He was a(n) ___________singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional


  1. A.
    gifted
  2. B.
    amateur
  3. C.
    sacred
  4. D.
    entire
B
試題分析:考查形容詞:A. gifted有天賦的,B. amateur 業(yè)余的,C. sacred宗教的,神圣的,受崇敬的D. entire完全的,句意:他都是個業(yè)余歌手,直到40歲他成了專業(yè)的。選B。
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