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The art show was________being a failure；it was a great success.

A．far from B．along with

C．next to D．regardless of

 

A

【解析】A　[由it was a great success可知艺术展不是一次失败。far from意为“远非，完全不”；along with意为“与……一起”；next to意为 “几乎，差不多，紧临着”；regardless of意为“不管，不顾”。]

 

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