A（n） ___ five years ago, Pangkor boasted sweet-singing birds. Now the jungle is being cut down.A.justB.mereC.onlyD.simple
A（n） ___ five years ago, Pangkor boasted sweet-singing birds. Now the jungle is being cut down.
A.just
B.mere
C.only
D.simple
B.mere
C.only
D.simple
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解析：本题考查近义词辨析。题目意为“仅仅五年前，邦戈岛还宣称岛上处处鸟鸣，而现在丛林正被砍伐。”A项、B选项的副词merely，C项、D项的副词simply都有“仅仅”的意思。例如：Instead of answering，she just／merely／only／simply smiled． 她没有作答，仅仅微笑而已。
但空格处需要一个形容词来修饰后面的名词，在作形容词时，A项意为“公平的，公正的”。B项意为“仅仅，只不过”。C项意为“唯一的，仅有的”。D选项意为“简单的，单纯的”。
但空格处需要一个形容词来修饰后面的名词，在作形容词时，A项意为“公平的，公正的”。B项意为“仅仅，只不过”。C项意为“唯一的，仅有的”。D选项意为“简单的，单纯的”。
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