

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