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    2. A good storyteller must be able to hold his listeners’ curiosity ________ he reaches the end of the story.

    A. when   B. unless    C. after D. until

    D


    解析:

    选 D。until 意为“直到”，句意为“一位优秀的故事讲述者必须能够让听众在故事结束前一直保持好奇心”。

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