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You’dbetterletmeknowassoonasthereisa(n)____positioninthebranchoffice.

A、empty
B、vacuum
C、hollow
D、vacant
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D

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【参考译文】 你最好一到分理处有了空缺就告诉我。

【试题分析】 本题是一道近义词组辨析题。

【详细解答】 “empty”含义为“空无一物的”;vacuum是名词,含义为“真空,空虚”;“hollow”含义为“空洞的,中空的”,只有“vacant”与“position”搭配意为“空缺职位”。

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