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11、ish Englishthatisexact precise andclearawordthatismoreorlessright awordthatisalmostright butnotcompletelyright差不多恰当的词语Question1 Whichphraseinthisparagraphmarksacontrastbetweenaclumsymanandaskillfulcarpenter SA Ontheotherhand Paragraph1 Question2 WhichsentenceinParagraph1establishesthelinkbetweenthed
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