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C．To introduce subscription to Reader's Digest．
D．To recommend continuous renewal subscription．

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A．relaxedB．frustratedC．a(chǎn)musedD．exhausted
小題2:
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A．developedB．observedC．followedD．broken
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A．a(chǎn)tlengthB．a(chǎn)t lastC．a(chǎn)t mostD．a(chǎn)t least
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C．prefer working abroadD．no longer love their country
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D．solve the problem as soon as possible
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A．The Dutch were underdeveloped people.
B．Britain and Holland were competitors at that time.
C．The Dutch had many bad habits.
D．The British were superior to the Dutch.
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C．You are in trouble. D．You are lucky.
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A．People hated the German as much as the Dutch.
B．People made a mistake at the beginning.
C．People made a joke about the German.
D．The German immigrants proclaimed that they were Dutch.

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