[题目]Letterboxes 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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【题目】Letterboxes 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】

试题分析：考查近义词辨析。common 是指平常；normal 是指正常；ordinary普通；usual一般表示和平常一样。句意：在英国邮政信箱比在美国更常见，大多数美国人使用信箱。故选A。

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