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The meeting between the presidents of those two countries________in Paris last week.

A．took apart B．took action C．took effect D．took place

 

D

【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：上周那两个国家的领导人在巴黎会晤。take place表示“进行，发生”，符合句意。而take apart拆卸，拆开；take action采取行动；take effect开始起作用，均与句意不符。

 

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A．the buildings are of age?old appearance

B．the design of the doors suggests old times

C．they have already known the Hospital’s story

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