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Three of the town's factories have closed down ________ the space of a year.

A．among　B．after

C．beyond　　 D．within

【解析】　考查介词辨析。句意：这个镇上的三个工厂在一年之内已经关闭了。表示“在(某段时间)之内”，应用within。within the space of sth表示“在一段……的时间里，在……期间”。

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