We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.A: emotional B: nervousC: terribleD:continuous
We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.
A: emotional
B: nervous
C: terrible
D:continuous
B: nervous
C: terrible
D:continuous
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解析：句意：多年来我们一直生活在恐惧中。perpetual意为“永久的，不断的”，与continuoils（连续的，持续的）意思比较相近。emotional情绪的，易激动的；nervous紧张的，不安的；terrible可怕的。
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