It rained heavily last night. , much of the farm and forest land has been destroyed. ( ).A． As a result B. In other wordsC. In fact D. Out of date 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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It rained heavily last night. ________, much of the farm and forest land has been destroyed. ( ).

A． As a result B. In other words

C. In fact D. Out of date

【解析】

试题分析：A． As a result因此，B. In other words换句话说， C. In fact 事实上，D. Out of date过时了，句意：昨天晚上雨下的很大，因此，很多农田和森林都被破坏了。根据句意选A。

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