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  3. According to government statistics, men of all social classes in Britain visit pubs quite regularly, 【C1】______the kind of pub t

According to government statistics, men of all social classes in Britain visit pubs quite regularly, 【C1】______the kind of pub t

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问题     According to government statistics, men of all social classes in Britain visit pubs quite regularly, 【C1】______the kind of pub they go to may be different and their reasons for going there【C2】______. too. Nowadays they often take their wives or girl-friends, which【C3】______to be the case.
    The fact is that the typical English pub is changing, partly【C4】______the licensing laws not being so strict as they【C5】______. but also because publicans are trying to【C6】______away with the old Victorian【C7】______of the pub and【C8】______provide couples with an atmosphere where they can both enjoy themselves. Pub used not to open【C9】______at certain times. The result was that they were usually【C10】______with men who seemed to be drinking as much as possible in the time【C11】______. But that kind of pub is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
    Curiously enough, the old British licensing laws, which foreigners found so objectionable and absurd, were【C12】______introduced as a【C13】______measure to stop workers drinking in the First World War. 【C14】______, the strong Puritanical【C15】______in Parliament took【C16】______of the law and【C17】______it.
    Opening hours are【C18】______limited to eight hours a day, but the publican can now choose which hours【C19】______him best. And these days you can even get a cup of coffee if you prefer 【C20】______beer. But in spite of this the Puritans would never dream of admitting that a pub could become a repeatable place.
【C17】
选项 A、retained
B、contained
C、maintained
D、protected
答案A
解析 这一句话说国会中的清教徒势力利用这一法律，使酒吧只能在特定时段营业这一条款永久地保留了下来。A表示“保留”，B表示“包含，容纳”，C表示“维护，维修”，D表示“保护”。B、C和D不符合原意，因此，A选项正确。
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