問題詳情

II. Cloze (45%, 1%for each)  A.Have you ever wondered how coffee was discovered? And you will be more amazed that theorigin of coffee is rooted in legend almost as if the drink 11 a magical elixir rather than astimulating beverage. According to one legend, the stimulating effects of the coffee bean werediscovered by a physician-priest Omar, who was admired for 12 the princess but expelledthen by the king as a punishment for staying in her chamber overnight. On the verge of starvation,Omar tried the bright red beans giving the birds stamina. Finding the beans were too bitter as wellas too hard, he roasted and boiled them in water. What resulted was a fragrant brown liquid, 13upon drinking sustained Omar for days. Omar’s discovery quickly reached his hometown of Mocha.With his banishment 14 , he returned home, introducing his new beverage to fight off a deadlyepidemic. Soon people hailed coffee as a miracle drug and held Omar 15 .
11.
(A) is
(B) were
(C) to be
(D) had been

參考答案

答案：B[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.625
統計：A(2),B(10),C(1),D(2),E(0)

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