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It is probable that when men first painted their faces many【C1】______ of years ago, it was 【C2】______ the purpose of frightening
It is probable that when men first painted their faces many【C1】______ of years ago, it was 【C2】______ the purpose of frightening
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2010-01-10
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It is probable that when men first painted their faces many【C1】______ of years ago, it was 【C2】______ the purpose of frightening their enemies in war. But there are records of women in Egypt【C3】______ cosmetics【C4】______ four thousand years ago. These women had different kinds of paint for different seasons of the year.
Women【C5】______ ancient Rome used cosmetics. They used Egyptian kohl for【C6】______ the eyelids, powdered chalk for 【C7】______ the 【C8】______ , and a red coloring matter for the【C9】______ . The Roman poet wrote a book【C10】______ cosmetics, and gives a recipe for【C11】______ we now call a face-pack, 【C12】______ from flour, eggs and【C13】______ materials, The use of this, he says, will make the face smoother and brighter than a mirror.
In England it was the custom, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, for all ladies【C14】______ fashion to paint their faces and to blacken their eyebrows. In the nineteenth century there was a change of【C15】______ , however, and until about the end of the century. Ladies who used make-up were not【C16】______ in high society.
Today the use of cosmetics is accepted【C17】______ , and it is【C18】______ to see women and girls making up【C19】______ public. The cosmetics industry is one of the largest in the country, and large【C20】______ of money go to the owners of beauty salons.
【C20】
选项
A、amount
B、sums
C、numbers
D、quantity
答案
B
解析
表示“一大笔钱”是富时用sum,此处为复数。
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