第13题

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Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. (1 point each, 15 points in all)

        I can’t imagine ever going away on vacation and coming back with less than I took. Usually the suitcase, or the back of the car will be （1） to capacity. Last time it was a set of wooden rowboat oars and a captain’s wheel that I （2） in a bric-a-brac（小玩艺儿） store during our family holiday along the coast. I decided my “finds” were too good to leave （3）. And it seems I’m in good company.
        Shopping is a major part of being a （4）, taking up to one-third of our vacation budgets. And with the World Bank （5） that over one billion people travel for leisure outside their own countries each year, the mind is shocked at how much money we spend on souvenirs to （6） us of our adventures.
        It starts at the airport duty free stores, （7） on the plane, and ramps up（增加）at the hotel surrounded by gift （8） and at the crowded local markets and landmarks. If we’re very （9）, it persists on the special bus tours that take us round town and end up at a discount store （10） by the driver’s cousin.
        So why do we all get the （11） to snap up foreign items on holiday? And is it （12） to ensure those never-to-be-repeated purchases are worth every dollar or euro? To （13） what’s going on, I asked family, friends and work colleagues to unpack their gift stories.
        Whether it’s the spare time a vacation （14） us to browse（浏览）shops for non-essentials, or the exciting atmosphere of a new location, or the aching need to have （15） we’ve been away, there are common themes to our holiday buying. We’d better keep in mind some rules next time we venture from home.

第13题
A、point out
B、figure out
C、complain about
D、argue about
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：为了...发生了什么，我请家人、朋友和同事说出他们关于礼物的故事。point out：指出。figure out：想出，弄清，理解。complain about：抱怨，投诉。argue about：争论，争辩。分析语境，为了搞清楚发生了什么，所以“弄清”符合语境，故选B。