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【题目】Mr. Smith was __________ of the __________ speech, so he began to read a novel.

A. tired; bored

B. tired; boring

C. tiring; boring

D. tiring; bored

【答案】B

【解析】句意:史密斯先生听腻了令人生厌的演讲,因此他开始读起了一本小说。be tired of厌倦;the boring speech令人生厌的演讲。

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