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【题目】There's no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery ________ another man, also intelligent, fails.
A.since
B.if
C.as
D.while

【答案】D
【解析】根据句意,前后两句话为两种情况的对比:为什么一个人会做出一个重要的发现而另一个人,也很聪明,但是失败了。并列连词while表示对比。故选D。

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