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Consider the word "breakfast". "To fast" is to go for some period of time without {{U}} (14) {{/U}} . Thus, in the morning, after many hours {{U}} (15) {{/U}} the night without food, one {{U}} (16) {{/U}} one’s fast.
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B、indicate
C．hold
D．design
网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
本题测试动词词义辨析。say意为“(用言语或其他符号)表达，说明”，hold意为“拿住，握住，保持某种姿势”；design意为“设计，构思”。indicate意为“表示，指示”，符合句意。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
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