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Gambling is lawful in Macao.
A:legal
B:irresistible
C:enjoyable
D:profitable
B:irresistible
C:enjoyable
D:profitable
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解析：本题考查的是对形容词的认知。这句话的意思是：赌博在澳门是合法的。 lawful的意思是合法的，例如：It's not lawful to park in front of a hydrant．在消防检前泊车是不合法的。选项A legal合法的，例如：When you are 1 8 , you are a legal voter．当你满18岁的时候，你就是一个合法的投票者。选项B irresistible无法抵抗的。选项C enjoyable享受的。选项D profitable有利可图的。lawful和legal的意思最接近，所以选A。
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you can tell exactly when the stock goes up or downC
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DestroyedC
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单选题Since red flags are likely to be raised at the IRS by the reporting of gambling income, business owners who declare their income as business revenue is less likely to receive an audit.A
Since red flags are likely to be raised at the IRS by the reporting of gambling income, business owners who declare their income as business revenue is less likely to receive an andit.B
Because the reporting of gambling income is likely to raise red flags at the IRS, business owners can reduce their chances of receiving an audit by declaring that income as business revenue.C
Business owners can reduce their chances of receiving an audit by declaring the income as business revenue, since the reporting of gambling income is likely to raise red flags at the IRS.D
Their chances of receiving an audit are reduced by business owners who report that income as business revenue. because the reporting of gambling income is likely to raise red flags at the IRS.E
The reporting of that income as business revenue can reduce the chances of business owners of receiving an audit, because of the red flags not having been raised at the IRS by the reporting of gambling income.
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单选题Unfortunately, his gambling and drinking habits make him a very（）person.A
self-reflectiveB
self-confidentC
self-consciousD
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单选题Anton Pavlovich Chekhov _____.A
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was an illegal writerC
used to be a lawyerD
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