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【题目】Tom nearly missed the flight ______doing too much shopping.

A. on top of B. as a result of

C. because D. in need of

【答案】B

【解析】

试题分析:考查词组辨析。句意:由于购物太多,珍妮差点就错过了航班。A. on top of另外,在……之上;as a result of 因此,由于;because因为;in need of需要。结合句意,故选B。

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