The first year was very hard for the Pilgrims, and only fifty of the original one hundred passengers【C1】______. Conditions began

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问题     The first year was very hard for the Pilgrims, and only fifty of the original one hundred passengers【C1】______. Conditions began to【C2】______in the spring of 1621. The Pilgrims planted a large crop and in the fall, they had a good harvest. Therefore, they were able to get enough fresh meat【C3】______their lack【C4】______skill or experience in hunting and fishing.
    Governor Bradford decided on December 13, 1621, as the day of giving thanks to God. The Pilgrims fired a gun【C5】______dawn on that first Thanksgiving. Afterwards they moved to the meeting-house in a procession and had a church service of thanksgiving.
    【C6】______the whole, it was wonderful holiday for the Pilgrims after their winter of starvation and tragedy. However, they【C7】______for this luxury during the following winter. There was【C8】______food for anyone, and they did not havea Thanksgiving feast【C9】______the next fall.
    In the following decades, Thanksgiving Days were frequently【C10】______, sometimes twice a year, sometimes every other year, depending on the circumstances.  
【C7】

选项 A、cost
B、paid
C、spent
D、invested

答案D

解析 考查同义动词辨析。根据上下文应是“付出了代价”。虽然cost,paid,spend都有“花费”的意思,但它们用法各异。cost:意思是“花费(时间,金钱)”、“价值(多少)”、“使付出代价”,其主语一般不能是人,不用于被动语态。pay的主语是人,常用pay for“表示付款、偿付”; spend的主语一般为人,用来表示“花金钱/时间/精力千什么/在什么方面等”但后面不用for。invest表示“投资”,与题意不符。
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