Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．

　　In two thousand and eight, the main candidates(候选人)for president each used this expression：“　　1　　”This means that it is a waste of time to change something from ugly or unpleasant-looking to beautiful．There are other expressions about improving a pig's appearance, like this one：“A hog in a silk waistcoat(马甲)is still a hog．”　　2　　

　　Americans use many other expressions about pigs, hogs and female hogs called sows．Like this one：“　　3　　”This means you cannot create something valuable from something that has no value．Then there is the expression “casting pearls before swine”．That means wasting something valuable on someone．

　　However, at least one kind of pig can be useful in saving money．“　　4　　”You can buy a small container shaped like a pig．It has a hole where you can put money into it．Hogs are very large animals．If you say you ate high on the hog during a holiday, it means you ate very good or costly food．If you went whole hog on your trip, it means you did everything possible to have fun．But you should never go hog-wild at any time because that means behaving badly．　　5　　 And a road hog is a driver who uses more than his share of the road．Such a driver increases dangers for other drivers．

　　In many areas, pigs provide ham, bacon and other pork products to eat．All Americans want to be able to bring home the bacon．Experts say this term was first used in far earlier times．

A．It is called a “piggy bank”．

B．Hogs take up a lot of space．

C．Hogs like wandering about．

D．Hogs are similar to pigs, only bigger．

E．It is usually a little pig made of plastic．

F．You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig．

G．You can not make a silk purse out of a sow's ear．

Answer 1

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解析：

F；D；G；A；B