单选题By saying “I could afford to be generous. “(third paragraph from the bottom) the man implied that he ______.Awouldn’t care too much if the stayed singleBcould take her to a better place than ParisCwas rich enough to support his wifeDdidn’t care what she though about his proposal
单选题
By saying “I could afford to be generous. “(third paragraph from the bottom) the man implied that he ______.
A
wouldn’t care too much if the stayed single
B
could take her to a better place than Paris
C
was rich enough to support his wife
D
didn’t care what she though about his proposal
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解析：
该句前句“I'm figuring I’m off the hook for this marriage thing for at least another eight years”，意为自己至少还得花8年才有可能成功。说明作者在安慰自己继续保持单身也没有关系。故选A。
该句前句“I'm figuring I’m off the hook for this marriage thing for at least another eight years”，意为自己至少还得花8年才有可能成功。说明作者在安慰自己继续保持单身也没有关系。故选A。
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