Mr.Henley has accelerated his sale of shares over the past year.A:heldB:increasedC:expectedD:offered
Mr.Henley has accelerated his sale of shares over the past year.
A:held
B:increased
C:expected
D:offered
B:increased
C:expected
D:offered
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解析：题干意为“在过去的一年，亨利先生快速地抛售了他的股票。” 句中划线词意为“加速”。B项increase意为“增加”；例句：Rising prices neutralized increased wages．上涨的物价与增加的工资相抵消了。A项意为“拥有”。C项意为“预料”。D 项意为“提供”。故选B。
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