According to government statistics, men of all social classes in Britain visit pubs quite often, 【21】______ the kind of pub th

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问题   According to government statistics, men of all social classes in Britain visit pubs quite often, 【21】______ the kind of pub they go to may be different and their reasons for going there 【22】______ ,too. At present, they often take their wives or girl-friends, which 【23】______ to be the case.
  The fact is that the typical English pub is changing, partly 【24】______ the licensing laws not being so strict as they 【25】______ ,but also because publicans are trying to 【26】______ away with the old Victorian 【27】______ of the pub and 【28】______ provide couples with an atmosphere where they can both feel happy. Pub used not to open 【29】______ at certain times. The result was that they were usually 【30】______ with men who seemed to be drinking as much as possible in the time 【31】______ . But that kind of pub is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
  Curiously enough, the old British licensing laws, which foreigners found so objectionable and absurd, were 【32】______ introduced as a 【33】______ measure to stop workers drinking in the World War I. 【34】______ , the strong Puritanical 【35】______ in Parliament took 【36】______ of the law and 【37】______ it.
  Opening hours are 【38】______ limited to eight hours a day, but the publican can now choose which hours 【39】______ him best. And nowadays you can even get a cup of coffee if you prefer 【40】______ beer. But in spite of this the Puritans would never dream of admitting that a pub could become a repeatable place.
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选项 A、were
B、are
C、used
D、had been

答案A

解析 be strict“对…严格”,be的动词过去式复数。故应选A。
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