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Chicago ________ into a big city in the late 1800s.

[  ]

A.became
B.looked
C.developed
D.translated

答案:C
解析:

点拨:芝加哥在十九世纪晚期发展成为一个大城市。develop意为“发展,壮大,完善”,可与介词into连用,意为“发展成”。


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