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【单选题】In the United States today, coffee is a more popular drink (1) tea, but tea played (2) interesting part in the history of the United States.Before they won their (3) fromBritain, the colonists were forced to (4) taxes on many goods imported intoAmericA、The tax money was (5) to support colonial governors and officials sent to the colonies by theBritish. In 1770 theBritish Prime Minister had repealed most of the taxes, but King George (6) on retaining the tax (7) teA、The King saw the tax as a (8) of theBritish right to tax the colonies.American merchants (9) smuggled nine-tenths ofAmerica’s tea into the country and (10) paying the taxes.
(11) the tax savings, the price of tea remained expensive due. to (12) shipping costs. When theBritish Parliament (13) a new law which would allowBritish companies to import tea more (14) thanAmerican shipping companies, the (15) were alarmed and they (16) a protest. InBoston citizens and merchants, who (17) disguised as Indians, boarded aBritish ship and (18) ＄15000 worth of tea into the harbor. This protest (19) GreatBritain is known as theBoston Tea Party. It was one of the earliest acts of (20) againstBritish rule.
A．an
B．a
C．but
D．and

网考网参考答案：A
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