Complete the summary using the list of words, A-H, below. Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 35-37 on your answer sheet. Du

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问题 Complete the summary using the list of words, A-H, below.
Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 35-37 on your answer sheet.
Dunlop’s comfortable tyre
Dunlop originally devised a new tyre to make his son’s trike more comfortable. He was familiar with different types of rubber tubes as he used them in his job. A lighter inner tube filled with air was fitted inside a heavier rubber【R35】______. Unfortunately, he could not patent it due to a 【R36】______ between his and an earlier invention. It was the invention of the valve which proved his success. Around this time people had more【R37】______and so cycling was taken up by the masses.
A tube B similarity C supplement D money
E oxygen F difference G casing H practice
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答案D

解析 由taken up by the masses可知题目问自行车被大众接受的原因,定位至H段倒数第二句。该处指出,自行车被大众接受的时期,工业发展迅速,数百万人创造了新的财富和休闲时光。其中era与Around this time对应,故答案应与new-found wealth或leisure time同义,选项中D项money与前者对应,而leisure time没有能对应的选项,故D项为答案。
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