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   Located in the southeastern region of New South Wales, Australia is a sandstone plateauwith geological structures rising over a thousand meters into the blue-tinged sky. It is called theBlue Mountains. The Blue Mountains get their name from the glowing bluish hue of the hazewhich is created when droplets of eucalyptus oil rise from the trees into the air and combinewith dust and water.             Each year, millions of tourists are lured by the gorgeous scenery that takes their breathaway. Australian aboriginals have lived among the majestic limestone karsts and hazy blueforests for countless millennia. There are numerous legends believed to have been derived fromthese early inhabitants that add to the appeal and eminence of the Blue Mountains. Perhaps themost impressive legend is the tale about a rock formation called the “Three Sisters” that standsabove the brilliantly colored haze at Echo Point near the town of Katoomba.    It is a popularized myth that has enticed many tourists to visit the cliff face. According toan aboriginal legend, these three tall karsts are actually three sisters of the Katoomba tribeknown as Meehni, Wimlah and Gunnedo. They fell in love with three men who belonged to aneighboring tribe, the Nepean. Tribal law forbade the women from marrying the men and thisupset the men enough to attack the Katoomba tribe. A witch-doctor wishing to protect thewomen from any undue harm used a magical spell to turn the women into stone during the raid.Unfortunately, the witch-doctor was struck down in the battle and with his death went the secretto undo the spell he had put on the women.
52. The underlined phrase takes their breath away is closest in meaning to _____.
(A)tears them apart
(B)blows them up
(C)lets go of them
(D)blows them away

參考答案

答案：D
難度：困難0.333333
統計：A(1),B(1),C(0),D(1),E(0)

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