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8．Tom works with videos．To him，it ________ to have the most up-to-date version of the video-editing software．（　　）
A．makes senseB．pays offC．takes effectD．gets round

分析 汤姆的工作与视频有关．对他而言，能够获得视频编辑软件的最新版本是很有意义的．

解答 答案：A
A：make sense有意义，讲得通；B：pay off付清，报复；C：take effect生效，起作用；D：get round避免，（消息）传开 根据题干中"to have the most up-to-date version of the video-editing software"可知此句真正的主语为动词不定式，it为形式主语，根据句意并结合选项可推断出"获得视频编辑软件对汤姆来说是有意义的"，故正确选项为A，其他三项不符合句意．

点评 此题考查动词短语的词义辨析，根据对动词短语词义的理解并结合句意，可选出正确选项．

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