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All their __ have been shown up by their own deeds.

A、debates
B、decorations
C、deductions
D、deceptions
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[B]DescribecarefullyhowmigrantsofdifferentethnicbackgroundspreservedtheircultureintheUnitedStates.

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[A]Itistotallyimplausible.

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[C]Itishighlyadmirable.

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[C]ThecolonistsimitatedthehighcultureofEngland,anddidnotdevelopaculturethatwasuniquelytheirown.

[D]ThesoutherncoloniesweregreatlyinfluencedbythehighcultureofNewEngland.

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